VOL. 53 ISSUE 31 AUGUST 9, 2016 P79
2 0 1 7 B M W R N I N E T
S C R A M B L E R
ENGINE: .............Air/oil-cooled 2-cylinder
Boxer engine
DISPLACEMENT: ..............................1170cc
BORE X STROKE: ................... 101 x 73mm
HORSEPOWER: ...........110 hp @ 7750 rpm
(claimed)
TORQUE: .85 lb-ft @ 6000 rpm (claimed)
COMPRESSION RATIO: ......................12.0:1
FUEL SYSTEM: ..................EFI with 50mm
throttle boddies
EXHAUST: ........ 2 into 2 into 1 layout, two
oxygen sensors, lateral single silencer
with ECU-controlled bypass valve and
integrated catalytic converter (Euro 4).
TRANSMISSION: ............................6-speed
CHASSIS: ...Tubular space frame in steel,
engine self-supporting
FRONT SUSPENSION: .......43mm inverted
125mm (4.9 inches) travel
REAR SUSPENSION: .............. Monoshock.
140mm (5.5 inches) travel
FRONT BRAKE: .......... Dual 320mm discs.
Brembo 4-piston calipers. ABS
REAR BRAKE: ........... Single 265mm disc;
Brembo two-piston caliper
FRONT TIRE: ......................... 120/70 ZR19
REAR TIRE: ............................ 170/60 ZR17
HEAD ANGLE: ..................................... 61.5°
TRAIL: ............................................. 4.35 in.
WHEELBASE: ................................... 60.1 in.
SEAT HEIGHT: ................................ 32.2 in.
O/A LENGTH: ................................. 85.6 in.
FUEL CAPACITY: .......................... 4.49 gal.
WEIGHT: ............... 485 lb. (wet, claimed).
MSRP: ................................................... TBA
S P E C I F I C A T I O N S
Roadster before it, the passenger
frame on the Scrambler can be
detached, allowing owners to
change the look and thus the
character of the bike according
to personal taste. Furthermore,
the wiring loom has the lighting
system separate from everything
else, so the owner can swap
lights. "I have this HP2 which I
customized a bit," says Edgar,
"but it's a pain to change anything
on the electrics. Nothing works
anymore, it goes to default light-
ing, it's a nuisance—so we said
okay, [on this bike] we have to
make it very easy for the cus-
tomer to exchange headlamps,
blinkers, tail lights, anything like
that. So we did!"
It's a very astute policy, and
seems certain to succeed.
It's Back to the Future, Boxer-
style. CN
Old school meets
new in the BMW
design office.
