Out of all the supersport motorcycles I’ve had the joy of riding, the BMW S 1000 RR just has to be one of my favorites. It’s a cutting-edge machine with way more power than anyone has any business having on the street. And yet, for some reason, it’s very well-mannered—even almost easy to ride.
It’s also a gorgeous machine that’ll have onlookers breaking their necks to have a look—and that’s in its base trim model. The bling and performance only get better as you move up the food chain. Of course, there’s the M 1000 RR, the street-legal homologation superbike that’s the star of the show of the WorldSBK. But if for some reason you’re not satisfied with all the fancy stuff on the M 1000 RR, BMW’s got you covered with an ultra-limited version of the bike dubbed the Champion Edition.
As you’ve probably guessed, the M 1000 RR Champion Edition was designed to celebrate BMW Motorrad’s championship in the 2024 season of the WorldSBK. The bike was piloted by none other than Toprak Razgatlioglu, a hooligan and stuntman merely cosplaying as a pro superbike racer. I mean, the dude even pulled a stoppie across the finish line a few years ago. You know, just to prove that he could.
Indeed, Toprak’s win for the 2024 WSBK season is a big deal for him, as it’s his second time bagging the title, with the first time being in 2021 with Yamaha. But it’s an even bigger deal for BMW, as it’s the German marque’s first-ever championship in the racing series. So yeah, a celebratory BMW M 1000 RR Champion Edition seems entirely called for.
So what makes the Champion Edition so special? Well, it’s one thing, mainly. Carbon fiber. You see, the standard M 1000 RR is already quite the masterpiece. But BMW has managed to outdo itself with the Champion Edition. This thing’s rocking an M Carbon airbox cover with Toprak’s signature on it, as well as a carbon fiber seat cowl, carbon fiber tail tidy, carbon fiber fairing, carbon fiber front and rear fenders—the list goes on. Oh, it also gets a track-only Akrapovic exhaust system. But let’s be real, you’re totally gonna ride this thing on the street if you could, right?
In total, BMW will only produce 54 of these things, as Toprak’s a busy dude and won’t have time to sign the airbox covers of any more bikes. Each unit will fetch a tidy sum of 54,000 euros, or about $57,380 USD, which is more money anyone looking for a toy to play with on the race track has to burn. So expect this bike to end up in the collections of ultra-rich superbike aficionados, or in the paddocks of ultra-rich wannabe racers.
Source: BMW Motorrad
