A Closer Look At India’s Most Expensive Bike Today

BMW’s M performance division has decided to mess with a two-wheeler for the first time, tweaking the already pretty potent S 1000 RR superbike to create the even more ludicrous M 1000 RR. Join us as we dive into this carbon-fibre clad beauty in these detailed images.

This being an ‘M’, it features the performance house’s signature red, navy blue and sky blue colours across its bodywork, on a base layer of white.

The boffins have managed to up the rev limiter and extract an additional 5PS in the process, pushing final output figures to 212PS and 113Nm.

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Overall, the M 1000 RR is 5 kg lighter than the S 1000 RR, and a large part of those savings come from this titanium Akrapovic exhaust system.

To ensure that the additional firepower doesn’t send you into orbit, the M men have slapped on some gorgeous carbon-fibre winglets for added downforce. Apparently 16.3kg of it at 299kph.

On the chassis front, rake angle has been changed from 23.1 degrees on the S 1000 RR to 23.6 degrees on the M 1000 RR, and the swingarm is now half an inch longer, all in a bid to add stability.

Carbon fibre wheels reduce gyroscopic effect to make the M more agile, while braking hardware consists of twin 320mm rotors clamped on by M-branded 4-piston monoblock calipers.

The Standard variant costs Rs 42 lakh while the Competition version will set you back by an eye-watering Rs 45 lakh (both prices ex-showroom.) Part of that extra cash goes towards an M GPS laptrigger software and the corresponding activation code.

Also exclusive to the Competition are an M milled parts package, an M carbon package, a lighter swingarm and BMW's new DLC-coated, maintenance-free M-Endurance chain.