All-new S 1000 RR slated for 2019
Lighter, smaller, faster BMW superbike due to be unveiled at EICMATen years after BMW broke with tradition and released its first competitive 1000cc four-cylinder superbike, the German brand is expected to unveil the most radically different update yet when the doors are flung open on the 2018 EICMA motorcycle show in Milan.
While many expected the marque to use its home show of Intermot in Cologne to unveil its latest flagship litre bike, it has transpired we’re going to have to wait until early November to see the BMW’s latest superbike wares.
According to leaked patent images, the 2019 bike is set to be far more compact than ever before, thanks to a new engine and chassis design, with many believing it could be as small as a current-model YZF-R6.
The patents reveal there’s been plenty of changes made to engine, with significant external differences compared to the current model S 1000 RR, while the brakes, wheels and exhaust also benefit from a significant updates.
Performance wise, the new inline four-cylinder engine is expected to make well in excess of 200hp, while it’s also very likely it will tick the Euro-5 emission regulations boxes, set to be introduced in 2020. The pictures also reveal BMW’s once trademark asymmetrical headlight design has been ditched for the 2019 BMW S 1000 RR, externally at least.
All will be revealed when the annual EICMA motorcycle show kicks off early next month.
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