When it was new, the BMW M1000RR was offered up at $37,000. Here’s one that offers up the potential for a relative bargain, as it was salvaged due to damage on the frame near the slider mount from a tip over. It could be an interesting deal for someone who wants a heck of a track bike.
The M1000RR can be a little confusing – you’re paying about $15k more than the already-impressive S1000RR with the M Package but at first glance you’re not getting much more for your money. Well, that’s because it wasn’t really built for the public – it was specifically built to be the next platform for BMW’s race efforts. So there’s no electronically adjustable suspension, there isn’t much in the way of billet parts or carbon fiber, and the stock tires are Dunlop hoops that BMW expects you to ditch as soon as it leaves the dealer floor.
As MCN puts it in their review, “it’s insanely quick and one of the easiest superbikes for mortals to ride fast on track, but so is the S1000RR, which you can have for nearly half the price in base trim or 10-grand less in all-singing M Package spec. Its wings pin the front wheel down along the straights, but elsewhere the M feels so similar to the S1000RR it isn’t worth paying the premium, especially when you’re not getting the chassis designer labels you’d expect for a bike costing this much. But for race teams the extra cost is a drop in ocean if it means finishing first.”
It’s also one of very few bikes to get its own Lego model (which I bought and put together with Vy).
This example has aftermarket clipons and a Hindle exhaust, but obviously the big issue is the mark on the frame. Some people will understandably look at that and immediately pass. But I think there’s some potential here to enjoy the best that BMW currently offers with a significant discount. What would you do?
Find this M1000RR for sale in Bellevue, Washington with a BIN of $22,999 here on eBay.