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Cycle News 1989 12 06

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Kl, revamped KIOORS signal BMW's revamped KIOORS sport-tourer combines the 16-va"'e motor, chassis and running gear of the KI sportbike with tire bodyrrorlr of the existing KIOORS. The "Supersport" KI is the star of BMW's 1990 model lineup; it will be available at dealerships injust a few weeks. W BM unveiled its compl ete 1990 model lineup at a pres s co n fere nce an d two-day test ,ride through th e Hill Country surro unding San Antonio, T exas. As was reported in , Cycle N ews issu e number 26, BMW' s top-of-th eline model is th e new-for- 1990 Kl , a so-call ed "S upersports" ma ch ine featurin g an upda ted , 95-h orsepower, four-valve per-cylinder versio n of th e I983-vintage KIOO engine. The liqu id- coo led , lon gitudinal , fo ur-cy li n de r , 987 cc four-stro ke motor em p loy s elec tro n ic engine m an agement and fuel inj ect ion, whil e the cha ssis incorporates BMW 's hi ghly-tou ted Paralever to reduce dr iveshaft effect on th e rear . suspension , with electronic/hydrauli c a n ti-loc k brakes . The en tire pa ckage is wrapped in a slick wind tunnel -designed aerodynam ic fairin g, The KI co mes in M ar rakesh Red or Laguna Blue with yellow trim , and will be available starting in Decemb er with a suggested , reta il price of $12,990. ,T h e r eal su r p r ise wa s the announcement of a ' re vamp ed KIOORS (none were shown in T exas), which is essen tia ll y a KI wi th KIOORS bodywork, The new sportstourer puts the accent on "sport " by , combining the long-distance com fort of the KIOORS with the performance of th e KI 's l fi-valve powerp lant, reinforced tubular steel spaceframe chassis, wide 17-inch

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