The BMW HP2 Sport has successfully made a stir in the industry, thanks to the racing dynamics it now espouses.

Of the many features of the HP2 Sport, it bears pointing out that the bike comes with an air/oil-cooled flat twin four stroke DOHC (with radial valves) engine that's impressive by all accounts. The engine configuration also has a cylinder head cover made of carbon fiber with replaceable valve cover guards, a complete stainless steel exhaust system, a six-speed gearbox, a digital engine management with twin-spark ignition system, a double oil cooler, and a closed loop 3-way catalytic converter with oxygen sensor.

The HP2 Sport also has a slew of state-of-the-art features that will be a boon to its owners. It's got a low beam headlamp height adjustment, an LED rear indicator, hazard warning flasher, a permanent headlamp beam, digital race instruments with 2D cluster, and an electronic immobilizer.

Last, the HP2 Sport doesn't complete its package without the prevalent use of carbon fiber. In this case, the lightweight material is all over the bike, including the front and the rear, the self supporting body work, and the engine spoiler made of carbon fiber.

Find out more about the BMW HP2 Sport after the jump.

2012 BMW HP2 Sport

Specifications
  • Make: Array
  • Model: 2012 BMW HP2 Sport
  • Engine/Motor: inline-2
  • Horsepower: 98 @ 8750
  • Torque: 115 @ 6000
  • Transmission: Gearbox Constant mesh 6-speed gearbox
  • [do not use] Vehicle Model: Array

BMW HP2 Sport Features and Benefits

Special Features

Front and rear made of carbon fibre, self supporting body work

Engine spoiler made of carbon fibre

Radial Brake calliper

Gear Shift Assist

Engine/Driveline

Shaft drive

Air/oil cooled flat twin four stroke DOHC (with radial valves) engine

Cylinder head cover made of carbon fibre, with replaceable valve cover guards

Complete stainless steel exhaust system

6 Speed gearbox

Digital engine management with twin-spark ignition system

Double oil cooler

Closed loop 3 way catalytic converter with oxygen sensor

Running Gear

BMW Motorrad paralever and telelever (EVO)

6.0 x 17 inch rear wheel with 190/55 ZR 17 Tyre

Twin disk front brake (Evo,320mm dial)

Single disk rear brake

Prop stand with starter inhibit

Armoured steel brake hoses

Armoured steel clutch hoses

Forged and milled wheels, 5 double spokes

Rear and front suspension strut Ohlins, fully adjustable, additional length adjustment

Electronics

Low beam headlamp height adjustment

LED rear indicator

Hazard warning flasher

Permanent headlamp beam

Digital race instruments with 2D cluster

Electronic immobiliser

Equipment

Integral ignition switch and steering lock

Single seat

Toolkit

One key system for ignition, steering and fuel filler cap

Milled foot rests adjustable

Milled triple clamp

Milled stub handlebars, adjustable

Specifications

Engine Type

Air/oil-cooled 2-cylinder 4-stroke flat twin ('Boxer'), two camshafts, four valves per cylinder in radial arrangement, central balancer shaft

Bore x stroke

101 mm x 73 mm

Capacity

1,170 cc

Rated output

over 98 kW (133 bhp) at 8,750 rpm

Max. torque

115 Nm at 6,000 rpm

Compression ratio

12.5 : 1

Mixture control

engine management Electronic intake pipe injection / BMS-K digital engine management with overrun fuel cut-off, single-spark ignition

Emission control

Closed-loop 3-way catalytic converter, emission standard EU-3

Maximum speed

over 200 km/h

Fuel consumption per 100 km

at constant 90 km/h tbd

Fuel consumption per 100 km

at constant 120 km/h dbd

Fuel type Unleaded premium

octane number 98 (RON); automatic knock control permits operation with minimum octane number 95 (RON)

Alternator Three-phase

alternator 480 W

Battery 12 V / 12 Ah

maintenance-free

Clutch

Single dry plate clutch, hydraulically operated

Gearbox

Constant mesh 6-speed gearbox

Drive

Shaft drive

Frame Tubular steel space frame

front and rear made of self-supporting carbon

Front wheel location

suspension Telelever, spring pre-load continuously variable, compression damping, rebound damping and vehicle height adjustable

Rear wheel location

suspension EVO Paralever, Öhlins central spring strut, spring pre-load continuously adjustable, rebound and compression damping adjustable, vehicle height adjustable

Suspension travel front

rear 105 mm / 120 mm

Wheelbase

1,485 mm

Castor

86 mm

Steering head

angle 66 °

Wheels Milled cast

aluminium wheels

Rim Front

3.50 x 17"

Rim rear

6 x 17"

Tyre, front

120/70 ZR 17

Tyre, rear

190/55 ZR 17

Brake, front

Dual disc brake, floating brake discs, 320 mm diameter, Brembo monobloc 4-piston caliper

Brake, rear

Single disc brake, diameter 265 mm, double-piston floating caliper

ABS BMW Motorrad ABS as optional extra, deactivation function, with brake pressure detection

Length

2,135 mm

Width (incl. mirrors)

750 mm

Height (excl. mirrors)

1,163 mm

Seat height, unladen weight

830 mm

Inner leg curve, unladen weight

1810 mm

Unladen weight, road ready, fully fueled

199 kg

Dry weight

178 kg

Permitted total weight

330 kg

Payload (with standard equipment)

131 kg

Usable tank volume

16 litres

Reserve approx.

3 litres


Quotes

Visordown ---- "Is BMW’s HP2 Sport the ultimate Boxer, or just an over-priced showman? We spent a day on the road with the £15,000 BMW that floats like a butterfly and stings like a bee"

Autoblog ---- "The new HP2 Sport appears fully competitive with the best from Italy and Japan. To prove it can compete, BMW developed this bike through racing in the form of the World Endurance Championship, and it performed quite well, especially for the company's first effort with a new bike"