BMW Motorrad Releases 2013 HP4 Supersport Bike

BMW Motorrad has released the 2013 HP4 — the lightest 4-cylinder supersport bike in the 1000cc class to date. Based on the BMW S 1000 RR, the new HP4 has an output of 193 hp (142 kW) and has a dry weight of 373 lbs (169 kg), including race ABS. Race ready with a 90 percent full fuel tank at just 439 lbs (199 kg).

The new BMW HP4 is a continuation of BMW Motorrad’s HP model series founded in 2005. After the boxer models HP2 Enduro, HP2 Megamoto and HP2 Sport, the BMW HP4 is the first 4-cylinder motorcycle in the HP family.

The new production HP4 is immediately ready for use on the race track, requiring no elaborate modifications. However, it also offers great potential for dynamic road riding.

Features include:

• Innovative suspension with Dynamic Damping Control (DDC).

• Race ABS with IDM setting.

• Dynamic Traction Control (DTC) with fine tune adjustment in "slick" mode.

• Launch control.

• Adapted wheelie detection.

• New rear wheel tires, 200/55 ZR 17.

• Shift assistant as standard equipment.

• Light titanium exhaust system with controlled acoustic valve and resonance pipe.

• Forged light alloy wheels, anodized in black.

• Radial monoblock brake calipers by Brembo with special brake pads.

• 9x floating brake discs at front.

• Extended, dual-section engine spoiler.

• Seat in monoposto look with passenger seat cover.

• Lighter 7 Ah battery.

• Performance-oriented engine setup.

• Increased torque in the medium engine speed range.

• Racing Blue Metallic/white finish.

Additional BMW Motorrad options and special accessories are available for further customization of the new HP4.

The Sturgis Motorcycle Museum and Hall of Fame recently named Marilyn Stemp and Steve Piehl to its board of directors.

Stemp is a pioneering figure in the motorcycle industry, founding IronWorks Magazine with her late husband, Dennis, and becoming the first female editor of a nationally circulated, mainstream motorcycle magazine. She also revived their trade magazine, Iron Trader News; edits the monthly Kiwi Indian News; contributes to several powersports media outlets; and is the founding editor of Sturgis Rider Daily. Stemp is a noted editor and writer of several motorcycle-focused books. Her consistent support for charitable efforts in the industry include the annual Biker Belles Celebration, Las Vegas BikeFest and as campaign chair for the Sturgis Motorcycle Museum’s development plan in 2014. She co-founded the Flying Piston charity events taking place in Daytona and Sturgis each year and is a National Ambassador for All Kids Bike. Stemp was inducted into both the Las Vegas Motorcycle Hall of Fame and the Sturgis Museum's Hall of Fame in 2018, and in 2022 she was recognized as one of the Top 100 Women in Powersports by DealerNews.