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RIDE REVIEW I 2025 BMW M 1000 RR
creased steering-head stiffness and a relocated
left-upper engine mount to give improved chassis
rigidity, allowing the M to hold its line better and
improve turn-in behavior.
It's slightly above my pay grade to tell you if this
has worked or not, as I did not ride the 2024 M,
so a direct comparison is not possible, but what I
can tell you is the front-end has a remarkably tac
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tile feel, especially when hard on the brakes when
At
93 mph, you get 4.2 lb extra downforce,
which increases to 11.5 lb more at 155 mph. At the
top-end
of the speed scale, downforce has in-
creased by 33 percent over the 2024 model to 66.1
lb
at 186 mph. The M feels like it's glued to the tar-
mac at that speed, but it still retains that lightness
in the
chassis that makes you feel like you could
place the bike anywhere you like on the track.
The 2025 M gets a revised chassis with in
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