Thanks for the inspiration RJ, after i started watching motovlogs (especially yours) i went from no license to full license in 3 months. Riding is fucking amazing, and it's given me something to live for. Screw being stuck in a tin can on your way to your concrete cage, now i'll have fun at least twice a day come rain or sunshine.
Hatagashira; congratulations on passing your test. Welcome to the brotherhood, stay within your limits, as you progress you will get better, Ride safe.
I beg to differ. The bike looks weird to me. Like it can't decide whether it should be a naked or sport bike. Look at those fairings, I mean, it's shouldn't even be called a naked bike 😑
Someone in Romania recommended me your channel when told about it in a video on his channel. I really like what you do in these presentations. Greetings from Romania.
I just found your channel today, and i must say im hooked. Amazing videos you have, and me personally, i've always wanted to buy a bike for myself but for some reason i've never had. Now your videos, they really give a great perspective of what kind of freedom and enjoy the riding gives. A real inspiration they have been, thank you for that. Greetings from Finland friend.
I did mate. That's the bike i've been thinking about now. Though most likely i have to wait till next summer. 2-3 months and it's gonna start to snow again.
Great review, I owned one for a year, put nearly 11,000 miles on it and just a fantastic motorcycle. Now riding the 2016 Aprilia Tuono 1100 Factory which might be even more exciting than the s1000r!
Completely agree with all your comments, first naked I’ve ever owned and I can’t fault it, problem is where do you go from hear 😂 I guess when they do an update will have to get that one.
I fully agree. I have the '16 s1000r and ride in in Texas, and with the roads here in Houston, it's remarkably comfortable. I like the power, so I can pull away from all the trucks, out here to kill me. I am ok with the sound, after I put on a Akra slip-on, but I love the Austin exhaust you have. That's what I am going to do. Thanks for the tip!
This is the one I've been waiting for :) I've had mine 2+ years also and every time I ride it blows me away how awesome it is. Looks are subjective, I just love it though! Really want to remove the CAT but worried it will ruin the mid-range torque. I'd be grateful if you could offer some advice on what you did RJ.
If you remove it's best to fit a PCV and a remap, before the pcv, accelerate hard and I would say, quick, after tuning, accelerate and I would say, holy shit. You can see the dyno graphs on my website.
Beautiful bike. I'm in the process of deciding if I want the extra expense of monthly payments to own something so amazingly savage, yet supremely usable. Every summer I travel the US and North America on a Honda VFR, and I too find that 150(ish) miles between stops is about perfect. The five minutes the entire process takes is a great refresh, and (as important) an easy way to tell if more rest is needed.
RJ!! Thanx to you I got me one & If I may say that the 6th thing I like It´s the sound it makes when shifting gears up.... That Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaam sound it´s just awsome. Thanx a bunch again for your inspiration :-) Stay safe.
I totally agree with you. I never would chose the S1000R in first place, because for me the front looks to ugly. BUT as my bike was in service i got her as loan bike.. and boy was it a pleasure to ride her. Like you said she drives like nothing else i have ever ridden before and on top of that the lovely sound, even of the stock exhaust. And when you riding her you don't have to see the front! ;)
Very entertaining and to-the-point. Thanks. Your last sentence: "....you don't want to see that front in your rearview mirror..." will not happen very long and/or very often. Before anyone notices it, you're gone....... ;-))
great vid RJ, i currently ride a K4 gsxr1000, but i think im looking at my next bike on this video! i really love the BMWs1000 range the R or the RR i love em both!
In Europe there is commonly laws about day running lights and high beams. This is BMW's idea of using those as inspiration (I know where I live it is not allowed for bikes to have both low and high on at same time) for their headlights. It is all just a design of day running light and high beam light, might be some thought behind the way it lights up road as well but all in all its all just new thinking :). You can look at the S1000rr as well and see teh way they have done it on that bike as well
Awesome vid RJ. I can't get enough of that bikes sound in your vids. The nuda and the s1000r sound amazing in different ways. If they're linked brakes....one would slightly twist the throttle while slowly letting go of the right brake lever? as opposed to slowly getting of the rear brake pedal as you feel the bike pulling?
"And you don't want to see that in your rear-view mirror". I like a lot this video! I was waiting for it! Can I ask you, which is your average consumption? I am around 6.3-6.7 L/100. Brakes and sound are absolutely fantastic! The only think makes me nervous is quickshifter between 2nd and 3rd gear... I feel it so rough... The other ones are very smooth. Are you experimenting the same feeling? Cheers from Barcelona !
