A real M, or just a gimmick?

[Opapayer]

Not sure if this has been asked before, but BMW now have a range of M bikes. These are officially considered M vehicles by BMW, link below. Previously they’ve offered M Sport versions of their Sports range. Think 335i M Sport, rather than M3, but these new bikes are now known as M models in their own right. They’ve been around for a couple of years now.

So what say you? Real M, or not?

I’ll admit upfront to being biased. I’ve owned three M cars in my time E92 M3 and 2 x F82 M4, but just picked up my first M1000R today and it is truly astounding. Thread in the Biker Banter section, with a couple of (very poor) photos.

https://www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk/en/models/m/overvie...

I’m hoping this doesn’t get moved as it’s not really a motorbike discussion, it’s supposed to be an M vehicle discussion.