BMW To Join MotoGP With Factory Racebike

[Matt Bleck]

A three cyclinder 800 cc for 2007.

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

[Ivan]

A three cyclinder 800 cc for 2007.

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

It actually looks quite nice

Will be a little wierd tho

[Buster]

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]

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]

Take a close look at the front forks. Is that a normal bmw design?

[Skunk]

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]

will bring the rear up nicely!

Although thats what people thought about ducati

[Buster]

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!! Has it got heated grips?

[Ixion]

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.