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I dropped the Gen3 into Williams BMW Manchester for it's annual service and MOT (and footrest recall). They are offering a 20% discount in February for some reason :-) Anyway whilst I was there I had a look round the showroom. Massively disappointed by the look of the later bikes. Those carbon...

I took the Gen3 to Oulton Park for the MSV road bike day. I only rode the BMW in the afternoon session as I was riding something else in the morning. It all went quite well. 1st session I was getting the hang of the bike and wasn't riding at fast road pace rather than track pace, and I didn't...

A few years back I went to Cadwell BMW Club day with Bob Bensley. But since then I've heard nothing. Is this still a thing ?

Took the Gen3 for a spin Sunday afternoon. Was probably the worst thing to do. Cars everywhere, A roads clogged, B roads full of cyclists, dual carriageways full of caravans. I gave up and came home. I could have gone for a ride on a CG125 and kept the same pace I normally take a trip out...

The Gen3 is in for it's annual service and an MOT. BMW - Hello Service dept Me - Hi I'd like to book my S1000RR in for a service BMW - Does it need any recall work Me - No I dodged a bullet and didn't buy a GEN4 Me & BMW - "Laughing" BMW - Good move

I decided to take the Gen3 to Silverstone to let it stretch it's legs. Lets face it a race track is the only place you can attempt to explore more than a fraction of the potential a S1000RR (or anything else over 600cc) has As it's a road bike with S22's I was placed in the middle group. Having...

Having sorted out the issues with Williams BMW Manchester and my HP4, I decided an upgrade was required. Although the HP4 was a fantastic bike, I had sort of fallen out of love with it. Although it was the Carbon edition it was missing some of the original stuff, the main one being the Akrapovic...

Pics in the Middle group. It was OK until rain stopped play https://www.joelcooperphotography.com/events-100/oulton-park-23rd-february/?sub=cc42021761e91a46ece80fe6ab2c56bf

Having searched around for a while on the various forums, hearsay, test reviews etc. can anyone confirm if the Euro4 Gen3 (sport) was a step up ready for the gen4/euro5 or is there much difference in the way the electronics actually work from the original Gen3 ?

All I can say is what a bike (again). Just over 100 mile run out. The day started a bit damp and the temp was 2degrees. It didn't get much warmer. It was that horrible drizzle that later turned into rain. A quick press of the mode button and off we go With bulky riding gear, I normally only...

I took the HP4 (complete with mirrors and number plate) to Anglesey Circuit - Trac M?n, for a strangely sunny October Track Day. After a few early sessions on the old 4XV R1, until it warmed up a bit, I decided I'd give the HP4 a run. Riding at probably 70% and following some of the quicker...

With all the techno gizmo's onboard these days, it was only a matter of time before a bit of software tells your bike to slow down. With GPS, mobile phone location tracking, Sat nav and what ever, Big Brother knows where you are and how fast you have travelled. The Strava app has always told you...

I decided although my 2014 HP4 (Carbon) is rather quick I'm tempted by a newer model, which I'm taking for a test ride this week. Any opinions ?

Had a rather good day ay the BMW riders day. It was the 1st opportunity I've had to ride the HP4 properly having only ridden it on the road. Whilst it's a lovely road bike, to use more of it's potential you really need a safer environment than the public roads around Greater Manchester Blue...

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On my 2014 HP4 the RHS switch gear has been replaced (I think). It no longer has the heated grip button or did BMW actually have heated grips as an optional extra ? Also the throttle cables sit in an independent (from the switch gear) bracket. My question, Is the OE RHS switch and the throttle...

Just about finished this so I took some pics. It's a 1991 RGV250 VJ22 with a few tweaks https://flic.kr/p/2kR4HJv

Well this is annoying. My HP4 has a quick action throttle but the heated grip system has been removed. As I want to ride it on the road, I'd rather like warm hands rather a QA system. Does anyone have a complete set for sale. I also need the part of the throttle cable assembly with the "heat"...

My HP4 as bought, was fitted with an AR system. It's way too loud. I'm assuming the previous owner cashed in on selling the OE exhaust system My question is 1 - Is the complete titanium OE system really ?6k ish ?? 2 - Can I silence the AR can by fitting some sort of baffle (I've written to AR...

I'm looking forward to my HP4 carbon being delivered on 3/12. I agonised over which version to get however being honest my ability isn't going to be pushing a superbike to it's limits these days. A cheaper Gen1 was on the cards as prices are affordable, then I considered the merits of the Gen4...