[Porky]

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/bmws-radical-triple-concept-and-w-3-cruiser-to-speed

Very interesting---what say you??

Sam:coffeescreen:

 

[Critter]

Looks interesting

 

[RKBrumbelow]

It is a pretty bike, the engineering might be interesting with the W3, but I suspect it is not going to be a common bike.

 

[hogcowboy]

I just don't see that working at all. I only have 2 jugs and it can get very warm. Can you imagine 3?

 

[Critter]

I got 4 jugs and it is no worse than two.

 

[hogcowboy]

Need I remind you, yours are itty bitty.

 

[Critter]

 

[Kaz71]

Kinda reminds me of the movie Total recall.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiylTqSAiaM

Two is normal but 3 look out of place.

 

[hogcowboy]

I could almost see it working if they rotated the whole mess 90º. Then you would have something that would look like a Ducati or a boxer BMW but with 3 instead of 2.

 

[Oz]

Interesting design.

Just because they patent something does not mean they will build it. Patents are sometimes used defensively to prevent competitors from using a particular design.

Euro 4 regulations kick in in 2016 and Euro 5 in 2020. Those regs continue the trend requiring increasingly cleaner emissions, so it's not likely that BMW will introduce any new large capacity air cooled engines. If a "W" engine configuration is in the works, it's likely to be liquid cooled. BMW just migrated their R1200 series boxer engines from air/oil cooling to liquid/oil cooling.

 

[Porky]

Hog, there for a minute I thought you were talking about the girl with the 3 cylinders. 90 degrees wouldn't be as nice as 180:biggrin:

Here's a few from the past:http://thekneeslider.com/images/2009/08/moto-guzzi-w103.jpg

http://www.ducati.com/pub/image.do?...dth=634&color=D8D8D8&height=356&ext=image.png

The 4 cylinder Ducati motorcycle was actually produced and sold but if I remember correctly, it was to heavy and not very powerful for the complexity. I believe the Italian police force rode them for a while.

Sam:coffeescreen:

 

[CDRW]

I like it. It's got a retro-future/steampunk look without being too weird.

 

[Oz]

...
The 4 cylinder Ducati motorcycle was actually produced and sold but if I remember correctly, it was to heavy and not very powerful for the complexity. I believe the Italian police force rode them for a while.

Sam:coffeescreen:

Ducati's MotoGP bike is a V-4.

IIRC the last time Ducati sold a 4-cylinder street bike was the Desmosedici RR in 2008. Weight wasn't a problem. It weighed 377 lbs and made 200 HP!

 

[Rebeldog1]

First they copy(sort of) the Japanese with the S1000rr, now at first look copy Victory or Harley only with three cylinders. Hope it works for as weird as it looks.

 

[hogcowboy]

Hmm. I get a 403 or 404 error depending on browser with...http://thekneeslider.com/images/2009...guzzi-w103.jpg

Anybody able to post the actual image?

 

[Jo6pak]

To me, the bike is kinda boring. The only interesting part is the engine. I don't really care for it, but it's interesting.

And being a German design, I'm sure it will be simple and easy to work on.

 

[pleksi]

The engine design is surely interesting. Would love to try one some day. But like someone commented the article : It's kinda like a lady with 3 tits.

 

[Porky]

And that would bother you?

Sam:coffeescreen:

 

[pleksi]

Not sure... I haven't tried either. Only seen pictures but looks interesting