The really fast show

FIRST RIDE

BMW S1000RR 2012 MILES

RIDING TOPRAK’S M1000RR

We’ve done the first 750 miles with our perky new Beemer. Here’s what Mike Armitage has found so far

BMW commit to RR sports models with new radical winged prototype

Sportsbike sales have bombed as we’ve got older and the bikes have got faster and more pricey. The new R9 is set to redress these issues, but will it attract lapsed sportsbike riders? We ask former TT racer – and now pensioner – Chris Moss