At first glance, the C-1 scooter looks like BMW crossed one of its auto assembly lines with one of its motorcycle plants.
Heads do turn as the hybrid scooter cruises European streets.
So when I want to go I just open the throttle, and here we go. Burkart, who heads the sales and marketing division for BMW motorcycles, says company research and development teams began searching for answers to city driving difficulties in the early 1990s. Well, we said, 'There's a solution. But then you don't have the safety, and you don't have the weather protection. Normally in a scooter you need specific garments, you need a helmet.