BMW K1300R
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The BMW K1300R is a naked motorcycle launched at the end of 2008 to replace the K1200R as BMW's flagship urban motorcycle. The K1300R produces a claimed 173 hp @ 9,250 rpm from its 1,293 cc Inline-four engine with torque
of 140 N·m (103.3 ft·lbf) @ 8,250 rpm. The engine was subtlely modified by British company Ricardo plc
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It has an exhaust butterfly flap to boost torque and improve exhaust note.
, the K1300R has never been offered for sale in the USA.
The K1300R features BMW's optional ESA-II electronic suspension adjustment. The bike also has a conventional indicator switch instead of the usual BMW three button configuration.
Torque
Torque, moment or moment of force , is the tendency of a force to rotate an object about an axis, fulcrum, or pivot. Just as a force is a push or a pull, a torque can be thought of as a twist....
of 140 N·m (103.3 ft·lbf) @ 8,250 rpm. The engine was subtlely modified by British company Ricardo plc
Ricardo plc
Ricardo plc is a British publicly listed company named after its founder, Sir Harry Ricardo and founded on 30 June 1927 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex. The company is a leading global multi-industry engineering provider of technology, product innovation and strategic consulting...
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It has an exhaust butterfly flap to boost torque and improve exhaust note.
, the K1300R has never been offered for sale in the USA.
The K1300R features BMW's optional ESA-II electronic suspension adjustment. The bike also has a conventional indicator switch instead of the usual BMW three button configuration.
External links
- BMW official K1300R web page
- K1300R review by Motorcycle NewsMotorcycle NewsMCN or Motor Cycle News is a weekly motorcycling newspaper published by Bauer Consumer Media, and based in Peterborough, United Kingdom. The title was founded by Cyril Quantrill in 1955 and bought by EMAP, before Bauer bought Emap's consumer media division in 2008...