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BMW S 1000 RR, BMW Concept 6 and Yamaha YZ450F pick up the 2010 Good Design Awards
The GOOD DESIGN awards were founded in Chicago in 1950 and every year an independent jury of design experts and architects pick out more than 500 product and graphic designs to receive these coveted awards.
In the 2010 Transportation category, the only motorcycles to win were the BMW S1000RR (which also won the the International Bike of the Year award in 2010), the BMW Concept 6 and the Yamaha YZ450F which all received awards, while Italian bikes like Ducati, Aprilia and MV Agusta will just have to eat their hearts out and continue to rely on their iconic status.
The prizewinners’ products will be exhibited as part of the annual Good Design Show which will be held in June 2011 at the Chicago Athenaeum.
Source | chi-athenaeum.org
BMW S1000RR vs Ariel Atom V8 Supercar (w/video)
Yes it’s another of those car vs bike videos, and again it’s the 193bhp BMW S1000RR, who after being pitted against a Bugatti Veyron and a Nissan GTR now takes on an £ 150,000 Ariel Atom V8.
The showdown takes place at the BBC’s Top Gear test track at the Dunsfold Aerodrome, with Steve Brogan, the 2010 BSB-EVO champion on the bike.
Want to guess who crossed the finish line first? Just hit the play button.
Source | hellforleather.com
Leon Haslam at Aragon (w/video)
How did Leon Haslam fare at the Aragon circuit with his BMW S 1000 RR? For the first two days of the SBK test, the English rider wasn’t exactly on pace. Between learning the intricacies of a new bike, that in the 2011 version that has slightly more rpm’s at the top end, and a bit more torque that the 2010 one (according to Troy Corser) that Haslam tested for the first time at Magny Cours, but on the final day he managed to move up in the unofficial time charts to take third, but was one second slower than Max Biaggi and his Aprilia.
Check out the video and watch Haslam on track.
2010 Superbike of the year video
There is so much motorcycle eye candy in this sports bike of the year test that it gets difficult to pick which is the best, unless you’re a die-hard fan of one particular brand or another. The guys from Fast Bikes and Bike Channel teamed up to test each and every 2010 sports bike they could get their hands on, namely: the Kawasaki ZX-6R, Suzuki GSX-R 750, KTM RC8 R, Yamaha R6, Triumph Daytona 675, BMW S1000RR, Ducati 1198S, Aprilia RSV4 R, Yamaha R1 and the Honda CBR1000RR Fireblade.
That’s some mighty equipment sitting on the track and frankly, we’re jealous of just how much fun these guys must have had. The bikes are a real mix of everything that Japan and Europe has been able to throw at the sportbike/superbike sector. There are a couple of surprises in the final three and one big un-surprise as well. The word on the winner is: “you just wouldn’t believe what you can get away with on this bike”. Watch the video to see which one it is.
BMW S1000RR Piranha by Wunderlich
The Wunderlich accessories and after parts specialist for BMW models produced this S1000RR Piranha edition and took it along to the 2010 Intermot show. This is about as mean as the BMW superbike could get - ripping off some of the fairing we get a nasty-looking naked bike that could even compete with the Aprilia Tuono.
It’s not exactly in BMW S1000RR style but then perhaps it’s not a bad thing to see some experimentation every so often. Besides, this is not the standard offering in the line-up but an extra take that allows customers to let their imagination go wild (literally). The S1000RR Piranha features asymmetrical fairing and just a tiny amount of covering across the airbox and tank which supports the front headlight. The instrumentation is mostly on display and a new gold steering base supports the handle bars.
Beyond the detail, the overall effect is pastiche - with bits and pieces featuring racing components and even carbon fibre. The exhaust is a different shape, there are MotoMaster wave brakes which is the only modification to the braking system, and there are also PVM six-spoke alloy wheels. You can either hand over your bike to the guys at Wunderlich or buy the kit. For more information see Wunderlich.de.
