S 1000 RR picks up MCN award
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S 1000 RR picks up MCN award
BMW’s S 1000 RR picked up the prestigious MCN Machine of the Year award last week, on what was a strong ceremony for BMW.
The German manufacturer’s flagship model, its first ever Supersports model, picked up the Machine of the Year and the award for Best Sportsbike over 751cc from Motorcycle News, the UK’s biggest selling motorcycle publication.
“The most respected, the most feared and most capable superbike ever allowed into the hands of the public. The S 1000 RR is simply staggering in every single way.”
The judges also praised the bike’s racing successes. In its first year, the S 1000 RR has taken the Mirror.co.uk BSB-EVO crown, the Metzeler National Superstock 1000 Championship and the FIM European Superstock Cup.
Marc Potter, MCN’s editor and head of the judging panel, said of the S 1000 RR: “That you can get such an incredible and race-winning package, including traction control and anti-wheelie, on a road bike defies belief. The fact that it works so well as a complete package and that BMW has literally left every other sports bike gasping at its first attempt is phenomenal.”
BMW’s R 1200 RT, the best-selling touring motorcycle in the UK, won the ‘Tourer of the Year’ award, with the judges claiming “ask anyone in the MCN office which bike they’d chose if sent to the south of France and it would be the big BMW each and every time. It handles so well with or without a pillion and luggage.”
Adrian Roderick, BMW Motorrad General Manager, said: “The S 1000 RR has been a phenomenal success both on the track and in the showroom. It’s been praised by media and owners alike; it’s delivered two highly-competitive British racing championships in its first year on the track and won a number of national and international awards.
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