RSVDon Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 (edited) Holy damn. These two bikes going at it makes me hawt. That beemer seems violent as fuck though.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfdxFSbrBUM Edited February 2, 2010 by RSVDon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 beamer/beemer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 beamerwut? Aha! I got you before the ninja edit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fusion Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 wut? you suck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mello dude Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Sweet video - those two bikes are at the top of my sportbike lust list...MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moto-Brian Posted February 2, 2010 Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 Or you could look at real world racing in WSBK. Both bike companies were using new bikes in a competitive backdrop.Aprilia wins. Nuff said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted February 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2010 It seems as though the rider of the BMW is just grabbing handfuls of throttle and letting the ABS and TC sort out the rest. Doesn't seem like the fastest way around the track if you ask me. But then again I've never been on the track with a bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBRzach Posted February 18, 2010 Report Share Posted February 18, 2010 I like how the BMW just runs away from the Aprilia in the straight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbird Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 I came. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hue jass Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Thanks for posting this. Watching videos of people riding motorcycles is all I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShankroidBeast Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 I would give my left nut and a smidgen of my right one for either bike, but would rather have the BMW. I've seen dynos of the bike now that''s it's released and it puts out 183whp. BMW was sandbagging the HP figures at 193 as to not have a bike in Europe hitting the 200hp mark which is REALLY what it has. Just over 400lbs dry, traction control, wheelie control, variable ABS, on demand ECU mapping and shift assist! HOLY CRAP! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted February 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Thanks for posting this. Watching videos of people riding motorcycles is all I have.Yeah no joke man. It's bad. And I don't think Dayton is going to be getting that 50 degree riding weather this time by the first week of march. I'm going nuts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFM Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 I would give my left nut and a smidgen of my right one for either bike, but would rather have the BMW. I've seen dynos of the bike now that''s it's released and it puts out 183whp. BMW was sandbagging the HP figures at 193 as to not have a bike in Europe hitting the 200hp mark which is REALLY what it has. Just over 400lbs dry, traction control, wheelie control, variable ABS, on demand ECU mapping and shift assist! HOLY CRAP!And despite this, neither Troy Corser nor Reuben Xaus could put it on a podium once...Yeah, I ride an Aprilia. So what? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShankroidBeast Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 (edited) And despite this, neither Troy Corser nor Reuben Xaus could put it on a podium once...Yeah, I ride an Aprilia. So what? :lol:I would blame the setup and the rider, not the bike on that one. Don't get me wrong I love the Aprilia (alothough the RSV4 had a rocky start blowing engines left and right) , but the BMW just set the bar for liter bikes pretty damn high with the s1000rr. Japan will be playing catch-up for the next few years I imagine. Edited February 19, 2010 by ShankroidBeast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFM Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Yeah, Corser can't set a bike to save his life, and Xaus haz no skillz... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShankroidBeast Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Yeah, Corser can't set a bike to save his life, and Xaus haz no skillz...In my defense I did put "setup" before rider. You can have the fastest car with the best suspension and if it's setup for racing wrong you might as well tie it to a tree stump. Besides it was it's first year.In the REAL world to the majority of us is riding on the street 99% of the time. In that setting, the BMW will stomp on that Aprilia and squeak out rotten spaghetti smelling farts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFM Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 February 28th. Put me down for $5.00 on the Squeeky Italian farts, on their first year bike.... And real world, I'd put an SV650 on better footing through the twisties... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShankroidBeast Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 Alright no need to wiggle your banana at me I get the point. The sv650 is a very nimble bike indeed. Imagine it with a 100 shot of nitrous every time you twist the throttle. Wouldn't that be nice. Oh wait.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted February 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 In my defense I did put "setup" before rider. You can have the fastest car with the best suspension and if it's setup for racing wrong you might as well tie it to a tree stump. Besides it was it's first year.In the REAL world to the majority of us is riding on the street 99% of the time. In that setting, the BMW will stomp on that Aprilia and squeak out rotten spaghetti smelling farts It's also the RSV4's first year out. And in the real world, I give the nod to the aprilia. It may not have the straight line speed of the S but it has balance, and plenty of it's own power. That S1000 was super-intrusive with the traction control, wheelie control, etc and the ape has none of those. It's pure. It delivers smooth power pulses to the rear through an ideal V4 arrangement and definitely isn't lacking in the grunt category. Also, the fact that the S1000rr is using so many gadgets to go fast and the aprilia is faster just due to the rider says something about riding the ape. You have to be good and it makes no exceptions for idiots like the BMW will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted February 20, 2010 Report Share Posted February 20, 2010 that bimmer > rsv4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFM Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 The only thing slower than the new BMW was Roger Hayden on a ZX10R, designed new in 2004... Lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 The only thing slower than the new BMW was Roger Hayden on a ZX10R, designed new in 2004... Lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e-flores Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 The only thing slower than the new BMW was Roger Hayden on a ZX10R, designed new in 2004... Lol! WIN!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redkow97 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 i found it more interesting when the BMW was following, so you can see the brake light on the Ape. did anyone else find the shift light annoying as hell? it looks like it comes on at 9k, even though readline is more like 14k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSVDon Posted February 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 i found it more interesting when the BMW was following, so you can see the brake light on the Ape. did anyone else find the shift light annoying as hell? it looks like it comes on at 9k, even though readline is more like 14kOr lack thereof? LolThe shift light I'm guessing also does double duty as an operational signal for traction control/ABS so you can see when it's working. I'm guessing it would stop flashing if the bike was put into "slick" mode for racing where it would dial down lean control, wheelie control, stoppie control, traction control, and ABS to their minimum values. Just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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