German motorcycle manufacturer BMW is to limit all new production S 1000 RR machines to 9,000 rpm for the first 600 miles (1,000km) following excessive wear found by race team mechanics on undisclosed engine components. The company announced it has issued a second software patch for the German superbike after two bikes getting a software update to introduce a rev limit suffered instrument failure.
The patch has been developed as a result of concerns that some customers, mostly race teams usin… (read more)