Difference between revisions of "BMW Futuro"

If the girder frame of the Futuro has not yet paid off, this show bike did mark the first use of the parallelogram rear suspension that has become common place on BMWs since 1987. It was in terms of style, however. that the Futuro most foreshadowed contemporary [[motorcycle]]s, with its disc wheels (often found on custom machines), its saddle wrapped around the fuel tank, its rear trunk (which inspired the [[Honda PC800|Honda Pacific Coast]]), its wraparound cowling, and its integrated rearview mirrors. It was a forecast of bike shapes for the Nineties. Though its first showing was also its last, it still cleared the way for successors,

If the girder frame of the Futuro has not yet paid off, this show bike did mark the first use of the parallelogram rear suspension that has become common place on BMWs since 1987. It was in terms of style, however. that the Futuro most foreshadowed contemporary [[motorcycle]]s, with its disc wheels (often found on custom machines), its saddle wrapped around the fuel tank, its rear trunk (which inspired the [[Honda PC800|Honda Pacific Coast]]), its wraparound cowling, and its integrated rearview mirrors. It was a forecast of bike shapes for the Nineties. Though its first showing was also its last, it still cleared the way for successors,

[[Category:Concept motorcycles|BMW Futuro]]

[[Category:Concept motorcycles|BMW Futuro]]

[[Category:Turbo motorcycles|BMW Futuro]]

[[Category:Turbo motorcycles|BMW Futuro]]