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The front engine mounts on the K75 frame are placed further back than in the K100 frame and the downtubes are at a different angle; otherwise, the frames are identical. The K75 had the same wheelbase, seat height, and steering geometry as the K100. [10] According to BMW, 80 percent of the K75's parts are interchangeable with the K100's. [11]
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In 1988, the K 100 became the first motorcycle to have anti-lock brakes (ABS) [20] and in 1989 the K 100 RS 4V model became the first BMW motorcycle to use an engine with four valves per cylinder. The 1988 BMW K 1 sports tourer was BMW's first full-fairing sport bike. It had an aerodynamic body which was designed to minimise drag at high speeds.
In 2006, the MonoTracer was released, using BMW K 1200 RS engines; individual specimens with turbocharging and up to 190 hp (140 kW) are said to have reached a top speed of 315 km/h (196 mph). Fifty-eight MonoTracers were built, of which twelve were made with electric drive, called MonoTracer-MTE-150. [ 3 ]
In 1984 at the Cologne Motor Show, BMW design created the aerodynamic "Racer" mockup, based on a standard K100 chassis. [4] At the 1988 Cologne show, the production K1 used the same large and all enveloping two-piece front mud guard mated closely to a seven-piece main fairing, that included two small panniers (lids made by Zanussi ZCP (Zanussi ...
In 1988, BMW introduced the K1 which had the Bosch Motronic fuel injection system. From 1985 to 1996, the K75 740 cc three-cylinder engine was produced. In 1991, BMW increased the displacement of the K100 from 987 cc to 1,097 cc and the model designation became the K1100. The K1100LT was the first with the new engine displacement.
It produced a concept known as the Veritas RS III in 2001, [4] initially using a BMW sourced 6.0 litre V-12, producing 670 hp (500 kW; 679 PS). [5] Over the following years pre-production models of the RS III were exhibited at trade shows [6] and used as press demonstrators. The motor was changed to a 5 litre BMW unit.
The BMW K1200RS is a sport-touring motorcycle made by BMW. The K1200RS is the last evolution of the BMW four-cylinder longitudinal engine, often referred to as the flying brick. From 1996 to 2004 37,992 units were built at the BMW plant in Spandau Germany.