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The BMW K1 is a motorcycle that was designed by BMW as a high-speed sports-tourer designed to change the motorcycle media and buying public’s mind of BMW as only a manufacturer of flat-twin tourers.Based on the previously introduced BMW K100 the K1 was designed for comfortable high-speed autobahn cruising at speeds of up to 150 mph (240 km/h). The radical aerodynamic design was a seven piece glass fibre structure creating a world class leading drag coefficient of 0.38.