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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: blue on November 08, 2012, 03:22:39 PM
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BMW opened up a new scooter shop near were I live dont know much about theam.But the ones I have seen so far are all 150 cc or bigger. Only see 2 that are 50 cc and they dont impress me at all.
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Where are you located, I just checked the BMW USA website and they have 2 scoots that are in the 600cc range and 1 electric scoot that I was impressed with as far as range and speed goes. The Elec. scoot has a range of over 60 miles, charges in 3 hrs from a 110v outlet and reaches 75 MPH. I'm sure the price tag is well over most of our budgets for a scoot though.
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im in in Michigan usa.
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I don't believe BMW has any small scooters in the US.
http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/us/en/index.html (http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/us/en/index.html)
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I don't believe BMW has any small scooters in the US.
http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/us/en/index.html (http://www.bmwmotorcycles.com/us/en/index.html)
the ones I seen are not on there web page the guy said he siad they are for private sale only. one is elc. and the other was a 4 stroke but they are bigger the the agilty and with all that weight theres like no way that think would go to fast. He told me they are going to get one in that looks like a dirt bike but its a scooter for on raod and of road.
something like the syms rough horse.
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Again I don't believe BMW is importing any small scooters into this country for any type sale or have been approved by the EPA and NATSA.
I don't know what scooters BMW produces for the European market but they would be very difficult and expensive or impossible to get registered here.
Unless I see something from a reputable source, I say your guy is blowing smoke...
Chinese copies maybe???
Heck according to this German manufacturer BMW will begin building scooters again after nine years. The new models are a step up from the low-powered scooters of years past.
http://www.motorcycleforum.com/117530/bmw-enters-the-scooter-market-again (http://www.motorcycleforum.com/117530/bmw-enters-the-scooter-market-again)
BMW scooters in Europe
http://www.google.com/search?q=bmw+scooters+in+europe&hl=en&tbo=u&rlz=1T4GZAG_enUS439US440&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=pBicUJjMApDm9gTem4HYBg&ved=0CGYQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=591 (http://www.google.com/search?q=bmw+scooters+in+europe&hl=en&tbo=u&rlz=1T4GZAG_enUS439US440&tbm=isch&source=univ&sa=X&ei=pBicUJjMApDm9gTem4HYBg&ved=0CGYQsAQ&biw=1280&bih=591)
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BMW (the German motorcycle company) has not and will never build small (50cc) scooters. Not under the BMW label. According to van Hendrik (CEO).
There are big historic scooters (R10 with 200cc, gear box and Cardan shaft!), the C1 (125+200cc) with roof and safety crush zone and the actual C series (with 60hp not small either).
BMW ownes 100% of Husqvarna which have enough smaller engines (125-650cc).
BMW has a strategical partnership with Kymco. Kymco for small and medium, BMW for medium to big motorcycles.
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Right, Kymco builds engines for some BMW models. And for the two new scooters that BMW just came out with.
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(http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/autopia/2009/07/bmw_c1.jpg)
I rode a C1 a few times when I lived in Germany. Was a top heavy P-O-S. Loved my wife's Gilera Runner FXR 180. That thing would fly. She bought it second hand and it had a few mods she knew nothing about. Wish we had brought it back to the USA.
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Unless I see something from a reputable source, I say your guy is blowing smoke....
true that ...........I seen it comeing.......