Hi all.
Recieved delivery of my brand new S1000rr a couple of days before xmas.
Spent months trying out every 1000cc sportsbike there is, as had had my zx10r for 4 years and needed to treat myself to something new (cos i'm worth it!
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my opinions (everyone has their own opinion, so please dont be offended!)
Fireblade = too easy, felt bland.
R1 = sounded great, felt big & heavy.
1198s = amazing bit of kit, was a missile, wheelied everywhere! but i go to Germany every year to the nurburgring and couldnt trust it to take me across Europe and back with Italian reliability.
GSXR1000 = didnt feel that quick, my old zx10 felt faster, looks were outdated.
ZX10 = didnt even ride it, bloody thing is far too ugly, from every angle. I'm a big kawasaki fan, i also have a zx7rr for trackdays, but this was never going to be an option for looks alone. Had a great argument with a kawasaki saleman after telling him i was about to buy a bmw, he was arrogant to start with, appeared out of nowhere, too much hair gel and loved himself etc. he was like "the zx10 is much faster, better looking etc etc" i got really defensive!! i replied that i respect that he works for kawasaki, but he's talking crap, the claimed bhp figures from kawasaki are way off, and every magazine thats dyno'd them prove that the bmw is on average 10bhp more powerful, bmw beats it on the road for its usability as the kwak is revvy as hell (why would i want a 1000cc sportsbike that i have to thrash? if that was my style i'd buy a 600)
but more importantly, that new zx10, in my opinion is not pretty, in fact its bloody ugly. The lines are'nt sharp, it has plastic everywhere that looks cheap and whoever designed that tail unit should be slapped in the face!
He didnt accept criticism of his showbike very well!
But winter kicked in before i could even ride the bmw, but at that point it didnt matter, it was always going to be s1, just wanted to ride other stuff first. My girlfriend pointed out that the only posters in my garage are of 2 race spec s1000's, so was i ever going to buy anything else?.......er...no!
I wasnt sure whether to hold out for the 2012 model so waited for the UK bike show in November to see it in the flesh, obviously with the improvements its a slightly better bike, but i prefer the look of the original bike, especially the motorsports colours and was able to get a good deal on one of the last ones in the country with all the dealers clearing stock for the 2012.
So here she is!!!
I had the dealer take out the wheels and i had them powdercoated white.
HP rearsets.
Adjustable black levers.
Renthal sprockets (1 tooth less front)
Evotec tail tidy
BMW alarm
I've ordered today from Tom @ Biohazard a full titanium Yoshimura system with Carbon end can.
I spend literally hours online looking at various systems and seem to come back to the yosh as it looks awesome, can isnt too big and love the bellypan extension it comes with, but have had to import from the USA as prices in UK are obscenely high.
Need to run it in and will then add the PC5.
Hope you like the pics, thanks for reading my little story and happy new year!!
still at the BMW dealer after wheels being refitted....
At home!! with large xmas sticky bow and xmas numberplate!! courtesy of my very understanding, patient...oh and beautiful girlfriend!!
another UK newbie!!
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so any questions let me know!!)
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