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Cycle News 2024 Issue 44 November 5

Cycle News is a weekly magazine that covers all aspects of motorcycling including Supercross, Motocross and MotoGP as well as new motorcycles

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B MW has come out swinging in the superbike class for 2025 by releasing an updat- ed version of the bike that won its first WorldSBK Championship this year in the hands of the uber- talented Toprak Razgatlioglu. The M 1000 RR has a new look via yet more new winglets, this time the BMW M Winglets 3.0 made by CFK, a new fairing, wheel guard, and engine spoiler, which is now made of plastic, P58 FIRST LOOK I 2025 BMW M 1000 RR 2025 BMW M 1000 RR but the more interesting news is the modified engine that was already the most powerful on the WorldSBK grid. BMW engineers have graced the M with a revised cylinder head port design and combus - tion chamber, full-shaft titanium valves with new tulip and seat ge- ometry on the intake and exhaust sides, and the engine now has a new mount to the frame. Compression has been bumped substantially from 13.5:1 to 14.5:1, and throttle valves have been bumped up from 48mm to 52mm, although claimed U.S. peak power and torque remain at 205 horsepower at 13,000 rpm and 83 lb-ft at 11,000 rpm. There's a new 58° rotation M Quick-Action throttle, and BMW

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