Nice review, i 'm hesitating with my r 1200 r , to keep it or not... but the fuel stop made my descision to keep my r 1200 r and the 360 km before light in touring mode and pretty mutch 320 in back road fun.
I'm heavily biased haha, but I couldn't agree more with you more. Absolute weapon ! I'm just about to put the GP3 Austin Racing on mine. As for the comments on looks, its either love or hate haha, for me I love it too !
I know this is an older video but I hope you see this and reply RJ. I am aware you don't like to tell people what to buy, but I am seriously considering a 2015 S1000Rs, my concern is it has 31,000 miles on the clock, albeit with full service history and from a dealership for peace of mind, but I wanted to know how many miles you've put on yours and have you had any issues? Also, are you aware of anything specific to look for other than the normal things when viewing/test riding? Cheers.
@@royaljordanian thanks very much for your reply RJ I appreciate it, you certainly seem to love it and I value your no nonsense opinions, I think I will book a viewing and test ride and go from there :)
Thanks for the video! Perhaps you could include some sound clips or pulls in your videos at the end so we can hear and see some of your likes/loves in action.
RJ, the full race exchaust of Akra (so with the decat) is not street legal in many EU countries. I know for sure it is not in Belgium, Holland, Germany and Luxembourg.
Good Review RJ. I test drove one, absolutely love the sound and ride, my only dislike was the suspension was bit firm.Just asking, have you done a review on ducatii diavel carbon? just wanted to know your thoughts on that. By the way , why keep the helmet on while appearing on videos? No offence mate.
correction: you can not turn off the linked brakes. you can only turn off ABS for the rear wheel, but brakes will still be linked (front brake applies rear brake - not the other way around).
I didnt care for the head wobble it has. Sure you can nearly eliminate that with a better steering dampener, but I ended up trading my 14 S on a 16 R1200R and its amazing and everything I need, great range, more comfortable, plenty fast enough, and shaft drive.
Not really, Rj isn't small, JaketheGardenSnake has one hes also tall. I choose that out of his bikes because the S1000, ktm and the Nuda would get you into trouble very fast. The Dt's are too rare for someone new to potentially ruin IMO. The SMR might be a good choice but it also has incredibly fast acceleration, not ideal for a first time rider. A dirtbike is a good start to learn the basics. That's how I started then moved to a Honda Varadero XL 125 at 16
Check out CFmoto, they are like a clone of KTM. They just updated their NK range of bikes and they are quite a lot cheaper then KTM with similar features and quality.
Thanks for the inspiration RJ, after i started watching motovlogs (especially yours) i went from no license to full license in 3 months. Riding is fucking amazing, and it's given me something to live for. Screw being stuck in a tin can on your way to your concrete cage, now i'll have fun at least twice a day come rain or sunshine.
Enjoy the best anti-depressant known to man :)
you're not the only! , Rj inspired me too to ride a motorcycle :D
Hatagashira; congratulations on passing your test. Welcome to the brotherhood, stay within your limits, as you progress you will get better, Ride safe.
So true
+RoyalJordanian 👍
1 thing I dont like about the BMW 1000R = its not in my garage
lol
Good point
I just headbanged to this comment :D
Nazgûl m
BMW are absolute geniuses of german engineering. I just admire this bike so much!
BMW never dissapoint :) (Except for that ugly i3 but thats another story ^_^)
BMW E1 is even worse than the i3
Gandalf m8 How could we forget the Isetta?...
+Douglas Wilander The isetta is so iconic and so weird which makes it cool again
Steven SuperRainbow OkayI can kinda see that, fair point, BUT in fashion of previous commenter you need to name another example then ^_^
"You don't want to see that in your rear view mirror" Hahahaha I can imagine 😂
Walane 🙌
The front view is sick .. how can someone dislike it?
*****
Take a look at this picture..
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This is how I see it.
For me it's sickening, how can somebody like that shit. Taste is highly subjective after all.
Yeah it's a brilliant bit of design, that it can evoke that mean as hell feeling, while also being practical.
Schleberger Your taste is whack.
I beg to differ. The bike looks weird to me. Like it can't decide whether it should be a naked or sport bike. Look at those fairings, I mean, it's shouldn't even be called a naked bike 😑
The sound and pull these machines have is just incredible!! My top choice for a naked.
