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BMW S 1000 R M SPORT

LIGHTER, FASTER AND SO on and so forth. You’ve heard these words before for many other bikes on the market – bikes are continuously getting lighter and faster and to say the new BMW S 1000 R M Sport supernaked feels far lighter and far more stable than its predecessor is not only true, it is an understatement.

The M Sport version of the S 1000 R is obviously the top of the range and is packed with drool worthy TEST goodness. As against the ‘standard’ S 1000 R, the M Sport comes with an M endurance chain (basically a DLC coated longer life chain), M GPS/lap timer, Akrapovic titanium muffler, M Sport seat, M lightweight lithium battery and M carbon wheels (sooo sexy!). Weight has been one of the main objectives with

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