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Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus were both at Valencia last week to test the brand new BMW S1000RR in a two-day session.

Both riders looked right at home on their new machines after a maximum testing session in perfect weather conditions.

Corser said,

“I am a bit surprised really because I didn’t think I would feel as comfortable on the bike as I did.  The base is very good and although there is a lot of work to be done, I feel very positive about our prospects.  Even though I have had just two days on the bike, I feel it is my bike and I wasn’t expecting that so soon.  The team have now got a lot of info and telemetry data to work with for the next test, but I’m happy with the progress we made over the two days.  The communication is very good and there have been no problems except that I got hit by a bird towards the end of test.  It happened between turn one and two and it hit me just under the throat, above my chest protector, and it was a pretty heavy hit.  It ruined by lap and it didn’t do the bird any good either!”

Xaus said,

“I am happier today than yesterday, but that’s normal because I have now had more time on the bike.  What I can say is that I am very happy with the bike – how it handles, how it turns and it’s power.  It is very stable at speed and it is not a physical bike to ride and already I’m pretty comfortable on it.  Troy and I have different riding styles and that means we are giving our team a lot of info and data for them to analyse before the next test.  Troy has experience of riding twins, three cylinder and four cylinder bikes, so was able to get dialled in faster than me, but that’s what I expected.  Everybody in the team is working well together and I feel very positive and happy about our future.”

Here’s a short onboard clip of the BMW S1000RR, sounds fantastic;