BMW brings back the inline six motorycle..

[Jonathan in Hiram]

Those of you of a certain age might remember the Honda CBX, I had a neighbor back then who had one with a six into one pipe and no muffler, the exhaust note was a thing of beauty and awe at full chat.

BMW just announced a new version of the transverse inline six motorcycle, a veritable torque monster that will put out 130 Nm of torque from 2,000 rpm.

http://www.gizmag.com/bmw-concept-6-six-cylinder-motorcycle/13346/

 

[gogo]

Heh:

The dash takes the interesting step of eliminating the tacho, instead showing a readout of how much torque is available at the current engine speed - the theory being that with an engine this grunty throughout the rev range there's no need to go hunting for a redline.

 

[grindz145]

Its suppose to be in the new LT I believe. That will be insane. I can't wait.

 

[Sheriff Jon]

That is a beautiful piece of machinery. In the gallery I really like the twin one into three pipes. But IMO the seat and tail section don't flow with the rest of the bike. The tail should be longer and the turn signals and plate holder better intigrated into the overall design, not as the dangleing afterthought that it looks like now.