BMW Motorrad offers several motorcycle styles that are distinguished by their use cases. These include Urban Mobility CE scooters, Adventure GS bikes, Heritage R bikes, Roadsters, Tour K bikes, Sports and then the Manic M offering. The K series of touring bikes has been greatly appreciated globally.
Now, the company has unveiled the Vision K 18 concept motorcycle at the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este event in Lake Como, Italy. It is the pinnacle of touring bikes from BMW Motorrad. This quirky concept is currently a one-off and a production-specific version may be created in the future. let’s take a closer look.
BMW Vision K18 unveiled
At the prestigious Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este event, BMW Motorrad unveiled something truly spectacular in the form of the BMW Vision 18 Concept. It looks different from any other K series motorcycle on sale today and reflects the company’s design direction for future touring motorcycles under the K series.
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The Vision K 18 concept is built around a conventional 1,800cc inline-six engine. The design is minimalistic, but it has a significant impact. These panels are hand-crafted using exotic materials like aluminum and forged carbon fiber. From the limited pictures, it looks like this motorcycle is based on a monocoque chassis.
At the front, we have six LEDs in the headlight and below it, we can see six air intakes to feed air to the 1,800 cc inline-six engine (6-6-6). There is a custom single seat with an X motif. The air intakes are on full display and the same may be the case with the air box. It also has fancy clip-on handlebars and a windshield.
Unique design and technology
Since this is not a production-spec motorcycle, there are no ORVMs on it. The concept has smooth body panels that cover a bulbous cavity at the rear, but that cavity is not for luggage. Instead, you can see six exhaust tips surrounded by vertical LED tail lights. The thick rear wheel is also on full display, which may be covered in the production-spec model.
The BMW Vision 18 concept is also packed with technology. The production-spec model is expected to retain most of these, including the hydraulically adjustable suspension setup along with its fancy instrument cluster, premium equipment and cycle parts with cutting-edge propulsion technologies.
