Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • Fast Bikes

    Legal

    Jun 23, 2019 3 minutes

    The two big stories in the superbike world this year are the BMW S1000RR and the Aprilia RSV4 1100 Factory. We asked the engineers in charge of both bikes about the geometry development problems they faced – and how they built the ideal chassis for each bike.

    BMW S 1000 RR

    Sepp Machler is the product manager for the 2019 S 1000 RR, which boasts an all-new chassis design, plus adjustable steering head and swingarm pivot on the M-version. We started off by asking him if the old model influenced

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from Fast Bikes

    Fast Bikes8 min read
    Upfront
    Triumph has unveiled a new, updated Speed Twin 1200, plus a brand-new RS version, that adds some sweet chassis upgrades to the stylish modern classic roadster. First launched in 2018, the Speed Twin uses the firm’s high-output 1200 Bonneville paralle
    Fast Bikes4 min read
    Turning Its Back On Tradition
    Yamaha prides itself in developing clever engineering solutions to overcome problems, and while not every result is successful (err, Niken, GTS1000, MT-01…), some most certainly are. In the 1980s, when the firm was looking at extracting more performa
    Fast Bikes6 min read
    Developing The Ducati
    How big a decision was it for you to go to a double-sided swingarm? As a brand, we are focused on racing, so from one side of Ducati there was a big request from the racing department, from Gigi Dall’Igna, for help with the chassis. They had arrived

    Related Books & Audiobooks