2009 BMW S1000RR - Unveiled (Sort Of)

The World Superbike Championship will have a new entry for 2009, and that means we'll supposedly be able to buy the same bike at our local dealership. Named the S1000RR, the BMW sports an inline-four-cylinder engine, aluminum twin-spar frame and standard swingarm and conventional USD forks. Though BMW hasn't officially released specs for the new model, what we can assume from this race version is that it'll have Brembo calipers, OZ wheels and Ohlins forks (not the gas-charged ones seen here). There doesn't appear to be any BMW funkiness other than the apparent ABS brakes, but we're not staking any bets until we see the final version.