BMW Will Manufacture Inline Six-Cylinder Tourer

[Travman]

BMW Will Manufacture Inline Six-Cylinder Tourer: Previewed by the Concept 6.  The concept bike looks like a sport bike, but the tourer the six goes into will be intended to knock off the Goldwing as the luxury touring champ.
http://www.motorcycledaily.com/10november09_bmw_tourer.htm

[teddy037.2]

those pipes are crazy!

bmw gets into sbk

ducati gets into the road-going GS market

now bmw tackles the goldwing? what's next?

[derby]

now bmw tackles the goldwing? what's next?

well, it's not like the rt is a slouch.

i'm not sure how much of a "tourer" this is gonna be given the ergonomics and lack of obvious mount points for hard luggage.

it also appears to be a solo "tourer."

[Kopfjäger]

^^ Better pics, but. 


http://ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=31790.0

[teddy037.2]

i'm not sure how much of a "tourer" this is gonna be given the ergonomics and lack of obvious mount points for hard luggage.

it also appears to be a solo "tourer."

beefed-up subframe/seats with decent pillion space, maybe?

[Duck-Stew]

That is beautiful.  Wow....

[DRKWNG]

That is beautiful.  Wow....

Sure is!  I would be interested to see how they could possibly pull off mounting the engine in line with the wheels, a la MotoCzyzz's design.

[superjohn]

well, it's not like the rt is a slouch.

i'm not sure how much of a "tourer" this is gonna be given the ergonomics and lack of obvious mount points for hard luggage.

it also appears to be a solo "tourer."

I think the concept bike is just to show off the engine (which is gorgeous). I really want to hear it run. If it sounds anything like the old Honda CBX's it'll sound really cool.

[Big Troubled Bear]

Tasty

[Fresh Pants]

those pipes are crazy!

bmw gets into sbk

ducati gets into the road-going GS market

now bmw tackles the goldwing? what's next?

But BMW already has a bike that's Goldwingesque... 

That thing looks like a touring missile. Like when people tour on 'Busa's (does that really happen?) or maybe ZX-14s instead of a Contour 14.

http://www.motorcycle.com/specs/bmw/sport-touring/2009/k/1200-lt.html

HyperSport Touring?

[Statler]

screw building a tourer.  I want THAT bike.

[LA]

Here's some pics of the engine from AutoBlog.







LA

[teddy037.2]

But BMW already has a bike that's Goldwingesque... 

they have another 6 cyl touring bike? 

[Slide Panda]

I'd do filthy things to that bike...

[Jeff_S2R1K]

Great googly moogly that's a whole lotta valves!

I'm diggin' the pipes in the first set of pictures.