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c650GT when?
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mcohen
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BMW says the first scooters will be delivered to European customers in July (see news here). They're still saying fall 2012 for the US and other overseas markets but that's vague enough I wouldn't be surprised if it got pushed into winter or later.
C650 scooter
Well I read the French post about the July 14th kickoff. No telling when we will see them in the US. What grits my teeth is they keep dancing around the final drive failure of the o-ring chain running in oil. Really hi-tech. They shut down production but nobody is saying what they have done about the problem. They could go with a pulley and belt. It would have been too simple to just copy the Burgman system that actually works. I also hope that,as reported, the suspension is premium which is what I am looking for. The Burgmans don't have it,IMO.
Well I read the French post about the July 14th kickoff. No telling when we will see them in the US. What grits my teeth is they keep dancing around the final drive failure of the o-ring chain running in oil. Really hi-tech. They shut down production but nobody is saying what they have done about the problem. They could go with a pulley and belt. It would have been too simple to just copy the Burgman system that actually works. I also hope that,as reported, the suspension is premium which is what I am looking for. The Burgmans don't have it,IMO.
samuelh
New member
seat height?
I was looking at the BMW Motorrad UK page for the C650GT. It lists the seat height as 795mm (31.3"). I had heard a seat height of 780mm (IE in this article: http://www.bmwblog.com/2011/11/09/bmw-c-600-sport-and-bmw-c-650-gt-new-bmw-scooters/)
Is it ridiculous to think that the seat height for the american version might be lower than the european version?
SH
I was looking at the BMW Motorrad UK page for the C650GT. It lists the seat height as 795mm (31.3"). I had heard a seat height of 780mm (IE in this article: http://www.bmwblog.com/2011/11/09/bmw-c-600-sport-and-bmw-c-650-gt-new-bmw-scooters/)
Is it ridiculous to think that the seat height for the american version might be lower than the european version?
SH
Polarbear
Polarbear
Drive question?
I was just going to ask its drive train! Saw it here, so I guess its a chain in oil bath? That seems decades old an idea! I would have thought the belt drive would be far superior. Unless they've done a remarkable job sealing that oil bath housing, its a nightmare of leaks forthcoming. Sure looks nice, this new scooter and has my interest
. I sure hope its a 70mpg rig, or thereabouts. IF hat thing doesn't perform in that category(mpg's) its junk,imo....Randy
I was just going to ask its drive train! Saw it here, so I guess its a chain in oil bath? That seems decades old an idea! I would have thought the belt drive would be far superior. Unless they've done a remarkable job sealing that oil bath housing, its a nightmare of leaks forthcoming. Sure looks nice, this new scooter and has my interest
. I sure hope its a 70mpg rig, or thereabouts. IF hat thing doesn't perform in that category(mpg's) its junk,imo....Randy
