pounds less than before, helping
in every facet of braking, cornering
and acceleration. Less unsprung
weight is always a good thing.
There's been a touch—1.7
pounds to be precise—taken out
of the battery, which is still not a
lithium-ion unit, unfortunately, and
the back end gets function-inte
-
grated turn indicators that also
serve
double duty as the brake
lights for when you hammer on
the brakes in emergency stops.
That just about does it for the
updates to the F 900 R, although
there are a bunch more you can
get, like a sporty muffler that
drops about three pounds and
taller (33.9 inches) or lower
(31.1 inches) seats.
I'd only ridden an F 900 R
once back in 2022, so I went
into this test thinking it was an
all-new bike (for me). The first
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RIDE REVIEW I 2025 BMW F 900 R REVIEW
(Above) We sure
hope to see that
F 900 R Cup that
runs in British
Superbike comes
to America soon.
(Right) The
adaptive cornering
Headlight Pro
is available with
the Premium
Package. (Bottom)
The exhaust looks
great, but it makes
the bike way too
muffled. A sports
exhaust would
be on the order
list, stat.
