This BMW Concept 9cento Motorbike Kills Two Birds with One Stone

BMW’s latest concept bike, the 9cento, is a vehicle that can turn from a solo sports bike to a two-person tourer with luggage - all with the use of magnets.

(All images taken from BMW Motorrad)

 

The main feature of this 2-in-1 bike is the powerful electromagnet attaching the panniers to the vehicle seat. As magnets are used in place of mechanical attachments, the rider can easily unclip and attach the pannier instead of having to fiddle around with it.

Without the pannier, the bike will turn into a sleek, lightweight sports bike. But with the pannier, which is supposed to be used as a luggage in the lower section of the rear carrier, it can also double up as a pillion seat since it has a larger surface area.

 

Of course, there will then be the question of whether the electromagnet is strong and long lasting enough to support the weight of the luggage’s contents and your pillion rider!

The German company has not released any details on this bike yet, but it appears to be powered by their new 800cc parallel twin engines.

9cento also reportedly features a lightweight carbon fiber triangular frame, aluminum panels, long travel suspension, LED headlights and twin LED tail lights that feature the BMW Motorrad logo.
There also appears to be some kind of bizarre shark fin-shaped object attached near the front of the rear tire sporting the bike’s name, which, by the way, means 900 in Italian.

 

According to Head of Design Edgar Heinrich, the bike “brings together sports, adventure and touring as an allrounder.”

“It doesn’t always have to be about ‘bolder, bigger, brighter’ nowadays: this concept bike focuses on achieving a sense of balance,” he elaborated.

 

 

The 9cento was unveiled this year at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este held at Lake Como, Italy.

Not much is known about whether this motorcycle will actually go into production, but we will be looking forward to whatever interesting contraptions BMW comes up with next.

In the meantime, feel free to play a game of ‘Spot the Difference’ with this magnetic machine of a bike.