Killer Boxer: BMW HP2 Sport

For Sale: 2008 BMW R-Series HP2 SPORT

As the saying goes, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. And this HP2 Sport has got to be about as close to Italian as BMW can get. When you think of an air-cooled, twin cylinder, underseat exhaust, carbon fiber bodywork, Ohlins suspension sportbike, Ducati or Bimota springs to mind. But in some ways, BMW has out-Ducati-ed that famous marque with this offering. Sporting 130 HP from the traditonal boxer motor, BMW has created a farewell icon; while boxers will continue on in the BMW lineup, all serious sporting duties will fall to the newly minted S1000RR.

When new, these bikes rivaled Bimota in pricetag: it took upwards of $25k MSRP to purchase one of these special machines – provided you could find one. Lately we have seen a few come available on the used market, but pricing has held pretty firm.

From the seller:
2008 BMW HP2 SPORT NON ABS MODEL. BUILT IN RACE COMPUTER. THIS IS THE $26K CARBON FIBER LIMITED PRODUCTION SPORT BIKE. THE MOTORS IN THE HP2 BIKES ARE ALL HAND BUILT AND ARE BALANCED FOR POWER AND SPEED.

THIS BIKE IS CLEAN AND DAMAGE FREE. THIS BIKE WAS A BMW LEMON LAW BUYBACK FOR TIME OUT OF SERVICE. BIKE WAS RETURNED TO BMW WHERE THE CARBON CANISTER WAS REPLACED, TIMING WAS ADJUSTED AND TIRES WERE REPLACED. THIS BIKE HAS WARRANTY UNTIL 3/5/2013. BIKE RUNS AS NEW AND HAS BEEN SAFETY CHECKED AND ALL OUTSTANDING RECALLS AND SERVICE CAMPAIGNS. BIKE HAS JUST HAD NEW TIRES INSTALLED AFTER PICTURES WERE TAKEN.

PLEASE CALL WITH ANY QUESTIONS. 603-964-2877

WE SHIP.

PLEASE NOTE MILEAGE MAY VARY ALL AS BIKES ARE FOR SALE IN THE SHOWROOM AND ARE SUBJECT TO TEST RIDES.

Read the seller fine print: Mileage may not be accurate due to bikes being available for a test ride. Hmmm. A test ride is exactly the kind of thing that would help put my nerves at ease considering that this was a Lemon Law buy back. Of course the extended warranty certainly does not hurt. Those are nice aspects when negotiating with a dealer.

Value on these bikes has been very strong, although the previous owner and bike history may help with bringing that down somewhat. The current bid is at $11,211, which would be an absolute steal for this bike if the reserve had been met. It will be interesting to watch this one – a very desireable bike with a questionable history might be the incentive bidders need to try to snag one of these BMW rockets below the going rate.

To find out for yourself, . Read the score, look at the pics, and then tell us what you think. Is this something that you woud bid on? If you win, we want to hear about it!

MI