1150 Power to weight KW's

[Bohsfc]

Does anyone know what the power to weight KiloWatt ratio is on the 1150GS?

I know the KW is 65.2 (Or is it 62.5) and horse power is 95 but this is not the exact answer when it takes the weight into account.

The reason I am asking is because of licence issues!!!!!

Thanks in advance

Rob

 

[John Armstrong]

Probably in the riders manual if you have one. It is in the R100GS's manual.

 

[Bohsfc]

Probably in the riders manual if you have one. It is in the R100GS's manual.

I have the manual on disc but could not find the answer on it. Will try again.

 

[John Armstrong]

From memory, (in the R100GS) it was in with all the other bits and pices at the back regarding weights etc

 

[nud1e]

look at BMBikes

85 hp (62.5 KW)
Unladen Weight with Full Tank - 249 Kg / 548 lb
Dry Weight - 228 Kg / 502 lb

 

[sockpuppet]

You can't ride the 1150 on a uk A1 licence.

You can an 650 single though if its restricted.

 

[Bohsfc]

You can't ride the 1150 on a uk A1 licence.

You can an 650 single though if its restricted.

It's the same here in Ireland and I would imagine right accross the EU.
Also when you pass your test you are restricted to driving bikes with an output power of up to 33KW and AFAIK the GS is not much more than that given its very heavy weight.
The only thing I can find in the manual is 62.5 KW at 6750RPM but that would be the power of the engine sitting in a block in a BMW factory., it would not be the power of the engine on the bike?????

 

[D6]

its 35 or so many kw per kilo

 

[Bohsfc]

its 35 or so many kw per kilo

So given the weight of the 1150, it puts out 35KW power to weight ratio.

Hardly worth paying 400 yoyos to get it restricted to 33KW.

 

[D6]

but it does mean u could use a gs850?

 

[Bohsfc]

but it does mean u could use a gs850?

I have an 1150 but my licence is restricted til next August but if I am stopped it could spell trouble and feel its only a matter of time.

 

[D6]

so it COULD be worth the 400 yoyo,s then?

 

[Bohsfc]

so it COULD be worth the 400 yoyo,s then?

Nah. Then it would be boring knowing that I was complying with the law.

 

[D6]

stick some 850 stickers on it then, they never figured my 125 was a 200 all those years back

 

[Packer]

I am not certain on this but think that in the UK it is a restriction on the power itself and unrelated to the weight.

 

[D6]

I am not certain on this but think that in the UK it is a restriction on the power itself and unrelated to the weight.

i dunno, it didnt used to be but they change it all that fast , i lost track of it all

 

[motobiker]

I am not certain on this but think that in the UK it is a restriction on the power itself and unrelated to the weight.

Thats correct.. 33bhp. (25Kw) And the main reason the 850cc varients were developed. the restrictor kit from Fi International costs a wacking £172.99 ( €190.30 )

 

[BSD]

Yer man chop from biker.ie in trim can do it for a lot less than €400. Certified and recognised by all the major insurance companies

 

[E. Buygum]

The only thing I can find in the manual is 62.5 KW at 6750RPM but that would be the power of the engine sitting in a block in a BMW factory., it would not be the power of the engine on the bike?????

Engine power of 62.5kw (84bhp, 85PS) sounds about right. That will probably be a calculated figure at the crank; the power at the rear wheel (i.e. as measured on a dyno) would be a few percent less. Power to weight would be an odd figure to use as it would need to take into account rider weight to be meaningful.

35kw/ kilo would be a miracle on the scale of the Feeding of the 5,000 but would at least explain those glowing headers

 

[sproggy]

So given the weight of the 1150, it puts out 35KW power to weight ratio.

Hardly worth paying 400 yoyos to get it restricted to 33KW.

You're confusing power (kW) and power to weight kW/kg. 33kW is engine power, irrespective of the weight of the vehicle it's fitted to.

Is your licence restriction in outright power (in which case a 62kW 1150 will not satisfy your 33kW requirement) or in power to weight? And if the latter, what is the allowable power to weight because all you've quoted is power?