These are the first official pictures of BMW’s 2009 World Superbike (WSBK) contender, which was unveiled to a select group of journalists in Germany this morning.

The motorcycle is named the S1000RR, and BMW plans to produce 1000 road-going versions in 2009 to satisfy World Superbike homologation requirements.

The road-going version is due to feature traction control, and BMW is working towards a target weight of 190kg, and power of 190bhp.

BMW has also specified that the road-going version should be comfortable to ride and easy to move around on, despite being light and compact.

Adrian Roderick, general manager of BMW Motorrad UK told MCN that the S1000RR is unlikely to be in dealers until early 2010, as the World Superbike homologation rules give the firm until December 2009 to build road-going motorcycles.

While the firm has yet to set the price for the road motorcycle, it is aiming to keep it competitive, relative to Japanese superbikes.

too bad it's not a flat 4 engine

Well, I guess that just about wraps up what I'm going to replace the 900RR with when the time comes.

and wraps your ass around a tree too!!

When you're talking crotch-rockets, 1 to 1 is not really that killer.

Heck, dead-stock my 10 year old 900RR has a .75hp/KG. My 12 year old Muzzy Rapter has a .82 in street trim and a .91 in race trim with the 15K ignition on it.

I'd be willing to bet just about all the major Asian crotchrockets in race prep (as the BMW is being tested in) are 1 to 1 or better as well.

My kick behind it is that I've always loved BMW bikes and have been waiting for them to build a dedicated race bike for a long time...

Raza;
be carefull on those damn things a friend of mine who raced motocross with me for years then rode on the street for 30 years was killed last summer at 53 years old.
He also was a pilot for Southwest air and was one of the most expeienced pilots of planes and bikes you would ever meet. He was killed on a Yamaha R6, doing 140 MPH... gaurd rail... nobody is immune.. especially taking tooo much risk

Oh, I've had a couple spills of my own. A couple I got to enjoy hospital ice cream for a few months at a time.

I'll ride to work once in a while, but the vast majority of my miles these days are on the track.

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2838587

Brings back old memories, most of my time was in the dirt.. steel pins and crutches sent me back to college.... .

Steel pins and crutches got me out of college once...

nothing can kill Raza

hell, half of his parts he wasnt even born with at this point
hes more bionich than man