This is an interesting... whatever it is.

[TheLoneGunman]

BRAND NEW BMW C1




Rise above the traffic chaos with BMW's sleek new scooter. The C1 comes complete with a handy roof to stop you taking a soaking from Britain's finest weather. Powered by a gutsy 125 engine it will pose minimal licence worries and with airbags and a front crumple zone you can be as safe as you are speedy.

Unfortunately you must be a UK resident to win this thing.

Do they have these in the USA? How much do they cost? Are they worth it? (For places like Westwood, San Francisco, and other areas with traffic problems and limited parking, it might be worthwhile.)

[Leon]

Wow... It looks really cool for a scooter. A tad top-heavy though. I would be afraid that I would tip over.

[Paladin]

How much is it $40,000??

[Apex]

Hey, that's Ghetto-Fabulous!

[TheLoneGunman]

This is the official site:

http://www.bike.bmw.com/c1/english/

Check out the specs:

Now the BMW C1 is available in two displacement variants. In comparison to the basic engine variant, the new C1 200 above all offers more pulling power and a new sound with its 13 kW/18 bhp, 176 cc engine. Maximum torque is 17 Nm at 6500 rpm. Acceleration from 0 to 50 km/h takes 3.9 seconds. Naturally this engine variant is highly economical on fuel requiring only 3.2 litres of petrol for 100 km. Its closed-loop 3-way catalytic converter makes it extremely environment-friendly.


According to BMW, they are not planning to import to US or Canada. Also, it is only built for 1 rider (no passenger). [What good is a chick magnet if you can't bring her home?]

[hapoo]

it does have that little space on the back, i guess you could put her there!

[KoalaFD]

Maybe they'll build a sport version to satisfy the innate need of American's to blaze down the freeway.

Or an SUV version.

[rum]

Not bad...just drop it, put some rims on, and clear the lights. a system wouldn't hurt either. =)

[hapoo]

yeah and while we're at it we can slap V-Tec stickers all over it!!!!

[rum]

Originally posted by hapoo
yeah and while we're at it we can slap V-Tec stickers all over it!!!!

how could i forget that? =)

[Nanotech9]

"...and with airbags and a front crumple zone you can be as safe as you are speedy."

LMAO... HahahahaHAhaahaaAHahaaaAHaaaahaahahahaha ha ha haah ahahah hahaaaaa ahaa ahhha aaaaa.

Pardon me for laughing so hard, but a motorcycle with an airbag?, or a crumplezone? (well, unless you consider all that plastic and the front forks a crumple zone...)

Anyways, you could jump off and walk around any danger at that things max speed.

"...the new C1 200 above all offers more pulling power"

hehe, actually, that would be "pushing power" since all real motorcycles i've ever seen are RWD, not FWD.


"Acceleration from 0 to 50 km/h takes 3.9 seconds."

thats like saying 0 - 30mph in 3.9 sec... now thats some real raw power there!

"Naturally this engine variant is highly economical on fuel requiring only 3.2 litres of petrol for 100 km."

That figures up to right around 60 MPG - my old Shadow 500 would get that (and it has a heckofalot more power, and style) and my CBR600F2 gets about 50MPG, and it's a high-performance engine.

Plus, that top-heavy "super windshield/cover" thingy will catch wind like kite. Get a good gust from the side and you'll find yourself in the other lane, or even riding "horizontaly"....

Sorry, but I rate it :



[Edited by Nanotech9 on 04-08-2001 at 11:22 PM]