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FOUR new BMW models
- Thread starter Voni
- Start date
New model press releases
F900R, F900XR, S1000XR, and R18 and R18/2 concept bikes
https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/topic/6629
F900R, F900XR, S1000XR, and R18 and R18/2 concept bikes
https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/global/article/topic/6629
Wkoppa
Member
A little news on the F900 and F900XR
https://auto.ndtv.com/news/eicma-2019-bmw-f900r-f900xr-unveiled-2127720
Wayne Koppa
Grayling, MI
#71,449
https://auto.ndtv.com/news/eicma-2019-bmw-f900r-f900xr-unveiled-2127720
Wayne Koppa
Grayling, MI
#71,449
lee
Debbie's Servant
I'm surprised the HP and Torque on the 2020 S1000XR is the same as the 2019.
I wonder if that's correct?
lee
Debbie's Servant
Another video of the 4 new bikes.
The F900XR and R has bags like the R1200RS/R but the mount looks different. I see they also changed the bag mount on the S1000XR.
The F900XR/R bikes have two different bag options. One looks like a semi rigid bag.
<iframe width="1230" height="692" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X7QDsyVVlIc" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
The F900XR and R has bags like the R1200RS/R but the mount looks different. I see they also changed the bag mount on the S1000XR.
The F900XR/R bikes have two different bag options. One looks like a semi rigid bag.
<iframe width="1230" height="692" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/X7QDsyVVlIc" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Some pretty neat stuff. Have to hand it to BMW for some nice designs there.
I don't buy into the "experience driven brand" baloney. But I'm sure that has more to do with expensive marketing gurus than engineering.
These new +/-900cc parallel twins... Any word on whether these are a Lorcim engines built in China like the 850cc used in the F750/850GS models?
I don't buy into the "experience driven brand" baloney. But I'm sure that has more to do with expensive marketing gurus than engineering.
These new +/-900cc parallel twins... Any word on whether these are a Lorcim engines built in China like the 850cc used in the F750/850GS models?
lee
Debbie's Servant
This is 21 pounds less than the F850GS. Both have a 4 gallon tank.
pglaves
#13338
One more thing factory says 57.5 m.p.g.Still a chain drive.
You can probably bet on one thing with BMW. If the crankshaft is longitudinal (front-back) like a boxer you will find a shaft drive. If the crankshaft is transverse (side to side) you will find a chain or a belt. Those are the cost effective ways to connect the transmission to the wheel, to the tire, to the pavement.
