The New BMW M 1000 XR Prototype is a High-Performance Bike Built For Distance Riding

BMW has revealed its newest prototype at the Isle of Man TT. It’s the third bike in the German automaker’s high-performance M series lineup. The all-new M 1000 XR prototype is a Motorsport variant of the S 1000 XR and BMW’s answer to demand for a sportier adventure bike that can also be used for distance riding.

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The result is the M 1000 XR, a long-distance sports bike that has exceptionally high performance and an incredibly lightweight construction. The new XR is one of the lightest in the M series. BMW used top-tier lightweight materials such as carbon fiber for the bike shoulder fairing, front and rear mudguards, fenders, and winglets that are common on all M variants.

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The company is also musing about the possibility of an “M Competition Package” or M 1000 RR which will be even lighter than the M 1000 XR variant. The RR variant package will purportedly include an M GPS lap trigger, M Aero wheel covers, an anodized rear wheel swing arm and DLC-coated M Endurance chain. The M 1000 RR, if produced will be geared specifically toward high-performance racing.

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The new M 1000 XR will be powered by the well-known BMW’s ShiftCam in-line four capable of over 200 hp and enables the bike to reach a top speed of 174 mph. To slow down from that incredible speed, BMW has fitted the bike with the same M brake calipersbraking system as the rest of the M family. Like her siblings the M 1000 RR and the M 1000 R, the new M 1000 XR will be fitted with a litany of technologies that will ensure the bike is safe, sensitive, responsive, and comfortable on and off the track.

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BMW hasn’t released a lot of information about the new XR, however with its official debut sometime in the second half of 2023, we expect bits of information to be gradually released up to its official date of release.