BMW motorcycle
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| owner | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft |
| Introductory year | 1923 |
| Products | motorcycles |
| Markets | worldwide |
| Website | www.bmw-motorrad.de |
BMW Motorrad is a division of the vehicle and engine manufacturer BMW . The company was founded on March 7, 1916 as Bayerische Flugzeugwerke (BFW) in Munich and originally focused on the manufacture of aircraft engines . On July 21, 1917, the company was renamed Bayerische Motoren Werke GmbH , and in 1918 it was renamed Bayerische Motoren Werke AG . The company has also been manufacturing motorcycles since 1923, and automobiles were added in 1928.
Today BMW is the only large-scale manufacturer of large-capacity motorcycles in Germany and one of the top-selling in Europe. On January 1, 2016, 522,239 BMW motorcycles were registered in Germany, which corresponds to a share of 12.4 percent.
history
BMW's first motorcycle, the R 32 , had a two - cylinder boxer engine and cardan drive , a design typical of BMW for a long time, which is still used today among others.
Two years later, a second series was added with the R 39 , the combination of a vertical individual cylinder and cardan drive was no less typical. For four decades, these two series were the BMW motorcycle range.
During the Second World War, BMW manufactured especially Wehrmacht sidecars, for example in Eisenach.
In 1955, with the introduction of the full swing BMW, the move away from straight-line suspension began . At the same time, the cardan drive was changed in such a way that the motorcycles do not tilt around the transverse axis like others when the load changes, but rather lift or lower completely. This unique driving behavior led to the nickname rubber cow .
In 1966, when the R 27 was phased out, the single-cylinder series was discontinued and only the two-cylinder series was continued. Compact automobiles had replaced motorcycles as the motor vehicle of the "little man". BMW was the only German manufacturer of motorcycles whose production of large-capacity motorcycles survived. The combination of boxer engine and cardan drive was meanwhile only available from BMW.
In 1969, BMW advanced into what was then the highest displacement class with the newly designed R 75/5 . But the Honda CB750 Four with four-cylinder engine, which was introduced at the same time, initiated a development that soon left all European motorcycle manufacturers behind compared to the Japanese. When BMW added displacement with the R 90 S in 1973, the previous year the Kawasaki Z1 with bucket tappets had already set another benchmark. From then on there were engines from Japan that were not only more powerful than those from BMW, but also had to be serviced less frequently.
1980 BMW surprised with the R 80 G / S , on the boom in trail bikes put that with the Yamaha XT 500 had begun. The R 80 G / S was not only the first enduro from BMW, but also the first enduro with a multi-cylinder engine. The designers had made a virtue out of the “need” of the lush cardan swing arm by doing without the second swing arm. Using a motorcycle with a multi-cylinder engine and cardan drive off-road seemed rather absurd at the time. That changed when BMW won the next Dakar Rally . After decades, BMW was suddenly back in the group of companies that had to be reckoned with in motorcycle racing.
1983 saw the dawn of a new era for BMW motorcycles with the K 100 . Your lattice frame is placed on a load-bearing engine-gearbox block. The four-cylinder in- line engine with water cooling is not arranged transversely, as usual, but lengthways. This means that there is no need for a diversion between the crankshaft and cardan shaft. The cylinders are horizontal in order to achieve a center of gravity that is just as low as with boxer engines. Although the engines with manifold injection were comparatively advanced, they did not exhaust the performance limits of the state of the art of their time. Nevertheless, this drive is considered a remarkable engineering achievement because of its independent and consistent design. From 1988 the K 100 RS was the first motorcycle to be available with an anti-lock braking system . From 1989 the sporty version [BMW K1] was the first BMW to be equipped with four-valve technology, was the first motorcycle to have a regulated catalytic converter and the new Paralever , which equated the drive dynamics with the chain final drive .
In 1993 BMW introduced the R 1100 RS, contrary to its earlier announcement that it no longer wanted to develop motorcycles with boxer engines . Your engine took the conservative regular customers into account, even though it was completely redeveloped. The overhead camshaft was driven by a timing chain and operated the valves via rocker arms . The Telelever system on the R 1100 RS was spectacular and , for the first time on a production motorcycle, almost completely prevented sinking in when braking.
