BMW R1200S Endurance Racer

Make Model	BMW R 1200S Endurance Racer
Year	2007
Engine	Four stroke, two cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer air/oil-cooled, 4 valves per cylinder
Capacity	1170
Bore x Stroke	101 x 73 mm
Compression ratio	12.5;1
Induction	Fuel injection, 52mm throttle butterfly
Starting	Electric
Clutch	Single dry plate clutch, Ø 180 mm
Max Power	130 hp 96 kW @ 9500 rpm
Transmission	6 Speed
Final Drive	Shaft
Gear Ratio	1st 2.277 / 2nd 1.583 / 3rd 1.259 / 4th 1.033 / 5th 1.903 / 6th 1.805
Frame	Main and front frame made of steel tubing, rear section omitted, partially self-supporting powertrain
Front Suspension	BMW Telelever with Öhlins suspension strut, 110 wheel travel
Rear Suspension	BMW Paralever with Öhlins suspension strut, 120 wheel travel
Front Brakes	2x 305mm discs 4 piston caliper
Rear Brakes	Single 265mm disc
Front Tyre	120/70 ZR 17
Rear Tyre	195/55 ZR 17
Wet-Weight	195 kg
Fuel Capacity	23 Litres

This is the first official image of the Sportboxer and the closest thing to a Superbike BMW has ever built till 2008,

It was entered for one of the world’s toughest endurance races, the Le Mans 24-hour in 2007.

The 140bhp, 195kg (fully-fuelled) R1200S based machine was be ridden by road racers with BMW Cup experience: Stéphane Mertens, Thomas Hinterreiter and Rico Penzkofer, with Marcus Barth as the back-up rider.