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This is illustrated by the fact that at
199bhp this new streetbike is ac-
tually 1bhp more powerful than the
factory-supported HP4 with which
Sylvain Barrier and Leon Camier
flew the BMW flag in World Su-
perbike's Evo class this past sea-
son, so has the same level of siz-
zling performance, yet is easier to
ride because of its considerably
evolved electronics.
The base model S1000RR
comes with three riding modes—
Rain, Sport and Race—and stan-
dard non-electronic Sachs sus-
pension, with each mode having
its own default settings for throt-
tle response: TC, wheelie con-
trol, engine braking control, etc.
But as part of the huge range of
step-up options BMW is offering
(prices for all of which are simi-
larly TBA, just like the retail cost
of the bike) there's a Pro riding
package featuring two additional
modes—Slick and User—the latter
a custom mode which allows you
to create your own electronics
package using any of the features
from the other modes which you
can essentially drag 'n' drop, then
fine-tune at your discretion. So
you can combine, say, the soft-
er throttle response of Rain with
all other parameters set to Slick
simply by fingering the button on
the handlebar, all without need-
ing to come to rest. And when
you switch off the ignition, those