Also in 1993, Bayerische Motoren Werke first launched a motorcycle with the F 650 , the engine of which they had neither developed nor manufactured. The F 650 is based on the Aprilia Pegaso and, like this one, has a single-cylinder Rotax engine and chain final drive. It wasn't made by BMW either, but by Aprilia . The engines of the successor model G 650 are manufactured by Loncin in the People's Republic of China .
In 2000, BMW introduced the unusual C1 , a covered scooter . Instead of wearing a helmet , drivers are required to wear a seat belt . The C1 was aimed at the market segment between normal scooters and small cars like the Smart Fortwo .
In 2005, the K 1200 S was introduced, a series with a conventionally transversely installed four-cylinder engine, which gradually replaced the series with a longitudinally installed four-cylinder engine. This series is equipped with Duolever .
In 2006 BMW introduced the F 800 with a parallel twin ; initially with belt drive , later also with chain drive. The motors are from Rotax again.
In 2008 BMW launched the G 450 X sports enduro . The single cylinder engine is manufactured by Kymco in Taiwan .
In 2009 BMW introduced the S 1000 RR . With an upside-down fork, transversely installed four-cylinder engine and chain final drive, it resembles the products of the Japanese competitors in this class.
In 2011 BMW introduced the K 1600 GT . It is the first series production six-cylinder motorcycle from German production.
In 2012, BMW launched the G 650 GS and G 650 GS Sertão travel enduros with single-cylinder engines again, after the entry-level models had also been equipped with two-cylinder engines from Rotax for a few years.
On April 8, 2013, BMW Motorrad and the TVS Motor Company signed a long-term cooperation agreement in Chennai, India . The goal is the joint development and production of motorcycles in the segment below 500 cubic centimeters.
BMW has been represented in the scooter segment with the C series since 2014 ; this also includes the BMW C evolution electric scooter . In June 2019, BMW presented the electric Vision DC Roadster , which optically uses elements of the successful boxer engines.
On April 4, 2020, BMW introduced the R 18 in the cruiser motorcycle market segment . Its 1802 cm³ engine is the largest 2-cylinder boxer engine ever built by BMW.
Berlin plant
Since 1967 are the BMW factory in Berlin, in the district Haselhorst of Spandau built motorcycles. Around 1800 employees now manufacture up to 550 machines every day. In 2001 the production of the one millionth motorcycle was celebrated.
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The Spandau plant is also an important supplier for BMW's car production. Among other things, all brake discs for all BMW car models are produced there.
The plant, which bears the number 3.1, has been continuously expanded and modernized since 2000. From 2001 to 2003 another production hall for motorcycles was built. The yellow "C-hooks", which slide on two floors on a rail system through the two assembly halls and on which the motorcycles go through the various production steps, are optically particularly characteristic of BMW motorcycle production. Even today, motorcycle production is still largely done by hand. Even the decorative strips on the motorcycles are still painted manually by particularly experienced employees.
On May 6, 2011, the two millionth BMW motorcycle rolled off the production line. It was a R 1200 GS .
On April 9, 2019, the plant's three millionth motorcycle, an S 1000 RR , was completed.
Government motorcycles
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The German federal states equipped their motorcycle squadrons almost without exception with vehicles from BMW. Due to legal requirements, a Europe-wide tender is usually necessary today. Received z. B. in Berlin (2008) and in Hesse (2005) for economic reasons Moto Guzzi or Yamaha were awarded the contract. However, as in Hesse (2010), the 2012 tender for government motorcycles in Berlin was again won by BMW with the R 900 RT.
The police in the following countries, among others, drive BMW police motorcycles: Netherlands, France, Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Croatia, Denmark, Spain ( Guardia Civil ), Poland, Russia, Great Britain, Algeria, USA, Egypt, Ethiopia, Thailand, Kuwait, Kosovo and the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Currently (spring 2017) BMW sells the models F 700 GS , F 800 GS , F 800 GT and R 1200 GS as government motorcycles with appropriate special equipment.
