BMW S1000XR Review at RevZilla.com 

Lemmy... dude... absolutely excellent review. Just discovered your channel today and I'm blown away by the production value. Intelligent and spot on stuff. Can't wait to work my way through your library. Also especially love that you aren't some petite little metro boy racer so I can listen to what you have to say about ergos. :)

Lemmy, you may be the only guy I know who talks fast yet makes a lot of sense. Thank you for your reviews.

Man, RevZilla always has the best and most comprehensive bike reviews on the internet.

Enjoyed the review... and I've watched almost all s1000xr reviews. As an owner of the XR, I noticed the buzzing bars everyone talked about when I took it off the crate but now with almost 7000 Kms on it, the buzz seems to no longer be noticeable. Loving this bike! Commuting, sport riding, long touring day... all just as enjoyable. The smooth torque and power are beautiful and simply a pleasure to ride.

Again, a fantastic honest review by Lemmy, great job RevZilla! You guys should seriously consider a seperate channel for bike reviews.

This is the best motorcycle review I think I've ever seen. Well done.

I've test ridden the bike myself. And I can honestly agree with his assessment of the bike. I also have the pro shifter on my RT and it works so much better on the XR. Using the clutch lever is needed for first gear and once coming to a stop, other than that the shifter is just flawless.

Lemmy, You and your crew simply put out the best and most informative reviews that entertain and get to the point. Excellent work.

I'm not even interested in adventure bikes and I'm still watching and enjoying this review because it's THAT good!

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These are the best motorcycle reviews on the net. Other motorcycle news sites would do well to watch and learn.

Great review. Comprehensive, unbiased - the way all reviews should be. And...that scenery! I need to have another holiday in California...

Tall mans sport tourer? Great vid with rolling shots and many angles. Lemmy high energy and great showmanship.

those suspenders hanging down like that were making me nervous as hell. picturing them getting wrapped up in a wheel or hooked on a peg or something.....shudder

This review is superbly well put together. Well done!

Lemmy Fucking Rocks. Anthony - Make that a T-Shirt!

Motorcycle manufacturers should pay you guys to review these bikes!! Its comprehensive and unbiased. Love it!!

Nice review of the S1000XR! Good job explaining the electronic rider features that BMW included with the bike. I found it really helpful.

Excellent review and outstanding video production! Thanks

Thanks for the awesome review! Keep on like that Revzilla

Best of the Best reviews! thanks Lemmy

You guys do the best reviews on the Net, bar none!

Great bike review , nice to get away from kit for a change and back on a bike with great scenery and quality video, would love to see more

Noone does reviews like you. please keep it up.

Its the Best review so far on this bike 101%

this is the gold standard for all motorcycle reviews.

Thanks Lemmy for another excellent review! I want this bike and I want to ride those roads, shame the latter is a long way from bonny Scotland!!!

Great video, and of course very well rounded review.

Great review as always! Thanks Lemmy!

Best review I have ever seen on this bike. Bmw sales of this will increase just from this video. This is my dream bike but I would have to sell my car to justify owning this $20k+ machine after tax, luggage,, and a few other additions.

Wow! Excellent Review! The Best of RU-vid!

Fantastic review. Cheers guys!

Definitely will add this bike to my Wishlist. It looks great and performance well. Very nice review Lemmy!

Honestly, best bike review ever. This will sell boatloads of these bikes.

definitely one of the best bike reviews i;ve seen on youtube. i liked how you named (on screen) the gear Lemmy was wearing, it would have been good if you had done the same during the modifications part of the video.

This was wholesome af, thank you for this

Excellent review video. Lenny does an outstanding job.

Looked at these, I ended up going with the Caponord Rally though, and have to say I'm glad I did, I love it and it left about 5k in my pocket and 123hp on a bike in this weight category is plenty honestly

great review Lemmy, I'm going out on Demo Days with BMW and going to test ride the S1000XR so I will check out your points on the bike you talked about.

Another excellent review!

Saw this guy on a track before I knew of it existence, everytime it flew by I was confused. sounds great

nicely done. Good looking production values in the presentation as well.

Great review! Keep it up guys.

I just got my 2018 S1000XR and its simply the greatest bike in the world. It does EVERYTHING exceptionally well.

Nice Review guys all point coverd.

Great motorcycle and review; top notch!

Great review Lemmy.

Thanks guys, just bought the bike after this review!

Awesome bike, and super review, you guys are the best thanks keep it up.

Lenny's ans Spurge's reviews are top notch... I would love to watch longer reviews... it is so fun to watch, but over too fast... we still want to see the Revzilla Geek Motorscooter race... ya'll are not getting out of that one... ;-)

Great review!

