New BMW off road 450

[gasgasman]

Not bad looking.
Engine exposed a little too much.

[Dave]

EFI, linkless Ohlins, primary clutch, tank under the seat, check out the swing arm pivot location. BMW certainly went their own way with this one.

[wise old man]

Yes very BMW and yes those engine cases must be made of some super strong space age material.

[GMP]

EFI, linkless Ohlins, primary clutch, tank under the seat, check out the swing arm pivot location. BMW certainly went their own way with this one.

Or the way of a small bicycle company from PA.

[jeffd]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZcqEqUzIAY

...Hanging out in the husqvarna pits?

jeff

[GMP]

Some very innovative stuff, with the $$ to back up development. I bet it makes an FSR 450 seem cheap($$) by comparison.

If it comes to Hancock, NY I'll get some photos.

[gasgasman]

Here's some engineering drawings from the patent application.
The swing arm pivot bolt runs through the countershaft sprocket.Imagine that.

[Dave]

Their clutch may have something novel allowing for a patent, but primary clutches aren't new. My friend had a 1972(?) Puch 175 with a primary clutch - it was about the size of a tuna can.

[GMP]

Yes, also the Montessa 250 VR of the late '70s used a crank mounted clutch. Pretty slick, we'lll see though. I thought about the oil thing too, maybe they have another pump for it. Cannondale had a transmission/clutch oil pump as well.