BMW Motorrad Concept 6

mika · Nov 10, 2009

Gallery link to entire BMW Concept 6 photos

As you wish.

They were not all available when I got up to get this thread started. My humble appologies for being an unworthy servant.

Rpbump · Nov 10, 2009

I would love to ride one just for the experience. The new RT however will very likely be my next BMW. Ride Safe :usa

wezul · Nov 10, 2009

Mika said:
Gallery link to entire BMW Concept 6 photos

As you wish.

They were not all available when I got up to get this thread started. My humble apologies for being an unworthy servant.

Already captured images I needed for distribution to worthy recipients. :wave

terham · Nov 11, 2009

Very, very nice. I love the exhaust. Will saddlebags be an option?

jurgen · Nov 11, 2009

Mika said:

I wonder why they went back to the bucket shims? Can you imagine pulling the camshaft to adjust the valves? It's a chore on the brick engine already.

mika · Nov 11, 2009

MAYLETT · Nov 12, 2009

I like the looks, but it's a further departure from the German Bauhaus philosophy of form following function. Or maybe it's just an extension of BMW Motorrad's recent designs that have already headed well down that road, which, by the way, I'm not implying as necessarily being a bad thing. Despite it looking like a naked piece of industrial machinery, there's lots of largely decorative, almost gimmicky elements that only look functional. Then again, it's a concept bike that hasn't fully gone through the rigors the engineers would throw at it.

I like the nifty vertical slit for a headlight, and the tail pipes are cool, but they don't look all that optimized for efficiently directing the flow of exhaust as it leaves the bike. I sure wouldn't be opposed to owning something like this, though.

macfly · Nov 12, 2009

The exhausts are the only bad part of the bike visually, they would fill with rain water, or dog's pee, whatever, but with some cooler better pipes this thing would be a runaway sales success despite, or maybe because of its heavy Suzuki heritage.

mika · Nov 12, 2009

Who rides concept bikes in the rain? As for the dog, well never mind.

What hit me when I looked at the pipes was man my boots are going to be toasty.

For comparison, since the Katana was brought up, here are a couple views of the originalÔÇª

ÔÇªand a recent six cylinder concept Katana update Suzuki showed at Tokyo a couple years ago.

lostandwandering · Nov 12, 2009

I wonder if there is the possibility for half that engine, maybe a new version of the K75, say a K95?

GILLY · Nov 12, 2009

bogthebasher said:
I've always wanted a bike that sounded like the howl of a turbine... wonder if it would totally kill any chance at listening to high fidelity music ever again?

I don't see a wedge K bike in your fleet, which would satisfy that craving.

And, it's not just the engine. Look at the shots of the final drive. That's very different from the current versions. There are lots of additional photos on the press release site for the numerous developments on this concept bike.

Looks like the one on the K1200/1300GT to me...

I wonder if there is the possibility for half that engine, maybe a new version of the K75, say a K95?

Heh heh heh, err yeah I waited for that train to pull in to the station for a lonnnng time, probably TOO long.....

Gilly

Semper_Fi · Nov 12, 2009

Mika said:
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What i noticed from this video was the extremely long swiongarm.

Bike still looks awesome but the swing arm length looks more at home on the dragstrip - still want one in the garage though!!

osbornk · Nov 12, 2009

lostandwandering said:
I wonder if there is the possibility for half that engine, maybe a new version of the K75, say a K95?

It won't happen for the same reason the K75 died. The cost of production was almost the same as the big bike but the retail price had to be considerably lower for sales.

pglaves · Nov 12, 2009

osbornk said:
It won't happen for the same reason the K75 died. The cost of production was almost the same as the big bike but the retail price had to be considerably lower for sales.

Don't be quite so sure. Once they have allocated the development costs to the 4 cylinder and 6 cylinder bikes (some commonality in parts with the K1300 line) they can allocate only minimal R&D costs and then production costs to the smaller bike.

That is what they did with the K100, K75, K1100 line and it worked for 10 years until the R&D costs were fully amortized, by which time the minor production cost differences took over and no more K75. But they had a good 10 year run and could again if they so chose.

But, I've spent two decades trying to outguess BMW and haven't often been right about their choices.

cjack · Nov 12, 2009

PGlaves said:
But, I've spent two decades trying to outguess BMW and haven't often been right about their choices.

Almost 4 decades for me and no joy...

mika · Nov 12, 2009

Well if we keep guessing eventually we will be right, maybe.

I am curious what they will do with the six beyond the LT. Way to much development and effort have gone into this just to have it be in the LT only. Could the K series end up with it? That said I don't expect them to cut it in half to make a K75 three.

The S1000RR engine could have its internal dimensions modified without to much trouble and give a 4cyl sport model in the 600 to 750cc range with a chain drive. I wouldn't expect that until 2012 at the soonest.

To the swing arm length you have to keep in mind this is a long wheel base LT drive train in a cafe racer concept skin. I don't have photo handy but there are some great Goldwing to cafe racer conversions out there. When you look at them you start noticing things like long swing arms and size.

Semper_Fi · Nov 13, 2009

Mika said:
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To the swing arm length you have to keep in mind this is a long wheel base LT drive train in a cafe racer concept skin. I don't have photo handy but there are some great Goldwing to cafe racer conversions out there. When you look at them you start noticing things like long swing arms and size.

Mika - thank you, that makes a lot of sense, more of a show case than an actual.

Planing to have screen saver made of all these shots - just breath taking

radar41 · Nov 13, 2009

Concept 6

WOW!! I'd break into my piggy bank for one of those!! :bikes

mfifer · Nov 14, 2009

Sorry !!! I think it is butt a** ugly and those pipes have to go!!!! :sick

What is happening to BMW and the functional motorcycle?

Lets spend more money on dealerships and less on stupid concept bikes.

IMHO

Mike

Zygmund · Nov 14, 2009

I have to wipe the drool off the keyboard!
:help

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