BMW SBK report: Silverstone

Here is the BMW report from the Silverstone World Superbike races held on Sunday, 01 August 2010.

Weather conditions: Overcast.

Temperature: Air: 19 – 24 °C, Track: 22 – 27 °C

Number of riders participating: 24 from 14 teams

Fastest lap Race 1: Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 2:05.259 min

Fastest lap Race 2: Cal Crutchlow (Yamaha Sterilgarda Team) 2:05.421 min

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Bmw Recall 15 500 Motorcycles

BMW has decided to recall 15500 of their motorcycles due to 2 faults.

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BMW S1000RR

 

Something interesting just landed in South Africa, its BMW’s new hero bike: the fearsomely fast and controversially styled S1000 RR.
RR stands for race replica – this is the production version of the bike that Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus campaign in the World Superbike series and silences once and for all the criticism that Bavarians can’t make a “real” sports motorcycle.

The one-litre Beemer out-punches anything carrying a ZX-10, GSX, R1 or CBR badge with its 142kW output -and that’s the official factory figure that BMW is putting out. We’re told that the actual output is closer to 150kW.

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