Monday, April 26, 2010

BMW S1000RR: More stock Horsepower than a Hayabusa

I caught these graphs online and was very surprised. Hopefully Chip at KWS Motorsports in SC won't mind me giving his shop a little free advertising, but if he does I'll be happy to take them down. Either way, the S1000RR topped both the GSX1000R and Hayabusa in stock horsepower. It put down 196.4 ponies, which is the first bike I've seen bordering the monumental "200 HP stock". that's compared to much bigger, heavier, higher-displacement Hayabusa's 183.9.

German engineering has legitimately entered the sportbike world.

As always, click images to see full versions.

S1000RR vs GSX1000R


S100RR vs Hayabusa

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