BMW R1200S Endurance Racer

 

This is the first official image of the Sportboxer and the closest thing to a Superbike BMW has ever built till 2008,

It was entered for one of the world’s toughest endurance races, the Le Mans 24-hour in 2007.

The 140bhp, 195kg (fully-fuelled) R1200S based machine was be ridden by road racers with BMW Cup experience: Stéphane Mertens, Thomas Hinterreiter and Rico Penzkofer, with Marcus Barth as the back-up rider.

     

 

Make Model

BMW R 1200S Endurance Racer

Year

2007

Engine

Four stroke, two cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer air/oil-cooled, 4 valves per cylinder

Capacity

1170
Bore x Stroke 101 x 73 mm
Compression ratio 12.5;1

Induction

 Fuel injection, 52mm throttle butterfly

Ignition  /  Starting

 -  /  electric
Clutch Single dry plate clutch, Ø 180 mm

Max Power

130 hp 96 KW @ 9500 rpm

Max Torque

  

Transmission  /  Drive

 6 Speed  /  shaft
Gear Ratio 1st 2.277  /  2nd 1.583  /  3rd 1.259  /  4th 1.033  /  5th 1.903  /  6th 1.805
Frame Main and front frame made of steel tubing, rear section omitted, partially self-supporting powertrain

Front Suspension

 BMW Telelever with Öhlins suspension strut, 110 wheel travel

Rear Suspension

 BMW Paralever with Öhlins suspension strut, 120 wheel travel

Front Brakes

 2x 305mm discs 4 piston caliper

Rear Brakes

 Single 265mm disc

Front Tyre

 120/70 ZR 17

Rear Tyre

 195/55 ZR 17

Wet-Weight

 195 kg

Fuel Capacity 

 23 Litres
Reviews

 1. Return to road racing

 

 

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