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BMW S 1000 RR 2019-The super-rocket of 207cv

Although we saw the first test mules as early as 2017, the new German superbike generation did not debut at the EICMA show in Milan last year and we had to wait until this 2018 to witness BMW's counterattack in the sportier motorcycling category . With the Ducati Panigale V4 as the queen on paper but with the S 1000 RR itself, Aprilia RSV 4RF and Yamaha YZF-R1M being faster in practice, BMW claims that it has managed to take a second of the stopwatch is a statement of intent : to become the fastest series bike in the world in circuit. That and no other is the objective of this new BMW S 1000 RR 2019 and for that reason they have taken advantage of the EICMA stage to present their new pilots for the Superbike World Championship: Tom Sykes and Markus Reiterberger.We did not miss the shot when in June 2017 we told you what the new German superbike would look like. We anticipated that the goal, as usual, was to create a more agile and even more powerful machine to be able to plant face without problems to the new beasts that arrived from Japan or Italy. And BMW in this aspect has not let down.If we start by looking at their changes from the inside out, the first stop of that trip can not be other than the new inline four-cylinder engine. After almost a decade of experience and several years in the world of SBK, BMW had obtained one of the most convincing engines of the category. 



The BMW S 1000 RR 2019 is only improving the present with a substantial increase in the maximum power, reaching ** up to 207 hp at 13,500 rpm ** (short at 14,600 rpPassing the 200 figure has been made possible by the implementation of the BMW ShiftCam system, a three-section intake camshaft that has two cams, one full-load and one full-load, per valve. These are activated in only 10 milliseconds by one of the two cams depending on the speed of the motor. In addition to being able to develop a higher maximum power, it contributes greatly to improving the delivery of torque in the lower and middle part of the engine, eliminating the power step that existed now and which translated into a "kick" that ended with the front wheel pointing to the sky. This, in addition to improving consumption (by reducing it by 4%) of fuel and emitting less pollutant gases, which, on the other hand, has allowed a new exhaust system up to 1.3 kg lighter focused on performance and unnoticed despite comply with Euro4.This system helps to make the BMW S 1000 RR 2019 a more docile bike on the open road while allowing greater performance on the track. Although the BMW ShiftCam weighs in total around 1 kg, the engine of the S 1000 RR 2019 is 4 kg lighter and more compact thanks to the optimization of the cylinder head and the use of new valves of titanium of smaller weight.

The new superbike comes standard with four driving modes (Rain, Road, Dynamic & Road) although in its Pro version, it allows to add three modes more completely configurable. Each of these modes are actually a configuration of all help systems looking for the most effective in either situation.



Its Dynamic Traction Control, for example, is responsible for monitoring the situation of the bike in six three-dimensional axes through multiple sensors to make the anti-wheelie control work the best possible, which, if we opt for the more advanced version, can be adjustable independently. For the electronic accelerator two maps are included and even the engine brake can be configured in three different levels. And if yours is the track, do not forget that it includes Launch Control, Shift Assistant Pro to raise or reduce gears without clutch or the pit lane limiter.

But not all is thinking for the circuit, this 2019 model mounts a new 6.5 "full color TFT screen that allows the pilot to configure it to their liking and switch to the graphics on which the revolutions are represented. at the top of its catalog, includes state-of-the-art LED lighting.m), while keeping the torque, with 113 Nm to 11,000 laps.



Account Marcus Mund, chief engineer of the suspensions department, who were able to achieve their goals thanks in large part to the way they fit chassis and engine. In fact, the main axis on which the new suspension system is based is on the aluminum bridge of the chassis. This change, although it may seem irrelevant, is what gives the propellant a greater function as a load carrier and, of course, one of the goals in manufacturing the new chassis was to transmit forces to the engine as directly as possible. As expected, the relationship between chassis, subframe and rocker was recalculated to optimize flexibility and rigidity and is one of the reasons why they have called it "Flex Frame".

Another point in its favor is that it is more compact than the previous one. In the area where the rider places the knees, it has been possible to reduce the width of the bike between 13 and 30 mm, depending on the point we take as reference. They count the Germans, who are figures that remain to only 20 mm of the prototype V4. In the front zone, the geometry of the suspension has been modified to look for more agility and better feedback.

In addition to pushing the maximum power up to 207 hp, the new BMW S 1000 RR 2019 manages to weigh only 197 kg with all liquids and ready to run. In other words, it has been removed from above about 11 kg compared to the 2018 model, which has also allowed them to increase the weight distribution on the front axle to 53.8%. 

This accomplishment has contributed countless small improvements such as the redesign of the swingarm, now 300 gr lighter, which sought to place the shock absorber as far as possible to avoid the heat released by the engine. They have also greatly helped the new 17 "aluminum wheels, which represent a loss of 1.6 kg compared to the previous ones or the 320 mm front brake with radial pistons of 4 pistons, around half a kg less.

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