Guess That Bike Revealed – Prototype Edition

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Congrats to jhelle, who quickly identified that this was the cockpit of the BMW Futuro prototype! Introduced in 1980, the Futuro utilized a turbocharged version of BMW’s iconic boxer twin, wrapped in some outlandish bodywork. It was built via a partnership with Rainer Buchmann, the automobile customizer. Among other things, it featured the first carbon fiber/kevlar full fairing in motorcycling.

Buchmann has some great images of the Futuro on his site – here’s a couple for your perusal:

BMW brought the Futuro back at the 2014 EICMA show in Milan – here’s a walkaround video: