Two-wheeled motorcycle concept with a ‘roof’ and electric power unveiled by BMW.
It looks like a bike but uses no fuel and you don’t need a helmet.
BMW has unveiled a two-wheeler concept that is designed to be safer and even more environmentally friendly than a motorcycle thanks to an electric motor.
The zero-emissions C1-E has been developed for a European motorcycle safety project that is researching ways to reduce the number of motorbike and scooter accidents that happen predominantly in city traffic.
The BMW concept is based on the C1 two-wheeler sold in Europe between 2000 and 2002 as the first motorbike featuring a roof that formed part of a protective cell.
It also features a roll-over bar that spans most of the length of the two-wheeler, while an energy-absorbing nose and super-large windscreen are designed to protect the rider in a front-on collision.
The C1-E also shares its seatbelt system with the original that was exempt from mandatory-helmet laws in most of Europe but never made it to Australia because the Government insisted on the C1 complying with the same laws as motorcycles.
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Jeff Spinks, Age
