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
