i like the look of the new BMW six cylinder cafe racer in MCN its about time we had some sixes back on the market ace !!!
bmw concept 6 is as the name states just a concept bike but apparently the engine is going into production and will be out first as touring machine .
with a 1600cc straight six transverse enginge derived from the K1300s and shaft drive
torque is claimed at 96lb.ft @ 2000rpm revving to 9000 rpm
gonna be a good summer next couple of years
They reckon it will be built. Unlike Suzuki who showed a concept 6 cyl a few years back, which never came to anything.
tbh not sure what advantage a 6 has over other configurations for bikes. Too complex, bulky, when everyone knows a triple is the ideal.
WN - depends on the model/tune/gearing.
My 1050 does about 45 mpg, the previous 955 averaged 50mpg and would do more than that, given a light right hand, tho that wasn't too often
my hand allways has a good grip ! lol its a 93 900cc daytona heavy bike . ive had it serviced but havent been on any long runs yet so it may be more and yes i do have a habit of a fist full of gas. so it may be the main reason ill have to do a mpg run to see what it dose for real !
I`m intrigued by this has it looks nice and if they make it like the concept to be honest i`ll be interested.
I hope it does get built has I`ve bought the B king after seeing pics of the concept yeah it`s got no supercharger and it`s been altered from the initial concept but it`s close enough to the concept.
but all I can say is thank god they didn`t add the supercharger it`s a monster has it is and it`s not run in yet .
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