I love a good horsepower war.
Whenever we get manufacturers going head-to-head against one another for outright dominance, you get some seriously special machines with some genuinely interesting engineering. But there comes a point when those same manufacturers go too far and build something that literally can't be used by anyone outside of someone who races professionally. And I fear we're at that point with the top-tier superbikes.
We've seen this occur in Aprilia's, KTM's, and Ducati's latest offerings, as they've all upped the antes in bids to add everything their engineers can think up to make each faster and faster around a track. But each is a street motorcycle, something that's meant to be used with a license plate on the back of it. Yet, these machines are now faster and more capable than nearly every single one of their owners. None of these customers could ever hope to touch the true envelope of their performance. That is unless your last name is Marquez, Bagania, Acosta, or Toprak. Which makes me wonder, why even?
The latest in this series of hypersonic missiles is the updated 2025 BMW M 1000 RR. It's faster than ever before, has real downforce, and seems just as silly as those other motorcycles. And before you say anything in the comments, no, being able to pull wheelies on the highway doesn't count as enough skill to be worthy of this bike.