Current model range
By changing the chassis, cladding and equipment, BMW manufactures models of the following types (the letters behind the engine size designate the model, e.g. " GS " for "terrain & road"):
R series
The R series is powered by two-cylinder boxer engines. These are traditionally a BMW domain and have a displacement of 1254 cm³ in the current generation of engines and 1802 cm³ in the case of the BMW R 18 . They were always air / oil-cooled until BMW introduced a water-cooled generation in 2013.
| model | Type | engine | Displacement | Maximum output | Torque | Weight | production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R nineT | Roadster | Air / oil-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine | 1170 cc | 81 kW (110 PS) | 119 Nm | 222 kg ready to drive and full tank | since 2014 |
| R nineT Scrambler | Roadster | Air / oil-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine | 1170 cc | 81 kW (110 PS) | 116 Nm | 220 kg ready to drive u. full tank | since 2016 |
| R nineT Pure | Roadster | Air / oil-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine | 1170 cc | 81 kW (110 PS) | 119 Nm | 222 kg ready to drive and full tank | since 2017 |
| R nineT Racer | Roadster | Air / oil-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine | 1170 cc | 81 kW (110 PS) | 119 Nm | 222 kg ready to drive and full tank | since 2017 |
| R nineT Urban G / S | Roadster | Air / oil-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine | 1170 cc | 81 kW (110 PS) | 119 Nm | 222 kg ready to drive and full tank | since 2017 |
| R 1200 R | Naked bike | Air / liquid-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine | 1170 cc | 92 kW (125 PS) | 125 Nm | 231 kg ready to drive and full tank | since 2015 |
| R 1200 RS | Sports Tourer | Air / liquid-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine | 1170 cc | 92 kW (125 PS) | 125 Nm | 231 kg ready to drive and full tank | since 2015 |
| R 1250 GS | Travel enduro | Air / liquid-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine | 1254 cc | 100 kW (136 hp) | 143 Nm | 249 kg ready to drive and full tank | since 2018 |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | Travel enduro | Air / liquid-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine | 1170 cc | 92 kW (125 PS) | 125 Nm | 260 kg ready to drive and full tank | since 2014 |
| R 1200 RT | Tourer | Air / liquid-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine | 1170 cc | 92 kW (125 PS) | 125 Nm | 274 kg ready to drive and full tank | since 2014 |
| R 18 | Cruiser | Air / liquid-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine | 1802 cc | 91 kW (124 hp) | 158 Nm | 345 kg ready to drive and full tank | since 2020 |
The R 1200 RT is also sold in a government version.
K series
The current models in the K series are all powered by a water-cooled in-line six-cylinder engine with a displacement of 1649 cm³.
| model | Type | Maximum output | Torque | Weight | production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K 1600 B (1) | Cruiser | 118 kW / 160 PS | 175 Nm | 336 kg | since 2016 |
| K 1600 GT | Tourer | 118 kW / 160 PS | 175 Nm | 295 kg dry | since 2011 |
| K 1600 GTL | Luxury tourer | 118 kW / 160 PS | 175 Nm | 321 kg dry | since 2011 |
Six-cylinder in-line engine of the BMW K 1600 GT
BMW K 1600 GTL
S series
In contrast to those of the R and K series, which are manufactured exclusively with cardan drive , the models in the S series are driven by a chain. The engine is a water-cooled in-line four-cylinder engine with a capacity of 999 cm³.
| model | Type | Maximum output | Torque | Weight | production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S 1000 RR | Super athlete | 146 kW / 199 hp at 13,500 min -1 | 113 Nm at 10,500 min -1 | 204.5 kg ready to drive (incl. Race ABS) | since 2009 |
| S 1000 R | Naked bike | 121 kW / 165 hp at 11,000 min -1 | 114 Nm at 9,250 min -1 | 207 kg ready to drive | since 2013 |
| S 1000 XR | Travel sports enduro | 121 kW / 165 hp at 11,000 min -1 | 114 Nm at 9,250 min -1 | 227 kg ready to drive | since 2015 |
F series
The F series consists exclusively of models that are driven by a water-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke engine ( parallel twin ). The engine was not manufactured by BMW itself, but by Rotax until 2018 , then by cooperation partner Loncin . The series forms the middle class of the BMW motorcycle product range. A belt is used as a secondary drive on the F 800 GT. All other models are driven by a chain. Some of the motors are manufactured in China by the supplier Loncin industrial Group Co., Ltd , Chongqing . With an appropriate throttle set, the models can be driven with an A2 driver's license (up to 35 kW).
