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New BMW HP2 Megamoto
Introducing the Megamoto, BMW is Upgrading the Exclusive HP2
Family with a Dynamic Supermoto Machine.
Introducing new motorcycle concepts with an even higher level
of emotion, BMW Motorrad is proudly presenting the new Megamoto:
Based on the BMW HP2 Enduro, this unique motorcycle will rank
right at the top among all street-legal two-cylinder Supermotos
thanks to its supreme performance and the use of top-class materials.
Consistently following the HP2 model line, the Megamoto impressively
demonstrates the outstanding dynamism and broad range of the
Boxer concept.
Weighing less than 200 kilos or 440 lb in road trim, the Megamoto
offers significantly more power and torque than even the powerful
HP2 Enduro. And to meet the specific demands of sports surfing
on country roads as well as the toughest conditions on the race
track, the extra-firm, lowered suspension comes with truly outstanding
components: At the front a fully adjustable, fine-response upside-down
fork from Marzocchi with sliding tubes measuring an impressive
45 millimetres or 1.77" in diameter and with 160 millimetres
/6.30" spring travel ensures superior wheel guidance at
all times. At the rear an Öhlins spring strut with 180 millimetres/7.09"
spring travel also adjustable in its basic spring setting, damper
inbound and rebound stroke, likewise ensures a firm and muscular
stance on the road.
The wheels and tires are also tailored ideally to specific road-going
requirements: The front tire measures 120/70-ZR 17 and runs on
a 3.5-inch rim, the rear tire is 180/55 ZR 17 in size and runs
on a 5.5-inch rim in the usual supersports dimension.
To make even better use of the stable suspension with its great
potential, the new BMW HP2 Megamoto comes with a second front
brake disc ensuring stopping power and deceleration absolutely
comparable to a modern road-going sports machine. Good news for
the rational enthusiast is that both a tachometer and a new headlight,
as well as the significantly lower seat, give the Megamoto an
even higher standard of everyday riding qualities.
The very looks of the new machine and the choice of the most
exclusive materials again help to make the BMW HP2 Megamoto absolutely
fascinating and emotional in every respect. The tank cover and
headlight fairing, for example, are both made in part of carbon
fiber.
The double-chamber Akrapovic exhaust system gives the new Megamoto
a powerful and throaty sound very appropriate for a machine of
this kind. And at the same time the exhaust system not only helps
to boost engine power, but also refines the overall image and
style of BMW Motorrad's new Supermoto. In re-configuring the
Boxer power unit so full of character, the engineers responsible
for the new machine have focused in particular on even more spontaneous
response and supreme torque at low and medium engine speeds.
With its very active, front wheel-oriented seating position,
its smooth balance and impressive ergonomic qualities, the Megamoto
will certainly appeal to all connoisseurs, individualists and
pleasure-conscious riders within the segment of dynamic motorcyclists.
Simply because this new machine offers a brand-new interpretation
of Sheer Riding Pleasure and light handling, making it a truly
uncompromising riding machine in all its features: light, powerful,
agile and, in particular, very exclusive.
This exclusivity is ensured by the limited production figures
of the BMW HP2 Megamoto, since the machine is built by hand to
a large extent and uses very exclusive materials. So the individualist
opting for the Megamoto, this explosive combination of high-tech
and powerful character, of emotion and function, should also
be willing and able to take a bold but wise decision...
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