Same
Someone in Romania recommended me your channel when told about it in a video on his channel. I really like what you do in these presentations. Greetings from Romania.
Cheers and welcome
Should be called the S1000RJS.
true
That front end on the BMW's took me getting used to. But now I love it!
I'm jelly RJ
I just found your channel today, and i must say im hooked. Amazing videos you have, and me personally, i've always wanted to buy a bike for myself but for some reason i've never had. Now your videos, they really give a great perspective of what kind of freedom and enjoy the riding gives. A real inspiration they have been, thank you for that.
Greetings from Finland friend.
Go for it :)
I did mate. That's the bike i've been thinking about now. Though most likely i have to wait till next summer. 2-3 months and it's gonna start to snow again.
"... volume or whatever sound control"
That phrase tells a lot about RJ :D
And it's a shame that UK guys don't have to care about that shit. It's so complicated over here in GER
+bergoen echt so
+bergoen I feel sorry for you. I've heard a few people conplaining about the dreaded TÜV!
+Adam. tüv is shit, they Charge you for sth practically unecessary
Adam. TÜV is a good thing in general but it's annoying with the laws about noise level etc. They often kill the fun part
Nailed this video, that voice is just hypnotising . This is my favourite bike out at the moment it's just beautiful and the front is awesome!
Great review, I owned one for a year, put nearly 11,000 miles on it and just a fantastic motorcycle. Now riding the 2016 Aprilia Tuono 1100 Factory which might be even more exciting than the s1000r!
Completely agree with all your comments, first naked I’ve ever owned and I can’t fault it, problem is where do you go from hear 😂 I guess when they do an update will have to get that one.
I fully agree. I have the '16 s1000r and ride in in Texas, and with the roads here in Houston, it's remarkably comfortable. I like the power, so I can pull away from all the trucks, out here to kill me.
I am ok with the sound, after I put on a Akra slip-on, but I love the Austin exhaust you have. That's what I am going to do. Thanks for the tip!
This is the one I've been waiting for :) I've had mine 2+ years also and every time I ride it blows me away how awesome it is. Looks are subjective, I just love it though!
Really want to remove the CAT but worried it will ruin the mid-range torque. I'd be grateful if you could offer some advice on what you did RJ.
If you remove it's best to fit a PCV and a remap, before the pcv, accelerate hard and I would say, quick, after tuning, accelerate and I would say, holy shit. You can see the dyno graphs on my website.
Probably the best bike ever made. I loved it. And the sound is the best.
Thanks RJ. This is the vídeo that I was expecting. Flawless rev and you have my dream bike. Congrats and regards from Argentina.
I got one this morning. Really enjoyed the ride home.
I'm loving this series RJ. Thanks as always for the great content! : )
Waiting on delivery on the 2020 San merino blue with all the bells and whistles 👍🙂
Hi RJ much respect
3 months ago, I bought a red s1000r, because of you rj and its a fantastic bike.
My only problem with the bike... Its a little too hot for summer trafic, but its nice for canadian spring or fall
Absolutely stunning.
I've heard many bikes, but the sound of THIS exact BMW is my favourite. It's just a preference, but i think it's the best sounding bike i've heard.
Can't wait for mine to arrive.
also: i agree. i´ll get a BMW F800R soon, the older one with the asymetric front. LOVE it. same with the S1000R/RR/Rs.
Awesome review! thank you very much for that straightforward no bull honest review.
I just started watching the video and after all the bike sounds I had to sneeze and then the girl was screaming in the intro. I laughed so hard xD
my wishlist bike RJ. hope i could buy it in the near future
BMW just makes amazing bikes, I think once I can afford it, an S1000xr will definitely make its way into my garage
Beautiful bike. I'm in the process of deciding if I want the extra expense of monthly payments to own something so amazingly savage, yet supremely usable.
Every summer I travel the US and North America on a Honda VFR, and I too find that 150(ish) miles between stops is about perfect. The five minutes the entire process takes is a great refresh, and (as important) an easy way to tell if more rest is needed.
i love front light !!!
i love the sound!!!
i love s1000rs!!!
i love super bike!!!
RJ!! Thanx to you I got me one & If I may say that the 6th thing I like It´s the sound it makes when shifting gears up.... That Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaam sound it´s just awsome. Thanx a bunch again for your inspiration :-) Stay safe.