Another great review, wow a bike MY SIZE. THX Guys

I'm a bit surprised not hearing a single remark on the very noticable handlebar vibration on this bike...I've heard that in every single review! You should point out the flaws as well on this otherwise fantastic bike ;)

I *just* test rode it at an yearly event organized by Morton's BMW in Frederick's Virginia. I got the notification for this review between test rides! This bike is fantastic. I can say that even as a 2015 S1000RR owner. I would love to have the XR for daily commuting and the RR for the weekends. Heck, you can take the XR out during the weekends too if you are going on a long trip. People often mention that the handle bars are buzz-y but I didn't notice it very much, may have something to do with how different people grip the handle bars. I also tried the R but unless you love the looks, XR does everything better. This will be my next bike purchase.

Great job on the review Lemmy. I had a couple of questions: Did BMW fix the issue with the excessive vibration through the handlebars at highway cruising? Any neck strain at high speeds (> 70 mph)? Is the bike stable at high speeds (>130 mph)?

I love this review!

For a "cruiser" guy, Lemmy sure does get around the corners... fast! #whoosh!

I miss the days of Hwy 39 going all the way to Angeles Crest. Last time I did that was on my brand new 1979 RD400. I hear they are working on rebuilding it.

Lemmy every bike you review I want to buy.

lol the only time you used the quick shifter is when you were talking about it. love your reviews though!

Fantastic review

Another great review, the new Harley Softail Slim S might be a great bike to talk about. It could benefit from some mods too.

Lemmy....outstanding!! Nicely done. Feels than the Goldwing? lol. Lemmy, next reviews, talk about the ergos and how you fit. ie, your height and inseam. How you feel flat footing the bike. Slow speed maneuvers. Anything on 2 wheels is fine at speed, its the traffic lights that cause problems. Excellent job.

Been shopping around for over a year trying to figure out which bike might be a good fit. Don't want to get a first bike that I'm going to ditch. The Ducati Supersport S doesn't seem like it's going to carry that much, and although I don't like ADV style at all they seem to check off the utility boxes. I don't intend to get offroad much or at all though. Is there some way to get a sport bike to hold Givi cases , like a custom subframe without throwing off geometry? The 1200RS is about as close as I've found but I don't love it because it's too funky and expensive really for what it is. The F 800 GT is shunned as entry level and doesn't get the electronics it deserves... I really want that dynamic suspension. I figure I could put a bigger windshield on a S1000R/RR if I could get bags and adjusted ergos on it. It's really an every day, do all, commute, light sport, enjoyment, touring machine that I want. I don't need old school, naked, adv, scooter, or 800lbs. I just want it to be as well executed as my old 3 series car and thusly perfectly enjoyable and usable. It does not seem many motorcycles out there are designed to fill this hole in the market at all because all of them have some major snag that I run into when investigating... what would be an alternate way of going about this without resigning to an ADV bike? On the bright side it took me so long Klim came out with the Kodiak and Apex, I know which schuberth helmet I want, and I've had time to checkout all the dainese gloves and boots, as well as compile a huge list of mods I would like to make. I like customizing things! I think the F800GT would be a good starting point if I could get them to hook the electronics in from the dynamic ESA and get an alternator that can handle extra power needed from auxiliary lighting and radio. If I could get the comfort, stability, and practicality/luggage of the RS on the S1000RR I would probably go with it despite it's a crazy bike for a first one. It looks way better than the RS. I don't think they've updated the K1300S since I graduated high school lol

.OMG! I didn't even know such a bike existed.

Lemmy! Great review man, would like to hear any thoughts, if you could, on how the S1000 XR compares to the R1200 GS :). Keep up the great work!!

