VOL. 52 ISSUE 27 JULY 7, 2015 P65
ENGINE: ...........Four-cylinder, four-stroke,
DOHC, four-valves per cylinder
DISPLACEMENT: ..............................999cc
BORE X STROKE: ................ 80 x 49.7mm
HORSEPOWER: ......... 160hp @ 11,000rpm
TORQUE: .....................83ft-lb @ 9250rpm
COMPRESSION RATIO: ..................... 12.0:1
TRANSMISSION: ........................ Six-speed
FRONT SUSPENSION: ......................46mm
inverted cartridge fork with adjustable
rebound and compression damping,
optional Dynamic ESA
REAR SUSPENSION: ............ Single shock
absorber with adjustable rebound
damping, optional Dynamic ESA
FRONT BRAKE: .....................Twin 320mm
discs, Brembo four-piston Monobloc
calipers, ABS
REAR BRAKE: ...........Single 265mm disc,
Brembo twin-piston caliper, ABS
FRONT TIRE: .........................120/70 ZR17
REAR TIRE: ........................... 190/55 ZR17
STEERING HEAD ANGLE: .................. 64.5°
TRAIL: ............................................... 4.6 in.
WHEELBASE: ......................................61 in.
SEAT HEIGHT: .................................33.1 in.
OVERALL HEIGHT: ..........................55.5 in.
OVERALL WIDTH: ........................... 37.0 in.
OVERALL LENGTH: .........................86.0 in.
FUEL CAPACITY: .... 5.2 gal (approx. 1 gal
reserve)
WEIGHT: ............. 502 lbs (wet, claimed).
COLOR: .................................... Red/White
MSRP: ............Starting at $16,350 MSRP
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
less than relaxed.
The XR's chassis is slightly
larger in almost every area over
the S 1000 R – it's taller, wider
and heavier – but the one area
you really notice it immediately
is in the seat height. The XR is
over an inch taller than the R and
0.7in taller than the Multistrada.
It's about on the limit for me at
6'1", so I wouldn't be surprised
if I see more of these bikes with
the lower seat option fitted.
You therefore feel perched
rather high on the XR, which is
fine, especially if you're used to
riding dirt and adventure bikes.
You can put your weight nice
and close to the front wheel,
helping load the front tire for ex-
tra traction through the corners
and not have to worry about
the rear getting all loose thanks
to the Dynamic ESA keeping
things in check. The XR steers
beautifully, those wide bars give
stacks of leverage and you can
turn the XR on a nice wide arc
as easily as you can supermoto-
tight. The ride position means
easy access to all the controls
and if you're someone that
doesn't use the rear brake
much, you'll appreciate the ac-
cess you get on the XR because
there's so much room to move.
"LEAVE IT TO
THE TEUTONIC
TERROR TO CRASH
THE BOLONGA
BASH. ENTER THE
BMW S 1000 XR,
SWORN NEMESIS
OF THE DUCATI
MULTISTRADA."