This is my starter bike been riding it 5 months now no problems, it makes average riders look great.
I totally agree with you. I never would chose the S1000R in first place, because for me the front looks to ugly. BUT as my bike was in service i got her as loan bike.. and boy was it a pleasure to ride her. Like you said she drives like nothing else i have ever ridden before and on top of that the lovely sound, even of the stock exhaust. And when you riding her you don't have to see the front! ;)
I loooooove the front of the bike. This channel is so HQ
Very entertaining and to-the-point. Thanks. Your last sentence: "....you don't want to see that front in your rearview mirror..." will not happen very long and/or very often. Before anyone notices it, you're gone....... ;-))
great vid RJ, i currently ride a K4 gsxr1000, but i think im looking at my next bike on this video! i really love the BMWs1000 range the R or the RR i love em both!
great review! bravo
Tempted but I think I'll hang onto the Street Triple RX for now and evaluate again when BMW bring a new model out.
Love it and the sound, and you probably don't see it in the rear view for long.
That's a great looking bike.
Yeah that front is so sick! Looks like a sinister villain with a monocle or something lol
RJ, detailed reviews from you would be highly appreciated. Thanks!
love the unique intro
It looks so mean! I like it
Awesome bikes :D
i am French and I love your videos
Couldn't agree more!
Nuda, duke, and this one are my favorite. Sure would like to follow your foot steps and own them all.
RJ why does it have 2 diffrent headlights?
asymmetrical design, even the right and left fairings are asymmetrical
In Europe there is commonly laws about day running lights and high beams. This is BMW's idea of using those as inspiration (I know where I live it is not allowed for bikes to have both low and high on at same time) for their headlights. It is all just a design of day running light and high beam light, might be some thought behind the way it lights up road as well but all in all its all just new thinking :). You can look at the S1000rr as well and see teh way they have done it on that bike as well
Way better than having a symmetrical bike with 1 headlight on and 1 off.
+Modelero Good point
The alternative is to have a symmetrical bike with only 1 headlight like mine hahaha
You dont want to see that in your rear view mirror 😂😂 love u RJ
dream bike! i love it
Awesome vid RJ. I can't get enough of that bikes sound in your vids. The nuda and the s1000r sound amazing in different ways.
If they're linked brakes....one would slightly twist the throttle while slowly letting go of the right brake lever? as opposed to slowly getting of the rear brake pedal as you feel the bike pulling?
RJ, drive safely and keep upload!
BR
"And you don't want to see that in your rear-view mirror". I like a lot this video! I was waiting for it! Can I ask you, which is your average consumption? I am around 6.3-6.7 L/100. Brakes and sound are absolutely fantastic!
The only think makes me nervous is quickshifter between 2nd and 3rd gear... I feel it so rough... The other ones are very smooth. Are you experimenting the same feeling? Cheers from Barcelona !
I honestly don't know as I never looked, will check next time over a full tank range. Never experienced roughness on any of the gears on the QS.
Damn! I was really looking forward to hearing it with that exhaust on it.
dayum, even bmw's bikes are awesome, that brand is perfect
Love the looks of this bike. It looks like a stunt bike👍
165 at the back wheel... That's not bad.... That translates to about 180 plus at the crank.... Got the dyno readout... Love to see it.!
reel.tv/#!bmw-s1000rs-dyno/
Nice review, i 'm hesitating with my r 1200 r , to keep it or not... but the fuel stop made my descision to keep my r 1200 r and the 360 km before light in touring mode and pretty mutch 320 in back road fun.
I'm heavily biased haha, but I couldn't agree more with you more. Absolute weapon ! I'm just about to put the GP3 Austin Racing on mine.
As for the comments on looks, its either love or hate haha, for me I love it too !
The front looks like a pirat, really a hooligan bike, i like it. And the carbon parts look awesome !
Having the looks of a pirate is the reason for her name "Teuta".
Isn't it a reference to the "german side" (Teutonic Order) of the bike?
I know this is an older video but I hope you see this and reply RJ.
I am aware you don't like to tell people what to buy, but I am seriously considering a 2015 S1000Rs, my concern is it has 31,000 miles on the clock, albeit with full service history and from a dealership for peace of mind, but I wanted to know how many miles you've put on yours and have you had any issues? Also, are you aware of anything specific to look for other than the normal things when viewing/test riding? Cheers.
