BMW C1 Family’s Friend 200BMW C1 Family’s Friend 200
The club’s description
Text from the historic profile: descriptions, comparisons and references reflect the period in which it was originally published.
The BMW C1 Family’s Friend 200 is the 125’s bigger sister. It retains all the safety features of the smaller model, with the added pulling power and acceleration of a 176 cc motorcycle. Ideal for getting around town in early-morning traffic, quick away from the lights and cheerful both to ride and to look at, it is also at home on ring roads and stretches of motorway. It is available in two different, brightly coloured finishes. As with all motorcycles over 125 cc, this vehicle can be ridden after obtaining an A2–A3 licence (minimum age 18 for category A2 and 21 for category A3), or by anyone who obtained a category B licence before 1 January 1986.
Engine and transmission
Specification
Original data
Type
Single-cylinder, 4-stroke
Valves
4
Displacement
176 cm3 (cc)
Bore × stroke
62.0 mm × 58.4 mm
Power
13 KW/18 CV at 9,000 rpm
Compression ratio
11,5 : 1
Maximum torque
17 Nm at 6,500 rpm
Cooling
Liquid-cooled, with auxiliary electric fan
Fuel supply/engine management
BMS (BMW Management System)
Catalytic converter
Three-way, regulated by a lambda sensor
Transmission
Belt drive with engine-speed-dependent continuously variable automatic transmission
Fuel:
Premium unleaded, 95 ROZ
Electrical system
Specification
Original data
Alternator
400W
Battery
12 V/14 Amp/h
Dimensions and weights
Specification
Original data
Width
2,075 mm
Length
1026 mm
Height
1766 mm
Seat height
701 mm
Fuel tank capacity
Approx. 9 litres
Unladen weight, ready to ride with a full tank
185 Kg
Maximum permissible total weight
360 Kg (note: the top case must not exceed 22 Kg)
Performance and fuel consumption
Specification
Original data
Top speed
Approx. 120 Km/h
Fuel economy, km per litre at 90 Km/h
34.48 Km/l (equivalent to 2.9 l per 100 Km)
Chassis and brakes
Specification
Original data
Front suspension
BMW Telever system with aluminium longitudinal arm
Rear suspension
Swingarm with integrated transmission unit and vibration isolation using ball bearings
Total travel
75 mm
Wheel travel
85 mm
Front brake
Hydraulic single disc (220 mm dia.) with floating twin-piston calliper
Rear brake
Hydraulic single disc (220 mm dia.) with floating single-piston calliper
Front wheel
Light-alloy rim, 3.5'' x 13''
Rear wheel
Light-alloy rim, 3.5'' x 12''
Front tyre
120/70-R 13 (tubeless)
Rear tyre
140/70-R 12 (tubeless)
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