USED BIKES
‘You may be trading
up to a newer version
of the same bike...’
Coming soon...
Ina futureissuewe’llberunninga usedbuyingguideonthe2008-2016HondaFireblade. If
youown(orowned)one,we wantto [email protected]
THES1000RHASbeena steadyseller
overtheyears,sotherearealways
plentytochoosefromontheused
market,andthey’reusuallywellcared-
for.Thatmeansyoucanaffordtobe
choosy.If yourbudgetrunstoit,tryto
buyfroma BMWdealer,andlookforfull
servicehistoryandideally,anextended
warranty.BMWtendstobeprettygood
onwarrantyclaimsprovidedyou’ve
playedthegameandinvestedinthefull
dealerexperience.Onceoutsideinthe
coldthough,it canbea differentstory
andthesearecomplexbikeswitha lot
ofpotentiallyexpensiveelectronicsto
gowrong.Onethingtobewaryofisthe
18,000-mileserviceinterval.Nota
probleminitselfbutyou’llseea fairfew
bikesupforsalewith18kloomingandas
it’sthemajorvalve-clearanceservice,
it’snota cheapone— you’dbewiseto
factorinthecostanduseit asa handy
bargainingchip(ortrytogettheservice
throwninwiththedeal).
Buya goodoneandkeepit thatway,
andyoushouldn’tloseouttoomuch
whenyoutradeit inlater.Andif the
owners we talkedto are anythingto go
by,youmaybetradingit infora newer
versionofthesamebike...
USEFULCONTACTS
http://www.mcnbikesforsale.com
http://www.motorworks.co.uk
http://www.nippynormans.com
http://www.s1000rrforum.com
THE VERDICT
SPEC 2014 BMW S1000R
Engine 999cc dohc inline four, 4v per
cyl, l/c Power 159bhp @ 10,900rpm
Torque 83lb·ft @ 9300rpm
Transmission 6-speed, chain Chassis
aluminium twin spar Front suspension
46mm forks, 120mm travel, adjustable
preload, rebound and compression Rear
suspension monoshock, 120mm travel,
adjustable preload, rebound and
compression Front brakes 320mm
discs, 4-piston calipers Rear brake
220mm disc, 1-piston caliper Front
tyre 120/70 ZR17 Rear tyre 190/55 ZR17
Wheelbase 1439mm Rake/trail
24.6°/99mm Seat height 814mm Fuel
tank 17.5 litres Kerb weight 207kg
92 | JULY 2019
