TZ Motorcycle News
07-09-2008, 07:13 PM
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Filed under: Motorsports (http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/), Tech (http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/), BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/), Motorcycles (http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorcycles/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/bmw_hill_450.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2wd-bmw-bike/909687/)
Click on the image above for more shots of the 2WD BMW concept bike
A rider needs to be just a bit off their rocker to have any chance of winning a European hill climbing event, but some really effective machinery can make the task slightly easier. With that in mind, BMW, long considered to be a rather staid and proper bike manufacturer, has gone off the deep end by creating a two-wheel drive off-road hill climbing machine. Powered by slightly modified version of the parallel twin engine used in the German marque's F800 and new GS (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/15/milan-2007-bmw-finally-unveils-the-f800-gs/) machines, the liquid cooled mill should offer nearly one-hundred horsepower to both wheels. Getting that power to the ground in front is what appears to be a hydraulic pump and motor system mounted to the beefy front forks. Spinning forces originate from a dual sprocket with chains leading to the rear axle and up into the bodywork.
With dedicated racing (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/03/bmw-introduces-their-new-r1200s-based-hp2-sport/) machinery like this and the new 450cc four-stroke dirt bike project, BMW is most definitely leaving its mild roots behind (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/10/bmw-k1000r-coming-to-a-dealership-and-race-track-near-you/). Unfortunately, no production plans are currently in the works for the impressive hill climbing bike, though we look forward to seeing what else comes from the fertile minds at BMW Motorrad (http://www.bmw-motorrad.com/com/index.html).
Gallery: 2WD BMW Bike (http://www.tlzone.net/forums/%GalleryURL%)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/bmw_hill_large_1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.tlzone.net/gallery/2wd-bmw-bike/909687/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/bmw_hill_large_2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.tlzone.net/gallery/2wd-bmw-bike/909688/)
[Source: The Biker Gene (http://www.thebikergene.com/dirtbikes/bmw-races-a-2-wheel-drive-f800-in-european-hill-climb-championship/#more-89)]
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Filed under: Motorsports (http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorsports/), Tech (http://www.autoblog.com/category/tech/), BMW (http://www.autoblog.com/category/bmw/), Motorcycles (http://www.autoblog.com/category/motorcycles/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/bmw_hill_450.jpg (http://www.autoblog.com/photos/2wd-bmw-bike/909687/)
Click on the image above for more shots of the 2WD BMW concept bike
A rider needs to be just a bit off their rocker to have any chance of winning a European hill climbing event, but some really effective machinery can make the task slightly easier. With that in mind, BMW, long considered to be a rather staid and proper bike manufacturer, has gone off the deep end by creating a two-wheel drive off-road hill climbing machine. Powered by slightly modified version of the parallel twin engine used in the German marque's F800 and new GS (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/11/15/milan-2007-bmw-finally-unveils-the-f800-gs/) machines, the liquid cooled mill should offer nearly one-hundred horsepower to both wheels. Getting that power to the ground in front is what appears to be a hydraulic pump and motor system mounted to the beefy front forks. Spinning forces originate from a dual sprocket with chains leading to the rear axle and up into the bodywork.
With dedicated racing (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/10/03/bmw-introduces-their-new-r1200s-based-hp2-sport/) machinery like this and the new 450cc four-stroke dirt bike project, BMW is most definitely leaving its mild roots behind (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/10/bmw-k1000r-coming-to-a-dealership-and-race-track-near-you/). Unfortunately, no production plans are currently in the works for the impressive hill climbing bike, though we look forward to seeing what else comes from the fertile minds at BMW Motorrad (http://www.bmw-motorrad.com/com/index.html).
Gallery: 2WD BMW Bike (http://www.tlzone.net/forums/%GalleryURL%)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/bmw_hill_large_1_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.tlzone.net/gallery/2wd-bmw-bike/909687/)http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2008/07/bmw_hill_large_2_thumbnail.jpg (http://www.tlzone.net/gallery/2wd-bmw-bike/909688/)
[Source: The Biker Gene (http://www.thebikergene.com/dirtbikes/bmw-races-a-2-wheel-drive-f800-in-european-hill-climb-championship/#more-89)]
Read (http://www.thebikergene.com/dirtbikes/bmw-races-a-2-wheel-drive-f800-in-european-hill-climb-championship/#more-89) | Permalink (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/09/bmw-creates-two-wheel-drive-off-road-bike/) | Email this (http://www.autoblog.com/forward/1250646/) | Comments (http://www.autoblog.com/2008/07/09/bmw-creates-two-wheel-drive-off-road-bike/#comments)
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