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0-60 in 2.9

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BMW unveiled the bike at the famed Autodramo Nationale Monza - and oh, how we’d love to take it through the Variante della Roggia - in Italy, which we can’t help but suspect was a shot across the bow of Ducati. The boys in Bologna (and Japan, for that matter) should be worried, because BMW is promising best-in-class performance.

Beyond arm-snapping acceleration - zero to 62 in 2.9 seconds - the RR sports some sweet tech that includes traction control and ABS.

Did we mention is produces 193 horsepower at 13,000 rpm?

http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/au...1000_rr_01.jpg

BMW Decides Too Much Is Just Enough | Autopia | Wired.com

Good looking bike but nothing revolutionary - 2.9 secs 0-60 isn't all that fast compared to the other liter bikes. A 4 year old R1 will do it around 2.4 secs and the ZX liter bike around the same if not quicker. The body work sorta reminds me of a TL1000 from the front and a CBR6RR from the side. It looks strange to see a Beemer without the front telever suspension that's for sure!

Yup, 2.9 doesn't seem all that fast when non-liter bikes are in the 3-sec range but 0-60 is kind of a useless measurement for bikes anyway. Too much depends on gearing, rider skill, wheelbase, etc. 1/4 mile time is a better indicator (and more importantly, trap speed) Modern liter sport bikes are dipping into the 9s at just south of 150MPH.

Gixxer FTW.

Nah R1's are better bro hehe