According to certain rumors flying around the internet BMW is building a three wheeled C1-type motorcycle. BMW has already produced three engines that will power the new motorcycle.
The three motors are all based on the same 80 degree, four-valve per cylinder, liquid-cooled, V-twin cylinder lay-out. The smallest is 500cc making around 33bhp, the next is a 650 belching out around 55bhp while the top of range will be 800cc that kicks out 75bhp. According to the factory moles, any thoughts of front-wheel drive have been ditched by the firm in order to keep costs down. Paralever suspension seemd on the cards for the entire range though.
BMW will be producing the brand new X1 at the Leipzig facility and will be revealing it in its true form at the Paris Motor Show in September. We can only imagine that the concept version revealed to us will look very similar to that of the production version.
CAR magazine has an exclusive interview with Herbert Diess – a BMW board member for the July edition. In the interview the executive states that the M1 Hommage concept is going in to production. Diess says, “We have the know-how, we have the right engine, we even have the infrastructure to build such a car.”