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Matt Bleck
9th March 2006, 10:33
A three cyclinder 800 cc for 2007.

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=25198

Ivan
10th March 2006, 11:05
A three cyclinder 800 cc for 2007.

http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=25198


It actually looks quite nice

Will be a little wierd tho

Buster
10th March 2006, 11:18
Interesting. I wonder how competitive it will be. They must be serious about making decent sports bikes then. Wonder if it will help them from a sales point of view?

Mental Trousers
10th March 2006, 12:41
Tripples and Twins are in the same weight class, just like 4 and 5 cylinder bikes carry the same weight. So as long as they get a decent amount of power out of the engine it should be good.

Buster
10th March 2006, 12:48
Take a close look at the front forks. Is that a normal bmw design?

Skunk
10th March 2006, 13:37
Doesn't look normal BMW anything to me.

Good on them if they do step up to the challenge of MotoGP.

Oh, and good luck to them.

enigma51
10th March 2006, 13:46
will bring the rear up nicely!

Although thats what people thought about ducati

Buster
10th March 2006, 13:51
Im sure they have a healthy budget with lots of resources to call on. Good luck to them. Their rider will be very comfortable anyway!! :rofl: Has it got heated grips?

Ixion
10th March 2006, 17:50
BMW have a racing history. Won the Senior TT. Ever heard of Schorsch Meier and the Rennsport supercharged BMWs. If they go for it I imagine they will do so with typical Teutonic efficieny. Like Mercedes in car racing.