BMW Motorrad Concept 6 motorcycle features 1.6 liter straight-six engine
Six-cylinder engines are pretty rare in the world of bikes, obviously due to packaging issues. If installed inline, it would either be too wide or too long to fit a bike frame properly. So we see V6 and boxer formats for 6 cylinders in bikes more often than an inline installation. Honda has made both boxer-6 and inline-6 bike engines before, installed in the Goldwing and the CBX respectively.
Though the very popular 320i here has a four-pot, BMW cars are very much well-known for their silky smooth inline-6 engines. BMW is now trying to bring inline-6 into bikes in a big way, as according to them it is the packaging issues that have prevented the cylinder format from really going anywhere when installed in a bike, whether in a production model or in motorcycle racing.
BMW claims that the BMW Motorrad Concept 6’s inline-6 engine is approximately 10cm slimmer than any production inline-6 engine coming before it, and it is only a bit wider than a large-capacity inline-4 engine with conventional technology. BMW has used a slightly over-square bore to stroke ratio measurement with a relatively long stroke and small gaps between cylinders. Electrical ancillaries and drive components are situated behind the crank in the open space above the transmission in order to minimize width.
The engine’s construction uses lightweight materials in as many areas as possible in order to keep the engine relatively light. Some weight-reduction techniques include hollow-drilled camshafts and light conrods. The engine’s inline-6 configuration does not require the use of a balance shaft. The block uses dry sump lubrication, helping lower the engine installation position. Like inline-4 installed in the BMW K 1300 series, the engine is tilted forward by 55 degrees for a lower center of gravity and better weight balance. The tilt angle also allows extra space for the aerodynamically-positioned intake manifold.
And now for some numbers. The inline-6 has 1.6 liters of displacement and can produce 130Nm of torque from just 2,000rpm. It revs up to nearly 9,000rpm. Look after the jump for photos of the Concept 6.
November 10, 2009 @ 10:59 pm
wow…. i like the design….who will be the product ambasador? rossi? hehe
November 10, 2009 @ 11:02 pm
BMW seems to be taking the path to challenge the Japanese head on technologically. Should be interesting to see how the Japanese respond.
November 10, 2009 @ 11:40 pm
sweetttt….nice bike…
November 11, 2009 @ 12:50 am
nice bike with more power to weight…hope it will be on the road in future…
November 11, 2009 @ 2:21 am
whoa! 1.6 six cyls…now thats what i call a compact “big” engine..BMW is always ahead of its time!
November 11, 2009 @ 3:08 am
ley jd moto kamen rider akan datang ni..
November 11, 2009 @ 6:40 am
honda made an inline 6 30 years ago. it was CBX 1000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azTtUT4FCTM
stim weh.
November 11, 2009 @ 6:42 am
Hm, from the front it looks like a Honda cub.
But if the acceleration is same or better than a K1200S this shouldn’t matter:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqvkNDx6JwM
November 11, 2009 @ 7:36 am
it would be wonderful if they could put this engine in a car. 1.6 engine that can produce 130Nm from 2000rpm and revs to 9k, wow!
November 11, 2009 @ 7:57 am
Who’s the designer??? Giugaro??? Pinin??? arggghhh, so nice……
November 11, 2009 @ 8:17 am
This is the result from MV-Augusta buyout.
November 11, 2009 @ 8:43 am
Agreed with DirkTooth! ^^
November 11, 2009 @ 8:51 am
Wow now i see where all their 5 series , 3series designs went. simply awesome even for a non bike lover like me..
November 11, 2009 @ 9:32 am
design ahead of time..nice..
November 11, 2009 @ 9:48 am
damn nice
November 11, 2009 @ 9:50 am
SUPER DUPER AMAZING BIKES..
SPEECHLESS…
November 11, 2009 @ 9:55 am
I’m almost peeing in my pants when looking to this superbikes…
WOWWW… PERFECT!!! summore BMW…
November 11, 2009 @ 10:16 am
if any a malaysian dude buy this bike probably for convoy only not more than that, but this bike will be hell speediest bike on road (if there are manufactured)
anr totally simple design for road, im like it!! if i have this bike i will ride in anytime to broken hehe..(bcause i’m will high on that time) does anyone have some weed..
