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The line was announced by BMW at EICMA in late 2010. Current members of the series are the C600 Sport and the C650 GT, both powered by 647 cc parallel twin gasoline engines. [ 3 ] Production began at BMW's Spandau plant in December 2011, [ 2 ] and they were expected to be available in Europe in Spring 2012, [ 4 ] and in the US in Fall 2012 for ...
BMW Motorrad motorcycles are categorized into product families, and each family is assigned a different letter prefix. The current families are: C series – maxi-scooters called Urban Mobility Vehicles by BMW. Models are CE04, CE02, C400GT and C400X. F series – parallel-twin engines of 853 cc and 895 cc capacity featuring chain drive.
Similarly, from 1996 to 1999, models using a 4.4 litre version of the M62 engine were named 540i, 740i and 840Ci. From 2001 to 2007, the situation was reversed, because models using a 4.4 litre version of the N62 engine were named 545i, 645i and 745i. Models using a 4.8 litre version of the N62 engine were named 550i, 650i and 750i.
BMW categorizes their vehicles by a series designation. These series represent multiple generations of a vehicle line. These articles serve as a brief time line and introduction for a vehicle line beginning with its introduction and subsequent updates, articles for individual generations of the series are listed in the Category:BMW vehicles.
The CE 04 implements the styling from the Concept Link in production form with changes to make it road-legal, including mirrors and license plate mounts; [5] The Verge noted the Concept Link looked like "[it would] be right at home in a sci-fi movie like Blade Runner" in 2017 [13] and called the follow-up Definition CE 04 concept of November 2020 "straight out of a William Gibson novel.
For the second half of the 1973 model year, BMW lengthened the rear swingarm 2 inch (5 cm), resulting in the “long-wheelbase” (LWB) models mainly to improve the stability of the motorcycles at higher speeds and when loaded up. It also enabled a larger battery, while retaining the kick starter.
The model range was entirely revamped in 1969 with the introduction of the BMW /5 range, consisting of the 500 cc BMW R 50/5, the 600 cc BMW R 60/5 and the 750 cc BMW R 75/5 models. [ 15 ] [ 1 ] : 126 The engines were a complete redesign, with the crankshaft bearings upgraded from roller bearings to shell-type journal bearings (the type used in ...
A little later, the corresponding design study BMW Concept e was created as the second stage. [2] As the third stage of development, the C evolution was a largely near-series prototype, [3] of which a small series was first produced in 2012. BMW made five of these prototypes available to the press during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. [4]