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BMW Motorrad has extensively updated the 2027 M 1000 RR with a newly designed frame derived from its WorldSBK program. The frame uses walls around 30% thinner and is about 1.3 kg lighter; forged M wheels are now standard, carbon wheels become optional, and new M Track Packages are available.
From what I've seen at the track, bringing a WorldSBK-derived frame to the production M 1000 RR is seriously exciting. From turn-in to exit, a rider wants front-end feel and grip, not just a number. If BMW has revised wall thickness by around 30% and lost 1.3 kg, I want to know how much more information reaches the rider mid-corner.
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Older M updates felt like added kit. This one sounds like it starts with the foundation.
Making carbon optional is smarter. Better than forcing the price up as standard.
If forged M wheels are standard, that helps riders who do not need carbon.
Around 30% thinner walls and 1.3 kg less; I want to feel what those numbers do.
I am waiting for a ride before I buy the frame talk.
A new frame on the M 1000 RR? That is genuinely exciting.
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