The S1000RR received a full model change for 2019 at the November 2018 EICMA , Milan , Italy . The four-cylinder engine is entirely new , which is claimed to produce at 13,500 rpm ( up from the previous iteration ) and of torque at 11,000 rpm . This new engine employs BMW '' ShiftCam '' technology on the intake side , which varies intake valve timing and lift . The system has sliding concentric outer shafts , with two different cam profiles on them , on a splined inner shaft with the drive on one end . An ECU-controlled motor switches between low - and high-speed cams at 9,000 rpm in under 10 milliseconds , which produce soft , low-lift , short-duration cams for low-down and midrange torque , then a more aggressive profile cams for peak power production . The outer shafts are moved by a movable pin engaging in a cammed slot on the shaft , which slides the outer camshaft section left and right as needed . BMW claims the addition of this system gives the S1000RR a more linear torque curve than its predecessor
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