Classic BMW HP2 Sport Review | Dream Rides

We've been back to The Bike Specialists for another Dream Rides, this time is the BMW HP2 Sport, can it live up to the hype?
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[sabamacx]

At the time I drooled over a HP2 Megamoto. That journey took me to a Nuda 900R, 990 SMR, and then finally a Hypermotard 1100 EVO SP (never selling). Maybe one day a Bimota DB10 might show up and I'll lose my inhibitions.

[panrucker]

On my second one, with ackro pipe, race Ohlins ride height adjustable rear shock, carbon fibre race air intake. The handle bars on your example are my custom built handle bars, tip of bar is 1 3/4” higher than stock, for street, only 60 sets of these bars ever made, all sold.

[BikesandBriar]

One of the coolest sportbikes ever made. I got a chance to take a short test ride on one, and I should have bought it. I wish manufacturers would make more unique machines like this.

[moto]

What a bike, BMW’s technicians built this bike to show what they were capable of, and what a bike, grunt, handling and stopping power, crap mirrors…. loved riding it, wish I still had it…. But I’ve said that about many bikes

[floyd]

Love these, and love my R1200S which is about 80% of this bike for 20% of the price :)

[urbanstrencan]

BMW needs to do a new R1300 GS HP2 ;)
Chris this is a really exotic one :)

[razzaspencer]

I've always fancied one of these as a stable mate for my RR. I remember the first time I saw a HP2 Sport it looked stunning then and still does now

[Grizzold-HP]

Nice, thanks for the video. I had the BMW HP2 Enduro and of all my bikes in 50 years, it still is my favorit.
After mods the wet weight was down to 184kg, with 125hp and 125nm. It constantly tried to kill me, huge fun with supermoto wheels.

[_audacerider]

As an ex R1100S owner this is still my "if I would win the Lotto Money" motorcycle purchase! Absolutely stunning carbon tail subframe. And the best thing is BMW actually raced it in at Le Mans 24 hours. Making it a proper homologation special. With the race exhaust this bike sounds like the "horns of Jericho" epick stuff

[exothermal.sprocket]

In the US, Nate Kern seems to have been the showcase racer on the HP2, and later on the R NineT series.

[dippee]

Great review ❤, what about a R1100s boxer cup review?

[luddite]

Great review! I've been looking forward to this since you said it would be the next bike after your HP4 video back in August. Well worth the wait - thanks.

[cecilwilson]

Another great video in the series and thanks James for letting your bikes be used, , smashing to get a lesson on a very left field bike ☘️☘️☘️☘️ from northern Ireland 👍

[MotorcyclesForMatures]

I have exactly the same bike and more then happy to keep it forever. It is like having original Parabellum P-08

[AM-ukjv]

I love this bike. I’d like to own one someday day. It’s a forever bike.

[alanl]

I absolutely love mine, can’t see what I’d swap it for! It gives me a warm glow when I open the garage door.

[GrahamT]

A very special bike, as is the engine. It's not a normal boxer engine, it has radial cylinder heads like the MV F4, titanium con rods, special pistons and each engine was hand built to an exacting spec. Also a quick shifter on the up changes and lots of pops and bangs coming down the box into corners etc. As was reported, it can be ridden every day and it is completely fuss free, plus it's sub 200kg in weight. A good investment too as they sell today for what they cost to buy in 2008 and worth every penny and will probably increase in value. I believe BMW built these as homologation bikes so they could go world endurance racing.

[sugarrfree]

Thank You Bike Specialists for letting Chris ride this beauty. Thank You Chris for the test

[thenewcraft]

I had no idea this bike existed. I've seen a couple more upright bikes with less fairings but nothing like this. Very cool!

[DndOnlySnickL]

Yesss finally, this one is special! ❤