BMW Motorrad gossips

[Anonymous]

#1966

BMW Motorrad is once again making big news on the rumour front. The latest gossips says the German manufacturer is developing a sports bike to take on the likes of the Honda Fireblade and Yamaha R1 to be launched at the end of the year. Apparently this could be the basis of an all-out factory assault on the World Superbike title, despite previous rumours suggesting a MotoGP bike being ready. It is likely that this machine will have more electronics on board than any other bike in production. The launch apparently will be one of the largest ever, and experts are predicting an in-line Triple motor powering the bike! Off the road, its new 450 Enduro bike has been spotted undergoing final testing in a competitive event. The bike features a co-axial chain drive and swingarm, which allows it move with the suspension rather than independently. This arrangement takes away the strain and keeps the chain at the correct tension at all times as well as increasing longevity. The bike is powered by a single cylinder motor and the factory is clearly aiming at KTM's market share with this new bike, and as result have entered it in the German Enduro Championship to help test it repeatedly under proper race conditions. However, this does mean that the shaft-drive version that they took out patents on some time ago has gone onto the back burner while they concentrate on a more conventional and possibly more commercially acceptable chain-driven version! If you still see BMW as a touring machine, leaked news of a new LT tourer may be music to your ears, especially if you think big is beautiful. A capacity of 1850cc from a straight-Six motor is rumoured to be under consideration for a new long-legged tourer planned for a 2010 debut. Watch this space for more news as and when it filters out! BMW Motorrad's bikes are produced at their historic factory in Berlin. Last year for the first time ever they exceeded 100,000 units rolling off the production line. In fact, not only did they make more than that, they actually sold 100,064 bikes worldwide, the vast majority of these being sold in Europe. As you might expect the home market was top of the league, followed by Italy and then the USA, with Spain in fourth place. Top seller was the GS range followed by the R1200RT tourer and then the F650. Since BMW was founded in 1923, it has sold more than 2 million bikes with 1, 616,016 having come from the Spandau factory since 1969. It would now appear that BMW is looking at producing specific versions of bikes for different countries, having just released details of two machines that will only be sold in Holland and not be sold elsewhere in Europe. The F800S Sport Edition and the R1200 G Explorer have been built using the most popular aftermarket accessories, including Akrapovic exhaust systems. Lastly from Germany, BMW factory-sponsored stunt rider Christian Pfeiffer has been crowned 2007 Indoor Streetbike Freestyle champion in Zurich after beating 15 other top stunt riders from across the world.

[2bjr]

#7308

Mmmmmm………..  But they said that the LT is not going to change very soon.Bmw should start to look at the middle range size bikes.  1200 and then 650, something between the two I would say.

[Murray]

#7309

Bmw should start to look at the middle range size bikes.  1200 and then 650, something between the two I would say.

Unless something quite drastic has happened since I was at school, 800 sits between 650 and 1200  😀

[2bjr]

#7310

Never? 😕  Yes, and that is the only one I would say. More models in that range 👿

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