All will be unveiled at the AIMExpo this week.
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BMW RELEASES A BIKE FOR
YOUR INNER STUNTER
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MW have just taken the wraps off their
Concept Stunt G 310, designed and built
in conjunction with their legendary stunt rider,
Chris Pfeiffer.
The Concept Stunt is just that at this stage,
a concept, but it wouldn't be too hard for
BMW to put it into production, judging from
the reaction the internet has seen.
The Concept Stunt G 310 is powered by
a single-cylinder four-stroke, cantered rear-
wards, with the cylinder head rotated 180°.
The intake is mounted forward, and crucially
for stunt riding, the exhaust now exits from
the rear of the cylinder head, keeping it out
of the way of crashes and potential dam-
age. Even though the engine is a single-cylinder
310cc, it's matched to short gear ratios that would
mean you'd have to be a Muppet not to be able to
wheelie the thing.
Chassis-wise the inverted fork front is low with
the back kicked up high, and BMW has fitted a
twin-caliper rear brake with two levers—one on the
left side of the bar near the clutch and one in the
traditional spot near your right boot.
The bike pictured here is painted to celebrate
Brazil (where BMW chose to launch the bike),
but these are not the final colors. It's expected
we'll know more on this machine at the upcoming
EICMA Show in Milan this November. CN
H
onda will take the wraps off a
revamped CBR500 at this week's
American International Motorcycle
Expo (AIMExpo) at the Orange
County Convention Centre in Florida.
The 500 has been a strong per-
former for the big H across the globe
and the new model gets uprated
forks with preload adjustment, a
larger tank, an adjustable front brake
lever, a new exhaust and revised styl-
ing with new LED dual headlights.
Also at the AIMExpo, Honda will
have the RC213V-S on display, as well
as side-by-sides and ATVs. CN
CBR500 COMING TO AIME
Car parks across the country have been put on notice!