| model | Type | Displacement | Maximum output | Torque | Weight | production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F 800 R | Naked bike | 798 cc | 66 kW / 90 PS | 86 Nm | 202 kg | since 2009 |
| F 800 GT | Sports Tourer | 798 cc | 66 kW / 90 PS | 86 Nm | 213 kg | since 2012 |
| F 800 GS Adventure | Travel enduro | 798 cc | 63 kW / 85 PS | 83 Nm | 232 kg | since 2008 |
| F 750 GS | Travel enduro | 853 cc | 57 kW / 77 PS | 83 Nm | 224 kg | since 2018 |
| F 850 GS | Travel enduro | 853 cc | 70 kW / 95 PS | 92 Nm | 229 kg | since 2018 |
| F 900 XR | Travel enduro | 895 cc | 77 kW / 105 PS | 92 Nm | 219 kg | since 2020 |
| F 900 R | Naked bike | 895 cc | 77 kW / 105 PS | 92 Nm | 211 kg | since 2020 |
G series
The G-series, regarded as the entry-level class, consists exclusively of models with a water-cooled single-cylinder engine and a displacement of 313 cm³. The motorcycles of the current model series are not manufactured by BMW itself, but by the Indian manufacturer TVS Motor Company in Hosur in the state of Tamil Nadu . Only these motorcycles from BMW can be driven unthrottled with an A2 driving license (up to 35 kW).
| model | Type | Maximum output | Torque | Weight | production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G 310 R | Naked bike | 25 kW / 34 hp at 9500 min -1 | 28 Nm at 7500 min -1 | 158.5 kg ready to drive and full tank | since 2016 |
| G 310 GS | Travel enduro | 25 kW / 34 hp at 9500 min -1 | 28 Nm at 7500 min -1 | 169.5 kg ready to drive and full tank | from 2017 |
C series
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| model | Type | engine | Displacement / nominal power |
Maximum output | Torque | Weight | production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C 400 X | Maxi scooter | Water-cooled single cylinder four-stroke engine | 350 cc | 25 kW / 34 hp at 7500 min -1 | 35 Nm at 6000 min -1 | 204 kg dry | since 2018 |
| C 650 Sport | Maxi scooter | Water-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke engine | 647 cc | 44 kW / 60 hp at 7500 min -1 | 66 Nm at 6000 min -1 | 237 kg dry | |
| C 650 GT | Maxi scooter | Water-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke engine | 647 cc | 44 kW / 60 hp at 7500 min -1 | 66 Nm at 6000 min -1 | 249 kg dry | since 2014 |
| C evolution | E-scooter | Liquid-cooled synchronous motor | 11 kW / 15 PS | 35 kW / 48 PS | 72 Nm | 265 kg empty | since 2014 |
Worldwide sales
| year | paragraph | Compared to previous year in% |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65,168 | nb |
| 2000 | 81,263 | + 24.69% |
| 2001 | 95,327 | + 17.3% |
| 2002 | 103.020 | + 8.07% |
| 2003 | 92,962 | −9.77% |
| 2004 | 92.266 | −0.75% |
| 2005 | 97,474 | +5.64% |
| 2006 | 100.064 | + 2.66% |
| 2007 | 102,467 | + 2.40% |
| 2008 | 101,000 | −1.43% |
| 2009 | 87,000 | −13.86% |
| 2010 | 98,047 | + 12.7% |
| 2011 | 104.286 | + 6.36% |
| 2012 | 106,358 | +1.99% |
| 2013 | 115.215 | + 8.33% |
| 2014 | 123,495 | + 7.19% |
| 2015 | 136.963 | + 10.9% |
| 2016 | 145.032 | + 5.89% |
| 2017 | 164.153 | + 13.18% |
| 2018 | 165,566 | + 0.86% |
| 2019 | 175.162 | + 5.8% |
Trivia
In fan circles, BMW motorcycles are referred to as "projectors". The name comes from the English-speaking world, where the abbreviation is more difficult to pronounce.
The BMW Motorrad Days have been taking place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen since 2002 . At the first edition of the event in Seefeld in Tyrol the name was still Bikermeeting.
Web links
Individual evidence
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- ^ BMW history ( Memento from January 11, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Search by year
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