The c1 was so safe in fact that many countries granted bmw s request that c1 riders be exempt from national helmet requirements.
Motorcycle with a roof bmw c1 price.
Both the uk and sweden however declined to exempt c1 riders.
Within the structure was a full bucket seat with 4 point seatbelt for the rider.
While other roofed bikes have either not reached production or have offered nothing more than a bit of protection against the rain the c1 was a bold effort to make a motorcycle with a car style safety cage.
The patent originally filed in germany by bmw in november 2017 is for a modular design for the c evolution chassis to be paired with a c1 styled roof seat and rear storage area.
The german company currently has five scooters.
The rider would sit in a car type seat with a four point seat belt and adopt a feet forward posture.
The c 650 gt c 650 sport c 400 x and c 400 gt plus the c evolution electric scooter which has not yet been imported to australia.
Offered in europe between 2000 2002 the c1 was a city scooter with its own roof.
Compared to a conventional scooter the c1 offered extra safety features and protection from the elements.
The patent describes how the modular design could allow bmw to easily produce different versions of the scooter with or without roof unit.
Back in the 2000s bmw motorrad used to offer a very obscure model called the c1.
It was crash tested and in some countries was exempt from helmet laws as a result not in the uk though.
The bmw c1 s 4k price tag it dropped by 600.
Presumably bmw is hoping that its development of a new roofed two wheel design will take significantly less time for wide scale adoption.
The bmw c1 is an enclosed scooter manufactured by bertone for bmw.
Introduced in 2000 it was available throughout europe but sales were disappointing and the c1 was discontinued in 2002.
The roof featured a windshield with a wiper behind was an integrated top box storage compartment.
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