The BMW S1000R came out of the blue one day and hit the exotic Italians and the reliable Japs like nobody's business. No one expected the makers of some of the best touring 'unclish' motorcycles toc ome up with a Superbike that would reign as the best Superbike of the year so soon. And that too with a price tag that wont require you to be a the son of a millionaire.

News is that BMW has already cranked up the power output to 250 bhp, and that it might take MotoGP and other road races by storm soon (or has it already, havent been following things lately!).

We met up with a couple of BMW S1000R riders in Italy on the way. One thing is for sure, this bike is just waiting to explode in India, whenever it comes (next year, BMW?).

For now, here is some clever and cute value add by the BMW guys, check out the keychain that comes standard when you buy this monster :



More photos and stuff later !

P.S; Thanks henry for the time in the mountains!

This was a First Glance and not an impression if you guys noted. So no first ride etc for now (however I had a feeling that the guy might have given us the bike for a few kays if we had requested him to swap for the similarily delicious Streetfighter S, but we just respected the unsaid rules !). However for now here are few more pics from the moment in the hills when we got to the BMW rider up close:


The owner typing in his email iD in my iPhone to hook up later while I clicked him!











This plus approx 10 minutes of video is what we could reap in 15 minutes of exposure to this machine!

I noted both in Chris' S1000R and this one that the rear LED cluster flashes at a high rate when the bike is in first gear and about to accelerate, I dont know when that event happens but it sure does!

The video will be a part of the Italian roadtrip documentary hitting xBhp soon!

I will put up some pictures of Chris Pfeiffer's BMW up here soon!