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BMW releases Megamoto
Pikes winner costs $28k-plusBMW has just released its long-awaited Megamoto locally – it's the company's uber-supermotard, running a 113hp 1200cc engine.
The wild machine claimed victory in its class at the famous Pikes Peak hill-climb last July, and was first displayed at the INTERMOT show in 2006.
It joins the HP2 Enduro off-roader in the company's exclusive hero bike line-up, but has a little more power than its predecessor.
"The new BMW HP2 Megamoto represents the pinnacle of performance Boxer engines," said Cameron Cuthill, General Manager of BMW Motorrad.
You'll need to have the wallet well-primed to own one -- pricing is set at $28,400 plus ORC.
| Specifications |
| Engine |
| Type - Air/oil-cooled flat twin ('Boxer') 4-stroke, single camshaft and four valves per cylinder, central balancer shaft |
| Bore / stroke - 101 mm x 73 mm |
| Capacity - 1,170 cc |
| Rated output - 83 kW (113 hp) at 7,500 rpm |
| Max. torque - 115 Nm at 6,000/min |
| Compression ratio - 12.0 : 1 |
| Engine management - Electronic intake pipe injection/BMS-K digital engine management with overrun fuel cut-off, twin-spark ignition |
| Emission control - Closed-loop 3-way catalytic converter, EU-3 compliant |
| Performance / fuel consumption |
| Maximum speed - In excess of 200 km/h |
| Fuel consumption - 4.1 litres / 100 km at constant 90 km/h 5.5 litres / 100 km at constant 120 km/h |
| Fuel type - Premium unleaded 98 (RON), automatic knock control allows 95 (RON) as a minimum |
| Usable tank volume - 13.0 litres |
| Reserve Approx. - 2.0 litres |
| Electrical system |
| Alternator - Three-phase alternator 600 W |
| Battery - 12 V / 12 Ah, maintenance-free |
| Power transmission |
| Clutch - Single dry plate clutch, hydraulically operated |
| Gearbox - Constant mesh 6-speed gearbox with helical gear teeth |
| Drive - Shaft drive |
| Chassis / brakes |
| Frame - Tubular steel space frame |
| Suspension Front - Upside-down front fork, compression damping and rebound damping adjustable |
| Suspension Rear - Cast aluminium single-sided swing arm with BMW Motorrad Paralever; Öhlins-central spring strut, spring pre-load adjustable to continuously variable levels, rebound damping and compression damping adjustable |
| Suspension travel - 160 mm / 160 mm f/r |
| Dimensions |
| Wheelbase - 1,615 mm |
| Length - 2,350 mm |
| Height (not inc. mirrors) - 1,050 mm |
| Width (inc. mirrors) - 922 mm |
| Castor - 95 mm |
| Steering head angle - 61.4° |
| Wheels - Cast aluminium |
| Rim front - 3.50 x 17-inch |
| Rim rear - 5.50 x 17-inch |
| Tyres front - 120/70 ZR 17 |
| Tyres rear - 180/55 ZR 17 |
| Brake front - Dual disc brake, floating brake discs, 320 mm diameter, four piston fixed calliper |
| Brake rear - Single disc brake, diameter 265 mm, double-piston floating calliper |
| Seat height - 860 - 910 mm (ex factory: 890 mm) |
| Inner leg curve - 1,880 – 1,980 mm (ex factory: 1,940 mm) |
| Unladen weight - 199 kg road ready, fully fuelled (1) |
| Dry weight - 179 kg (2) |
| Permitted total weight - 380 kg |
| Payload - 181 kg (with standard equipment) |
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