BMW Files Two Patents For W3 Motorcycle Engines
BMW riders may soon find a W3 in place of a four-cylinder on their cruiser bikes.
Autoblog reports the automaker has two separate patents filed for its W3 motorcycle engines, both meant to fill the same space as a traditional V-twin mill.
Speaking of V-twins, one of the W3s is a modification of said unit, where two cylinders share a crankpin while the third has one all to itself. The other W3 uses a fan design with pushrods controlling the valves.
As to where these engines might go if produced, a possible cruiser bike that could throwdown against the Ducati Diavel and similar cruisers would likely be the host for the W3s.
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Interesting way to stand out in the cruiser crowd.
Maybe somebody could put one of these on an airplane and fly across the English Channel.