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Title: Holy Horse Power...
Post by: seamax on May 09, 2009, 10:53:52 PM
Just the thought that this bike makes the same horse power as my car is a scary thought.

http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2009/05/2010-bmw-s1000rr-most-powerful.html
Title: Re: Holy Horse Power...
Post by: Weston on May 09, 2009, 11:23:16 PM
My gs just about makes half as much power as my car :P... Idk... have you ever you tubed those turbo busa's? some of them make 500bhp
Title: Re: Holy Horse Power...
Post by: jrains89 on May 10, 2009, 12:46:04 AM
that's just all sorts of awkward. if you so much as hit a bump and accidentally blip the throttle one tiny bit, you're gonna eat cement.
Title: Re: Holy Horse Power...
Post by: The Buddha on May 10, 2009, 07:04:47 AM
I think I am getting old. But these new crop of sport bikes look Fuuuuuuuuugly ...
I like the SV series, the pre 02 was it GSXR's, pre 02 R1's too ... but the new crap is really crappe.
Cool.
Buddha.
Title: Re: Holy Horse Power...
Post by: Affschnozel on May 10, 2009, 07:30:15 AM
BMW always has crazy bike designs , Cycle World once joked that they finish making their cars,get drunk and start working on bikes  :icon_mrgreen:

And yes the latest bike designs are generally crap with some exceptions 
Title: Re: Holy Horse Power...
Post by: joshr08 on May 10, 2009, 07:42:14 AM
thats the only BMW i would drive that bike is SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET :thumb:
Title: Re: Holy Horse Power...
Post by: jserio on May 10, 2009, 09:12:43 AM
i suppose the real question is how much power does one really need on the street? how much can you safely/legally use? honestly.   :cookoo: