Ive yet to try the gen 4 can we have a diluted pros and cons on the gen 4 over the gen 3 from those who have had both ? Does it warrant the change for the money?
Ive yet to try the gen 4 can we have a diluted pros and cons on the gen 4 over the gen 3 from those who have had both ? Does it warrant the change for the money?
Speed doesnt kill, its how fast you stop.......
From the test ride I had it is certainly better than the Gen 3 and once setup properly it should be significantly easier to ride fast on track.
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Be interesting to see others views. Bought my Gen 4 in June and is my first BMW bike. I’ve recently had it on track at Alcarras for 3 days and was blown away by it so much that I’ve sold my Ducati 899 Trioptions track bike and bought a gen 3 track bike. I won’t get a chance to ride it until February at Jerez so would be nice to see others opinions.
The Gen 3 felt like a bus compared to the 4, steering and tip-in are worlds apart. Torque is such that 6th gear on the 4 feels like 4th on the earlier bike - which itself was no slouch in the mid range. The 4 doesn’t seem to have that scary top end because it’s got such strong performance lower down, so no big leap at 12k. I preferred the riding position of the 3, more sit-in. Suspension on the 4’s much more refined. TFT and its additional functions are a clear, huge improvement. New model’s much much easier to go quick on without the level of drama that came with the earlier one. I can see that many people might prefer the drama though! 4 sounds crap compared to the 3, worth repeating - crap, even with an end can. Which do I prefer - my new M, absolutely no contest.
I would say it is a very different bike so backward comparisons are going to be subjective.
Feels more like a 600 but goes like a rocket.
I always felt the gen 3 was made for road with a bias towards use on track, whereas the gen 4 feels as though it was made for track and then they put the mirrors on.
ive had 11 and ,15 both were really good the 15 was much better the gen 1 in every way,on the test ride on the gen 4. it turned in much faster ,engine def spun up much quicker I liked the wider bars,pegs about right im 5ft 8in the dash is mint,i didn't like were the wheel thing on the left hand bar was I kept hitting it with my hand,brakes were really good,apart from the name,i would have liked a full belly pan like the 15,i think its a big leap forward from the gen 3,why don't bmw bolt on those nasty looking cats instead welding them![]()