Base Models Finally Rollin In...
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Having owned both and having put over 53,000 miles on my S1000RR, I can tell you that the 1229 has to be run in race mode to get all the power out of it. The S1000RR is the same in race and slick modes, it's just that in slick, the throttle response becomes a bit sharper, but the power is identical.
My S1000RR had a full Akrapovic race system, custom tune, BMC race filter and made 185 rwhp on crappy california gasoline and a very tired old engine, so they are VERY fast, but my 1299 is faster in every regard, other than maybe a standing 1/4 mile. I just did some roll-ons with a friend who weighs 10 lbs more than me on his 2015 S1000RR and he loses about three bike lengths to me and more; we shut it off at around 170, so we don;'t know if the S1000RR claws it back on the top end.
Either way, both bikes are stupid fast, but the 1299 in race mode comes on SO hard from about 5K rpm, that the BMW can't stay with it until it gets up to around 9,000 rpm; THEN it's neck and neck.
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I'm very interested in your daily commute thoughts on your other thread. I currently have a s1000rr but miss Ducati.
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No doubt the BMW is the better commute bike, if purely for the lack of heat. I commuted on the 1299 yesterday in 85-90 degree heat and it was definitely an issue... Not enough to make me not want to commute on the 1299, but still not as pleasant as I would like. Other than that, the 1299 works great for me... Slim, nimble feels a LOT lighter.
I am running in race mode, dtc 3, dwc 4, ABS 3 for my commute and it works fantastically.
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Here's a BMW S1000RR and a Panigale 1299S at the racetrack and the Panigale is definitely faster on the straights.. you can see twice where the Panigale gets by pretty easily.
OK... Turns out that's an 1199R, the guy who published the video found out later it was an 1199... The video captions are wrong, but still.. no slouch is the 1199R. I suspect the 1299 would do better still, given it's stronger midrange.
Basically, two VERY fast bikes in a straight line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz56CZrn7A4
OK... Turns out that's an 1199R, the guy who published the video found out later it was an 1199... The video captions are wrong, but still.. no slouch is the 1199R. I suspect the 1299 would do better still, given it's stronger midrange.
Basically, two VERY fast bikes in a straight line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz56CZrn7A4
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I never thought I'd try racing my bike, but I'm going to give it a shot. The disappointing part was having to junk the electronic suspension. Its not allowed. I would buy a base, buy really nice suspension, and when its all said and done if you ever sell the bike you'll get money back on your add ons. Plus, I don't know what the 1299 S is like, but I hate the ....... little light on my dash from disconnecting the DES. Maybe the new S you can turn that off, but I wouldn't bet on it.
'It's all about the Base"...lol.
'It's all about the Base"...lol.
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Just picked up my 1299 base w akro slip on. Better than'm I imagined....
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