| 2010 BMW S1000RR vs 2010 Yamaha YZF-R1 | November 20, 2009 | AUTORIVALS.NET |
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| BMW has tried to develop a serious contender in the 1000cc sport bike segment where Japanese bikes reign supreme. BMW followed the road less traveled (or never traveled at all) in designing their new S1000RR which features an unorthodox asymmetrical design. Perhaps they're taking notes from Nissan and their Cube. | ||
| 2010 BMW S1000RR | vs | 2010 Yamaha YZF-R1 |
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| The slimmer front profile of the RR looks better than the R1 but its hard to get over the headlight design. Even BMW fanatics will have to admit it kind of looks like the retarded child of two siblings. The R1's projector beam headlights aren't the best design out there either though. They come off as bug-eyed from the front view with small pupils in a slim eye silhouette. The RR places an air intake in between the headlights similar to how Honda does on its CBR600RR whereas the R1's ram-air intakes surround the headlights. | ||
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| The asymmetrical design continues in RR with different styled fairings on each side of the bike. On one side, there's a single large opening (above) and the other side has slits (below). The slits don't look as good as the single large opening but neither side looks as good as the R1's smooth fairings. | ||
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| The R1 puts exhaust guards on the rear but they're removable. It definitely looks better without them, just don't let your passenger get burned. | ||
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| The RR has an aluminum boomerang-shaped swing arm on both sides. Nothing fancy for the R1. | ||
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| The R1 throws twin exhausts centered up high while the RR keeps a single exhaust to the side. The center exhausts always look better but results in a higher center of gravity. (Note: a race version of the R1 is shown which explains the tires and no tail light.) | ||
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| Both gauge designs are similar except for the RR being white and the R1 being black. Both use numbers that are too small on the tachometer. The digital displays are a welcomed feature though. | ||
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PROS +Narrow chassis +Boomerang swing arm CONS -Asymmetrical styling -Retarded headlights |
PROS +Dual center mounted exhausts +Smooth fairings CONS -Extra wide chassis -Bug-eyed |
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| Video Source: YouTube via Motorcycle News |
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