I've watched and read a ton of reviews of this new bike and kudos Lemmy, this one is the best--thanks! I dove into the early adopter deep end as soon as this bike came out, so with a few K miles on it, I can heartily agree with all the praise for the engine, quick shifter, and tech on this bike. There's instant torque everywhere you ask for it, and as pointed it, all the electronics enable me to be much more graceful and safe rider than I otherwise could hope for. Although it's good looking, it's not as pretty as the Multistrada but the precision of the in-line 4 seems much more refined than the Testastretta. The unprotected oil cooler and radiator is the first thing I addressed with the R&G parts, great call on that. But I do have a few more suggestions for improvement. The biggest issue is the 'buzzy' feel, which frankly doesn't bother me after a few weeks of getting used to it, but some riders I've talked to really can't tolerate it. One owner I met said his hands went numb after 2 hours on the bike, and you feel it through the seat also, particularly around 5k RPM. BMW apparently did nothing to dampen it --but there are some hacks out there (filling the handlebars, bar end weights, etc). The handlebars are quite wide but they allow for really comfortable and precise handling, as I found up in the Santa Cruz mountain twisties. The downside is that whereas here in CA we can lane split, sometimes I have to hold back where I see other riders with a narrower profile filtering through if there isn't a wide opening. The 'sport bike' wind screen is fine for easy rural and urban riding, but on the highway, it's brutal even in the 'up' position. Givi says they are coming out with one 13 cm taller, and I can't wait for that one. The luggage attachment frames are super-ugly. Look at what the Multistrada gets: the pannier attachments are essentially hidden on the passenger grab rails. Also the ridiculous giant fender on the back detracts from the bike's character, IMO, but it can be easily removed entirely without affecting the light and license plate cluster. The seat is a nice shape, but thin, which you feel after a couple hours. I'm probably going to have Corbin or Sargent take care of that. Unlike the Ducati, the OEM lights are weak, so I replaced those with LED bulbs, and added some Denali on the forks for extra measure. Ducati has the turning signals built in, which is a nice touch I wish I could replicate. There's a legal Akrapovic available, but it's a grand, and the stock exhaust has a really nice note already, as you pointed out. The physical controls are fantastic, even with the 'Apollo 11' era LCD panel. What I found delightful was that if you get the BMW Nav V kit, a lot of additional data flows through the interface to the GPS screen itself, and more than makes up for the stock screen. The damn thing is so much fun to ride, and so peppy you tell yourself 'hot damn!' every time you swing a leg over, so the glitches are worth dealing with to me. Thanks again. P.S. By the way, for someone looking for a similar bike for a lot less cash, check out the Kawasaki Versys 1000 LT which has finally come to the US. It lacks some of the over-the-top goodies BMW serves up for one low price they include the center stand, luggage and the works. I'd look at that before the Caponord.

Great review 😆

Want! if i owned one i would be looking for ways to remove the front and have a 'two in one' bike. i did this with the FZ6, good times.

Beautiful, just one question sr? Which is the best Turing bike for you?

you use the clutch a lot, but, after test riding it, I love it, but the quick downshift didn't work real well at lower rpm.

Man o Man, that bike has some fantastic features. The smooth as butter transmission alone is enough to send shock waves through a man's wallet and the wife screaming "the last bike - again!"

I saw a guy killing nakeds, sports and supersports on a circuit with XR just like this, such an amazing machine..

Agreed - a damned good bike. Great review.

Ya!!! more Lemmy

its a damn great review. but the background music is a bit to loud while the guy is explaining the bike.

My Rukka AirRider pants rises a bit when i sit on the bike. Is that why Lemmy took the suspenders away to ride?

Great "write up" Thanks. How about discussing BMW's reliability issues on their newer (less than 10 year old new design) bikes like they had with the F series. I personally experienced piston failure, final drive failure, front belt pulley, etc etc. The lights where useless for series night riding, the genuine panniers terrible and I had to take BMW to caught to get them to honour statutory warrantee. Think long and had before you by a new design BMW,

That thing sounds soooo good

Awsome revew :)

Can you compare this bmw with another bmw like the gs1000/1250?

Hi RevZilla! I can't understand the part for the lights upgrade? 11:30 Can you send me the link of that product? some hybrid lights.... All the best ☺ Ivan

Thank you for explaining everything and bunny hop my aprilia dorsoduro wheelies to easy i do not try to.

I have to say that i am kinda worried about the radiators behind the front wheel, given that the fender is so small :S

Dear lemmy can you make a review of the super tenere xtz1200 thnxs.

Hey spot on review. You might have just sold it to me.

If you can do BMW R ninet and BMW R1200GS adventure lc would be very appreciate. The review is very good, however, you haven't mention any flaw of this bike at all, like vibration at high speed, etc. Thank you

Great bike. I would add either Denali or Clearwater Darla lights for sure as maybe an Akropovic exhaust, done. How is engine vibration?

Did they fix the vibration problem in the handle bars, other reviews stated this was a huge downfall. You did not mention it one time?

I love you guys!!

hows the vibration levels in the footpegs and handlebars during cruising and acceleration?

Finally, I've been waiting for this one! Better get the pop corn and beer...

glad to see you made it out of crystal lake ok. I was looking for a Jason Vorhees appearance

Beautiful video, still can't figure out how you guys are getting all these angles edited together like that without getting caught! My only guess is you're repeating the same words on the same road multiple times and patching it together... go RevZilla!

Awsome review! I just bought 1. Question for other XR owners, would you buy the extended warranty, 2 years for $800? I'm concerned about all of the electronics. I had my 2004 RT and 8 years and never needed it.

Why do you think about saving some money and getting the non-dynamic esa. Would you do that?

Thks for review

Excellent review, do you have guys one for the DVT Multistrada S1200 2015?

Hwy 39 Azusa! Crystal Lake Cafe! I ride there all the time! This really seems like my kind of bike, but so does a Versys 1000 LT or a R1200RS. How's the buzz on the S1000XR?

+RevZilla It's time for Antony to do a ride review guy's!!!!