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Written by Jack Rix
You may recall, almost three years ago, BMW showed us the Motorrad Vision Next 100 a concept bike celebrating the marque"s centenary, and one that refused to topple over regardless of how incompetent its rider was. Well, the Motorrad dream factory has once again whirred into life and produced this the Vision DC Roadster, a study on how an all-electric BMW bike could retain the barrel-chested look of its petrol-powered, boxer-engined siblings. This in an exercise, then, in how you stack the batteries and motor to pay homage to your heritage, but also to prove that BMW is preparing to follow the Harley Davidson Livewire"s lead with a pure-EV, naked muscle bike of its own. Back to those batteries. They"re stacked vertically and longitudinally orientated, which leaves space for a cylinder-shaped motor underneath connected via a shaft to the rear wheel. More important, aesthetically at least, are the side elements" fitted with cooling ribs and fans. These pop out when the bike is switched on, indicating you"re ready to ride, neatly echoing the trademark protruding cylinder heads on its boxer engine.
Date written: 25 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16122
You may recall, almost three years ago, BMW showed us the Motorrad Vision Next 100 a concept bike celebrating the marque"s centenary, and one that refused to topple over regardless of how incompetent its rider was. Well, the Motorrad dream factory has once again whirred into life and produced this the Vision DC Roadster, a study on how an all-electric BMW bike could retain the barrel-chested look of its petrol-powered, boxer-engined siblings. This in an exercise, then, in how you stack the batteries and motor to pay homage to your heritage, but also to prove that BMW is preparing to follow the Harley Davidson Livewire"s lead with a pure-EV, naked muscle bike of its own. Back to those batteries. They"re stacked vertically and longitudinally orientated, which leaves space for a cylinder-shaped motor underneath connected via a shaft to the rear wheel. More important, aesthetically at least, are the side elements" fitted with cooling ribs and fans. These pop out when the bike is switched on, indicating you"re ready to ride, neatly echoing the trademark protruding cylinder heads on its boxer engine.
Date written: 25 Jun 2019
More of this article on the Top gear website
ID: 16122