November 11, 2009 @ 10:20 am
Paul, you mean Under-Square? Longer stroke than bore?
November 11, 2009 @ 11:26 am
reminded me of the anime mospeada….
November 11, 2009 @ 12:40 pm
fulamakkkk….
November 11, 2009 @ 12:49 pm
this is one hell of a bike!
wonder how smooth this bike is, and look at the exhaust! gosh it awesome!
pensel tumpul said,
November 11, 2009 @ 6:40 am
honda made an inline 6 30 years ago. it was CBX 1000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azTtUT4FCTM
stim weh.
hehe bukan stakat inline six je. oval piston pon ade, 4 piston yang mempunyai 32 valve dan 8 crankshaft. diorang brilliant!
November 11, 2009 @ 12:57 pm
mospeada..hehe..my ringtone…
November 11, 2009 @ 1:00 pm
Hope it does have a great sound like the Y2K.
November 11, 2009 @ 1:07 pm
Wahhhh.. too much power for a bike… cheeer..
November 11, 2009 @ 2:41 pm
why cant we have this bike instead of the normal bikes
November 11, 2009 @ 2:51 pm
motorbike oso had 1.6 engine.
but sadly we had 660cc car. kah kah kah..
November 11, 2009 @ 3:37 pm
great bike
November 11, 2009 @ 3:51 pm
is it really needed that much power already from what is available
November 11, 2009 @ 3:53 pm
pensel tumpul said,
November 11, 2009 @ 6:40 am
“honda made an inline 6 30 years ago. it was CBX 1000.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azTtUT4FCTM
stim weh.”
Yes, Honda copied the Benelli Sei from 1972:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelli_750_Sei
November 11, 2009 @ 5:05 pm
hurm..
just like VYRUS..
November 11, 2009 @ 5:23 pm
azrai said,
November 11, 2009 @ 8:17 am
This is the result from MV-Augusta buyout.
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Well said Azrai,
BMW acquired the renowned motorcycle company Husqvarna Motorcycles a subsidary of MV Agusta for US106mil.
Husqvarna Motorcycles was owned by MV Agusta, who purchased
the brand from Cagiva.
Wherelse we at Proton bought the whole of MV Agusta for 70mil euro and sold
it for 1euro.
November 11, 2009 @ 5:58 pm
futuristic look…ala mospeda
November 11, 2009 @ 6:08 pm
beli satu bawak gi noreh getah bagus nih!!
November 11, 2009 @ 6:59 pm
From what i know, actually BMW bikes are famous for Boxer engine… I think that make BMW bike quite famous during 90’s..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_Motorrad
BMW Motorrad produced 101,685 motorcycles in 2008,[5] with the most popular model being the R1200GS.
R series – twin-cylinder boxer engines of 1200 cc capacity featuring shaft drive. Models are R1200GS, R1200R, R1200RT and R1200S
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_R1200GS
November 11, 2009 @ 7:00 pm
The best thing is that even BMW bikes have ABS, electronic suspension adjustment & Automatic Stability Control. While even our local cars cant make it standart… Haiz..
November 11, 2009 @ 7:44 pm
demm..this bike is hot..i really admire the futuristic look..
November 11, 2009 @ 9:56 pm
that’s why go away (from F1)…. i know…
November 13, 2009 @ 12:34 am
bike 2.0L also got lah. this bike sure is fast, but i bet it sure lose to a 1000cc bikes as this new beemer isn’t as agile as other 1L bikes. because the wheelbase is very long. long distance cruise also tiring. no front cowl.
November 13, 2009 @ 9:32 am
i’d sell my house for this
November 17, 2009 @ 4:21 pm
BMW specialty has always been in-line six for its cars, it does make sense to translate that technology to their bikes. Can wait to see this on the road.