BMW Motorrad is expected to show two sports bikes in Milan next month: a fully faired F450RR at the entry level and an updated S1000RR superbike at the top.
BMW Motorrad is set to bring two new sports bikes to EICMA in Milan in early November. The updated S1000RR superbike was widely expected. The bigger news sits two segments lower, where a fully faired F450RR will join BMW’s entry-level range.
Can a 420cc parallel twin wear the RR badge with credibility? BMW seems to think so, and the market it’s chasing suggests the timing is right.
A Third Model for the 450 Family
The F450GS became BMW’s entry-level model in spring 2026. Its inline twin platform is built by TVS in India and was developed with BMW. At the time, BMW said the platform would underpin a whole family of models. The F450R naked bike followed at the start of October, and the F450RR is next.
BMW has made a small faired sports bike before. The single-cylinder G310RR was sold only in Asia. This time, BMW will also target Europe. The lower mid-range segment matters more there now, with Aprilia already selling the RS457 and Tuono 457. KTM is also preparing its own twin of just under 500cc, including a supersport model called the 490RC.
What We Know About the F450RR
BMW has released only a teaser image with the lights dimmed. However, SPEEDWEEK photographed a prototype during final testing, which fills in most of the gaps. As expected, the bike uses the same 420cc inline twin as its two siblings, complete with the 135-degree crankpin offset.
In the F450R, that engine makes 48PS. The naked bike also gets a newly developed exhaust and a road-focused frame with its own geometry and revised suspension. The RR appears to share that setup, with sportier ergonomics. In practice, that means:
- A steel-tube main frame and an aluminium swingarm
- A KYB upside-down fork
- A single 310mm front disc with a Brembo four-piston caliper
- A similar subframe and under-floor exhaust to the F450R
Weight is the interesting part. The F450R already sits right at the 175kg minimum allowed for a 48PS bike under A2 licence rules. The RR is expected to weigh only slightly more, if at all. That matters for newer riders, who can stay within the A2 rules without giving up any power.
Visually, the fairing mixes its own details with cues from the F450R and the new S1000RR. These include two-piece LED headlights and smaller winglets.
The S1000RR Gets More Power
The new S1000RR has been close to production for some time. It has covered plenty of testing on dynos, racetracks and public roads. Public type-approval data lists 215PS, which is 5PS more than the current bike.
Its front end, including the headlights and ram-air intake, closely follows the Concept RR. BMW first showed that concept at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este on 23 May 2025. The winglets return, but they now blend into the bodywork more neatly.
More to Come From Munich
A patent published in late summer points to a new casting method for light-alloy parts. It allows thinner walls, cutting weight without losing strength. BMW hasn’t confirmed which models will use it.
The sports range is likely to keep growing. SPEEDWEEK reports that at least one more twin-cylinder model is in development, sharing its basis with the upcoming F600GS. With a 450 at one end and a 1000cc superbike at the other, there’s a clear gap in the middle that BMW appears to be working on.
