Yep you read right, I have a lead on some track prepped 2010 BMW S100RR bikes that could be had by those interested.
Back story:
My brother lives in the States has worked with the California Superbike School when they visit VIR a couple times a year. They use a fleet of ~30 BMW S1000RR bikes that they purchased brand spanking new from the factory in 2010. They are looking to renew their fleet and therefore need to part with the existing Beemers. The task of selling off the bikes lands to more or less one guy, who also happens to do all the maintenance on the bikes. However, being that he is not a dealer, and he has a full time job trying to keep the bikes serviced and all, doesn't really have time to try and flog off 30 some bikes. So he is definately willing to do a better deal for someone who will buy multiple bikes.
The Bikes:
2010 model BMW S1000RR that were bought direct from the factory and immediately converted for use by Cali SBK School. The are more or less stock with the exception of race body work (I can't remember the make of body work, will find out), removal of lights, R & G frame sliders, Akrapovik slip-on with some bikes having aftermarket rearsets (handful of instructor bikes). From what I understand the road gear is also available if there is interest, but getting the bike registered and WOF'd here in NZ would be your responsibility. They would be imported as a off-road only bike.
Most of you are probably familar with the wide range of students that come to the Cali SBK School, so you can fairly bet that the bikes have seen it all. From people who rarely get it over 6k rpm to those who are bouncing it off the rev limiter. When I rode in a couple of sessions with the students (on my bro's 748 and my first time at that track) I was flying past some students, and in return getting buzzed by other students and instructors. From what I saw though, I would say that the bikes are babied around the track much more often then being thrashed around. All of the bikes have around 20,000 MILES on them (30,000km) and have been repaired using geniune BMW parts for any damage that was done to them. There may be some parts that have minor cosmetic damage that haven't been replaced, but any part that was deemed to be damaged would be pulled off and replaced by a brand new part. The Disclaimer here would be that these bikes most likely have been crashed, run hard, and put away wet on occasion. But having said that, they have also been regularly serviced by a trained mechanic, so draw your own conclusions on their condition.
The Idea:
Assess the level of interest from riders here in NZ to see if it would be worthwhile to make a volume buy and import a number of bikes at a cheaper price then you could ever hope to find a road going BMW and convert it to a trackday/race bike. I'm sure everyone understands the benifit of volume buying and shipping the bikes over here and the price advantages that would offer.
I don't really know what the demand is for a track/race BMW over here, so I'm just testing the waters to see if there is enough interest to start putting some serious numbers together.
Of note, would be a great bike when GW convinces everyone to go from Superbike to Superstock spec for the premier class.
Disclaimer: I don't actually know what I'm talking about and everything I say should be taken as words of wisdom from a armchair general/mechanic/engineer/racer.
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