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hen BMW introduced the S1000RR
in 2009, it raised the supersport
performance bar considerably
despite being the German motor-
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transversely mounted inline-four, and the bike
entered a class dominated by machines from Japan.
Despite being entirely new, it entered the category
with class-leading power, claiming 193 hp, when the
best of its competitors from Japan were topping out
at about 180. But, the S1000RR also brought a slew
of technology changes into the category; it was the
open-class supersport machine to feature advanced
traction control and ABS as standard features in
Canada, and did so at a very competitive price.
BMW’s S1000RR enters its third generation later
this year as a 2020 model, boasting the biggest
changes since its introduction a decade ago. BMW
held its international press launch at Circuito do
Estoril in Portugal.
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