The latest issue of Motorcyclist arrived yesterday and one of the articles mentioned that BMW was putting a derivative of the Cooper S engine into one of the BMW motorcycles for something like 2005. That should be interesting.... 160 horsepower in a 450-500 LB bike.

 

>>The latest issue of Motorcyclist arrived yesterday and one of the articles mentioned that BMW was putting a derivative of the Cooper S engine into one of the BMW motorcycles for something like 2005. That should be interesting.... 160 horsepower in a 450-500 LB bike.

Most beemers way more like 1000 lbs. OK, maybe that's an exageration, but they're more than 500 lbs.

 

It’s my understanding that BMW is adapting the "S" supercharger and intercooler to the K bike motor, not using a MCS motor.

 

>>Most beemers way more like 1000 lbs. OK, maybe that's an exageration, but they're more than 500 lbs.

That BMW Gold Wing bike probably weighs 700+.

 

The K bikes probably weigh ~ 500.
The RS has 135 hp now, I think.
My R1100R weighs around 500 and has 85 hp.
If I wasn't on 56k I'd look up exact numbers.
I was talking to a BMW bike sales guy the other
day and he said something big was coming but
I find it hard to believe they'd use an S engine
when the K bike engine (1200cc) is already putting
out 135 hp. Doesn't make any sense.