Ducati and WSBK analysis: product development and Valentino Rossi
This post started in the most natural of ways, that is to say a chat between a friend of mine and me over Ducati’s decision to pull out of the WSBK as an official factory team. My friend is Italian, a motorcycle nut and rides a BMW so that makes him both interested and disinterested in Ducati’s decision in the sense that it’s obviously disappointing for any WSBK fan to see a team pull-out, it’s particularly disappointing for Italians to see Ducati do it from a cultural heritage point of view; but for my friend it’s also not a disaster as his beloved BMW is still in the running and looks like it could have a positive 2011 (he also likes Australian riders so that helps, too).
Ducati’s WSBK pull-out has been almost universally accepted as a way to fund the purchase of Valentino Rossi in the MotoGP but I decided to suppose this not true for a moment and to take Ducati’s stated reason as the truth: they want to invest more in product development. In which case I was interested in my friend’s take on product development and whether the nitty gritty end of the business gets done in WSBK or in the prototype world of the MotoGP.
I had always supposed the real product development - that is to say bikes that become production models to be used on the road by the general Joes and Janes of the world - to occur in WSBK. The prototypes developed for MotoGP will always be able to lend something to their production counterparts but in the end, they’re mostly designed purely for racing. The WSBK is where the action’s at in terms of developing production models, as indicated by the Aprilia RSV4 Factory APRC Special Edition and the Ducati 1198SP seen at the 2010 Intermot.
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BMW S1000RR vs Bugatti Veyron - Video
Another bike vs car video, the usual BMW S1000RR but this time it’s pitted against the $1.700,000 Bugatti Veyron that is considered the second fastest street legal sports car on the planet.
We all know that the BMW superbike pours out a massive 180bhp, but can it compete against this quad-turbocharged 16 cylinder that claims at top speed of 253 mph+?
We know that it’s a rather useless comparison, but watching high performance machines in action is always a pleasure.
How to lean on a BMW S1000RR
This video uses a gyroscopic camera on a BMW S1000RR to show us just how to lean into corners on the BMW Superbike. This is technology that obviously comes from the television sports culture of the MotoGP where the camera stays upright at 90 degrees to the ground and as the viewer we get the sense we’re actually riding the bike ourselves. Without wanting to diminish what’s a great video, it’s almost like being on a simulator or in a video game which is about as close as you’d get me to this kind of track riding anyway.
Source | HFL
BMW S1000RR vs Nissan GTR: video
After seeing the Survolt and Agni Z2 take to the track, here’s a bikes vs cars video for the petrol head in you. Watch the BMW S1000RR take on the Nissan GTR at Brands Hatch. The BMW needs no introduction, while the Nissan GTR has even managed to compete on equal terms with Porsche of late. These bike vs car comparisons are not really all that useful, but we still like them. Thanks to the guys at BikeChannel for the video after the jump.
Mid-week sexy bikers: Francesca and the BMW S1000RR
Is it only Wednesday? Ah well, to help us down the home straight to the weekend, take a look at Franchesca and the BMW S1000RR together in this photo shoot from Motorcycle USA. It’s all in the name of making the S1000RR even sexier.
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Chris Pfeiffer stunts at Motorrad days
We know that the BMW Motorrad days is a big event, but seeing Chris Pfeiffer work his magic in the flesh would be quite something. This gallery shows the world stunt-riding champion with his faithful F 800 R and with the BMW S1000RR - it seems there’s nothing this bike can’t do.
Aprilia Pokes Fun at BMW (w/video)
The Aprilia RSV4 and BMW S1000RR broke cover on the motorcycle market at the same time, while BMW’s marketing and product placement has been over the top, Aprilia has kept a slightly lower and serious profile, trusting more in the performance of their superbike and word of mouth, than resorting to certain marketing techniques like BMW and their table cloth trick.
Aprilia USA has decided to repeat BMW’s trick, while poking fun at the German manufacturer, preferring to show off a real racing machine and how they are winning with Max Biaggi.
Source | asphaltandrubber.com
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