2012 BMW C 600 Scooter
November 11, 2011 - BMW formally released the production versions of
what is now known as the C 600, a "maxi-scooter", at the 2011
EICMA show. The C 600 was first
introduced at the 2010 EICMA show as the BMW
Concept C (report) .
Last year's prototype was a bit rough around the edges, but the
production versions look clean and smart and ready to go. The C 600 will
be available as the BMW C 600 Sport and the BMW C 650 GT versions. The
Sport is, well, sportier and the GT is the touring version.
This is a huge step for BMW, opening up a completely new market. While
it is unclear what effect the C 600 will have on the opinions and use of
scooters in the U.S.A., scooters are extremely popular in Europe, due to high fuel
prices (gas costs about the equivlent of $9.00 per gallon here in Italy)
and crowded streets and parking difficulties.
I wasn't sure what to make of it in 2010 and, quite frankly, I never
thought it would reach production. And I still wasn't sure about it this
year. But after going back to the BMW display early in the morning on
two occasions, where I had time to study it in the absence of crowds, it
appears that the C 600 is not just another scooter. In an EICMA show
chock-full of scooters of every shape and form, from electrics to 800 cc
maxi-scooters and from across the glove, the C 600 is...a BMW.
Source: webBikeWorld