Bmw S 1000 Rr

BMW Motorrad and the Technical University of Munich teamed up to transform an S 1000 RR super bike into the eRR electric motorcycle concept.

The BMW S 1000 RR is already a pretty potent member of the superbike ranks, but BMW is revealing a host of upgrades for this two-wheeled lightning bolt at the Intermot 2014 motorcycle show that should make it even faster.

BMW has had a line of HP – for High Performance – motorcycles for seven years, but they have all used the company's signature boxer engine layout. The new HP4, on the other hand, is a 1000-cc class bike using an evolution of the four-cylinder engine from the BMW S 1000 RR sport bike.

Car guys insist that their four-wheeled machines are as fun as any motorcycle. The two-wheeled, leather-clad bike folks laugh at this notion, then scream off into the twisties at 9,000 rpm. The discussion can go back and forth until both parties are blue in the face. Inside Line decided it would be fun to put two powerful examples, one car and one motorcycle, to the test. These are

The canvas and the Aprilia RSV4 – Click above to watch video after the jump

Aprilia takes on the tablecloth trick – Click above to watch the video after the break

BMW S 1000 RR pulls off the old tablecloth trick – Click above to watch the video after the break

BMW S 1000 RR with studs – Click above to watch the video after the break

BMW S 1000 RR valvetrain – Click above to watch the video after the break

BMW S 1000 RR - Click above for high-res image gallery

BMW S 1000 RR - Click above for a high-res image gallery

BMW S 1000 RR - Click above for a high-res image gallery

Click above for more shots of the BMW S 1000 RR in its race colors

Click above for high-res gallery of the BMW S 1000 RR