NGC BMW triple in-line sorta

[tiger_one]

Didn't see a thread about this, gear heads need to see!

http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/bmws-radical-triple-concept-and-w-3-cruiser-to-speed?src=SOC&dom=fb

[twhitaker]

Looks a lot like a Fueling aside from the Fueling front cylinder being tipped further forward.

[steven c]

Why?

[AJ Huff]

I've wanted a W3 since the day I first saw Feuling. This might be it!

-AJ

[twhitaker]

Why?? So that overheated back cylinder would not be there all by itself.  ;D

[fotoguzzi]

meh..

[Shorty]

Pushrods?? LOL.   Quit the imitation, and give us a well balanced K1200 TRIPLE. BMW should have done so in the '80s. Cruiser schmoozer.   :D

[Tom Hansen]

Cool Beans!  I have been a fan of triples since I had a Suzuki GT 750.  Love air cooled engines, too.

This BMW would be a wonderful alternative to the Harley and the Harley clone made by the Japanese manufacturers.
I had a Harley once and it was a great bike; no trouble at all and very smooth at highway speeds. But I outgrew it and went to other bikes.I've gotten sick and tired of looking at all the wannabes.  Boring!

This one speaks to me as does the Guzzi V twins.  The first time I ever saw a Guzzi, back in the 70's I fell in love with the ONLY logical layout for a V twin.

[Mark West]

Not sure I'd buy one but it's about 8 million times more attractive than the dorky looking 1200C IMHO.

[dilligaf]

This is what happens when you give a German engineer to much money.  :BEER:
Matt

[screamday]

This is what happens when you give a German engineer to much money.  :BEER:
Matt

 ;D ;D :BEER: :bow

[leafman60]

That would be amazing.

[Sasquatch Jim]

  Ho Hum, another overbuilt coo coo clock.

[Sheepdog]

Uh...no thanks.

[oldbike54]

 Here is the thing , a W3 is an interesting design , the road tests of the Jim Fueling W3 all praised the balance , power output , and exhaust note . As for it using push rods , well , that allows for a more compact engine , easier to package . Moto Guzzi and BMW both built very good , durable , easy to service pushrod engines . As for cooling , don't think that will be an issue , given what engineers now know about air/oil cooling . Just my take .

  Dusty

[kirby1923]

Having ridden the fueling W-3 I can say that although a battle ship (felt like that as I was not used to such things) it was a quite a ride. I agree with your points about pushrods, sometimes they just plain work.

However if BMW ever builds it I'm sure the rear drives will fail and transmission input shaft/clutch splines will strip in alarming numbers.

When will the Germans ever figure out how to build a durable machine???

mike
:-)

[oldbike54]

 Mike , do you mean like a Rockster that will go 175,000 miles , with pushrods no less  :o ;D

  Dusty

[LongRanger]

175,000 miles? Are there any Rocksters with even 7,500 miles? Someone told me they're unreliable.

[oldbike54]

175,000 miles? Are there any Rocksters with even 7,500 miles? Someone told me they're unreliable.

 Well , I know a guy  ;D

  Dusty

[56Pan]

Here is the thing , a W3 is an interesting design , the road tests of the Jim Fueling W3 all praised the balance , power output , and exhaust note . As for it using push rods , well , that allows for a more compact engine , easier to package . Moto Guzzi and BMW both built very good , durable , easy to service pushrod engines . As for cooling , don't think that will be an issue , given what engineers now know about air/oil cooling . Just my take .

  Dusty

As far as exhaust note, I'd really like to hear this thing idle.  Back in the '80's, I was working the UPS next day air flight line in Louisville and used to ride my old '56 panhead to work and park it on the fence next to the line.  Shorty drag pipes, sifton 412 cam and was a nice sounding bike.  At least I thought so. It was right before Christmas, and UPS had contracted with several other air freight outfits to help them move the Christmas load.  I was sitting in my little avionics van with my mech. buddy Jim Horn, and a Convair 440 taxied in, spun the tail to us, and sat very close with both those 2 P&W 2800 18 cyl. radials singing that nice strong song they make at full rich idle and filling the van with half burnt odors of 100/130.  Jim turned to me and said, "Garrett, did you hear that?"  I said,"What?"  He said, "Your Pan just said, 'Mom?  Dad?'".  Good memory.