I've done 10,500 trouble free (zero problems) miles on her, in my opinion, it's one of the best bikes out there.
@@royaljordanian thanks very much for your reply RJ I appreciate it, you certainly seem to love it and I value your no nonsense opinions, I think I will book a viewing and test ride and go from there :)
Certainly the best describe of this Only Bike wich i own since 2 years 30000 km ride through high alpine roads.
Thanks for the video! Perhaps you could include some sound clips or pulls in your videos at the end so we can hear and see some of your likes/loves in action.
rj 좋은 동영상 항상 고맙습니다ㅎ
Me said Sound b4 RJ says gusse Sound .. Awesome ❤️❤️
I love this bike
RJ, the full race exchaust of Akra (so with the decat) is not street legal in many EU countries. I know for sure it is not in Belgium, Holland, Germany and Luxembourg.
What a hooligan bike 🔥🤙
hi RJ . BMW is my dream bike
Good Review RJ. I test drove one, absolutely love the sound and ride, my only dislike was the suspension was bit firm.Just asking, have you done a review on ducatii diavel carbon? just wanted to know your thoughts on that. By the way , why keep the helmet on while appearing on videos? No offence mate.
Have you ever driven a Piaggio MP3 or Gilera Fuoco? Just wondering what your thoughts on those are RJ :).
Never, and not tempted either
Shame! They are fun to drive on! Not as much as on the NUDA or the BMW haha, but still! Have a goodnight RJ.
what a douche answer...
lel
Wtf..... is.... wrong.... with.... you???
correction: you can not turn off the linked brakes. you can only turn off ABS for the rear wheel, but brakes will still be linked (front brake applies rear brake - not the other way around).
Nice motorcycle!
bmw is one of the known for making the best automotives in the world, reliable, fast everything. i'm riding the hp4 for 3 years and has zero problems.
I got a black one 👍🏻 which brand are your mirrors? They are looking nice...
What tank protector is on the bike? (2:00 mark) Thanks.
Did you have problem with this exhaust in UK ? Amazing bike, my favorite in all you have.
RJ I thought you might have gone for the K1300R considering you ride a lot in central London.
wonder why you don't use tank side grips. They really work great and save the paint on the tank from unwanted scratches from your knee
My dream s1000r..😊😊😊
Nice vid sir, could i know the heat of this bike on traffic ?
You should try forged hp wheels handling is amazing!
Very beautiful bike! 😉 ✌️
Espectacular....
Hola RJ es preciosa esa BMW s1000R
Saludos.
I didnt care for the head wobble it has. Sure you can nearly eliminate that with a better steering dampener, but I ended up trading my 14 S on a 16 R1200R and its amazing and everything I need, great range, more comfortable, plenty fast enough, and shaft drive.
Hey RJ what first motocycle do u recommend for people with scooter experience,182cm tall.I am thinking about CBR500R but i want your opinion : )
Great, I know you are prefere Husqvarna, but I love this BMW :D
I admit, more like S1000XR :D
awesome!
My favorite bike
Out of all your bikes which one do you recommend to a new biker who has never riding one? You can also recommend other bike you don't have.
His bikes: The Grom I would say.
Owain 199 Isn't the Grom a little small for someone who is 6 feet 2?
Not really, Rj isn't small, JaketheGardenSnake has one hes also tall. I choose that out of his bikes because the S1000, ktm and the Nuda would get you into trouble very fast. The Dt's are too rare for someone new to potentially ruin IMO. The SMR might be a good choice but it also has incredibly fast acceleration, not ideal for a first time rider.
A dirtbike is a good start to learn the basics. That's how I started then moved to a Honda Varadero XL 125 at 16
Owain 199 Ok thank you :)
Check out CFmoto, they are like a clone of KTM. They just updated their NK range of bikes and they are quite a lot cheaper then KTM with similar features and quality.
It's a beautiful bike. I wish to have one once I'm old enough
How about a comparism between the bmw and the ktm? Would be very interesting from an owner perspective.
RJ, have you ever heard of the "real" RS? They are quite rare, my friend has one.
you have a ktm super duke 1290 right? i can't wait to see that! it will probably be my next bike when i finally save up the money :)
RJ what pouch is mounted right beside the exaust? what do you carry inside?
Nice rubber!!!