2020 BMW S 1000 RR M SPORT
When BMW released this S 1000 RR last year it took the sportsbike world by storm, annihilating the opposition in Fast Bikes’ USB 2019 test. And with the addition of a few new and a few updated models for 2020, we couldn’t wait to get everything back to back and see if the Beemer had what it takes to defend the USB crown. Could it really be as good as we remembered? Well, in a word: yes.
As soon as I threw a leg over the S Thou’ it all came flooding back to me – sat on one of these bikes is a really good place to be. It’s comfortable and spacious and everything is in the right place. The seat is a little firm, but not enough to cry about.
Sliding the key into the ignition barrel and turning it isn’t the slickest operation; it’s got a bit of a stiff, plasticky feeling action, almost as though there was something
