BMW HP4 Race: 750 units worldwide !

BMW has just confirmed the launch of the new HP4 Race discovered this fall at the Milan Motor Show: this particularly exclusive "thoroughbred racing motorcycle" will be built "in a limited edition of 750 copies", specifies the manufacturer who has entrusted its "manufactured manufacture to a small, highly specialized team "to guarantee" quality of the highest level ". Presentation.

An exceptional hand-made motorcycle? This is what BMW promises with its new HP4 Race, which will only be available in 750 copies worldwide. Designed on the basis of a standard, the HP4 race displays only "171 kg in running order and all full" thanks to its 100% carbon frame (7.8 kg!) And its wheels of the same material.

It develops a power of 215 hp (158 kW) at 13,900 rpm and a maximum torque of 120 Nm at 10,000 rpm, announces the manufacturer..

• MNC of 8 November 2016 :

The maximum speed has been increased to 14,500 rpm (instead of 14,200 rpm on the S 1000 RR) and the six-speed "close ratio" type gearbox is delivered with several sprockets and chain rings..

BMW HP4 Race Video

On the suspension side, the BMW Superbike adopts an Ohlins inverted fork of the FGR 300 type and a combined spring / shock absorber of the TTX 36 GP type. Braking is entrusted to Brembo with two GP4 PR type nickel-plated aluminum monobloc calipers, titanium pistons and T-Type-Racing steel discs, 320 mm in diameter and 6.75 mm thick.

"Perfect race starts"

Finally, the new German bomb is naturally equipped with a host of electronic assistances: the dynamic traction control DTC "acoustically perceptible and managed by ignition cut-off", the EBR engine brake and the anti-wheeling protection are programmable for each report according to the driver’s wishes, while the "Pit Lane Limiter" monitors compliance with the speed limit in the pit lane and the "Launch Control" will ensure "perfect race starts", promises BMW.

Main features of the new BMW HP4 Race

• 7.8kg carbon monocoque main frame
• Self-supporting carbon frame rear part, adjustable to three heights
• Carbon rims approximately 30% lighter than forged light alloy rims
• Ohlins inverted fork type FGR 300
• Ohlins spring / shock absorber combination type TTX 36 GP
• One-piece Brembo type GP4 PR brake calipers combined with T-Type-Racing steel brake discs with a diameter of 320 mm (thickness: 6.75 mm) at the front
• Max power: 158 kW (215 hp) at 13,900 rpm
• Maximum torque: 120 Nm at 10,000 rpm
• "Close ratio" racing gearbox with adapted gear ratios
• Weight-optimized electrical system with a lightweight 5 Ah lithium-ion battery
• 2D dashboard and 2D data acquisition system including data logger
• DTC dynamic traction control (programmable in 15 levels, report to report)
• EBR motor brake (programmable on 15 levels, report by report)
• Anti-wheeling (programmable relative to ratio)
• Launch Control (automated start function)
• Pit lane limiter (speed limit in the pit lane)
• Lightweight carbon fairing elements with quick release fittings
• Colors BMW HP Motorsport
• Manufactured production of 750 units

BMW HP4 Race photo gallery

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