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[@blacklanner5795]

BMW : Fully assembled in under 2 hours. Also BMW : Oil change, filter replacements and spark plug change ... 3 hours shop time.

[@michaeljkasnter]

Black Lanner lmfasss off , you got a valid point!!! Too funny

[@Sacrifice-Paid]

I own a 17 year old bmw, albeit a car, but no way would I go to bmw for anything......, unless it was to buy a new vehicle, or approved used

[@joshsmith5232]

Funny you say that. Dropped my RC390 off at the dealership at 8am. Came back at 12:30pm and had to wait. Finally got on it at 1:30pm, got out into the country and my shift lever came off because no lock tight was used. Never rush your mechanic 👍

[@raynic1173]

I had an uncle who was a BMW bike enthusiast, he owned an ole '80's GS boxer. He would challenge anyone to a 100 mile race, the key was you had to simulate a tire change by removing and reinstalling both wheels, with only the tools on the bike. I think he would win too, first he could ride the wheels off that GS, even in the canyons. Also, I think BMW had the only tool kit (at least for a long time) with a wrench that fit the rear axle. He was a character, R.I.P. Uncle John.

[@BigUriel]

Well some bikes are a real pain the ass to replace the spark plugs. There is a reason whey the engine is complete before they mount it on the frame. Also working in an assembly line is obviously very different. Everything is laid out and all the highly specific tools are within reach, the workers only do a few tasks and do them over and over until they can do them with their eyes closed, it's all optimized for maximum time efficiency. Also everything is new, no rusted bolts or nuts anywhere that just don't want to come off.

[@timhiggins6212]

I've an S1000R, ridden it all over Europe and it's never missed a beat. I also have an Aprilia RSV1000R, beautiful bike, and the same with that, even took it to Rimini from Ireland for the MotoGP in 2017 and it never left me down. I'd say a lot of failures are down to bad maintenance.

[@HalfdeadRider]

Bad maintenance or luck, any bike or car could possibly have a component that has some kind of un-detectable fault waiting to fail on the unlucky guy who gets that particular vehicle. The sad thing is that those people then think it's an unreliable brand, when in reality it's not. The internet age does not help with reputation either, you search for problems you'll find them all online, all the ones with no issues have nothing to report/moan about online.

[@timhiggins6212]

@@HalfdeadRider Yep, 100% agree, that's why I said '' a lot'', I'd a K6 GSXR 750, bought it new, it ran like the clappers and never left me down in the 4 years I had it, sold it with a full service history and 2 weeks after I sold it the throttle bodied stuck in it. You just never know.

[@HalfdeadRider]

@David Sanchez Lemons is usually a term used when you buy a used car or bike that you think is a good buy, in good mechanical condition. But you end up having lots of problems with it, I've definitely had a few over the years.

[@alexandert696]

Not really no. Japanese bikes are known to be bulletproof. You can be that 5th -6th owner of a 2004 cbr 600 with 90k kms and the bike will still deliver. And it will cost you less than 2k $

[@jponz85]

@@alexandert696 yup. Very true

[@MrJasonvc2004]

I simply would like to tell you Thank You Very Much for loading the engineering videos. To some of us, these videos are extremely interesting to watch. 🙏🏼THANK YOU

[@GodzillaGoesGaga]

Brilliant documentary. Thanks. It gives one a new appreciation on how these amazing machines are made.

[@alp3781]

Watching this video makes me love my K1600 GA even more. Just to know what it takes to create this beast is unreal. The hours, the sweat, the talent, the craftsmanship, makes me appreciate my machine every time I start it. Thank you BMW.

[@adambradley4945]

These Exceptional Engineering documentaries are exceptional!! Great to see some engineering detail and no dumbing down, well produced shot and narrated. Thanks guys.

[@davidparker9676]

This was a great example of sarcasm. The narrator was calling many things the wrong name, very dumbed down with cheezy music.

[@marklewis4793]

its cool how some technicians are dressed like they're going fishing,yet doing cutting edge tech stuff with bmw skillz.

[@studyhelp1965]

CLOTHES DOESN'T SHOW TALENT DUDE..... THEY ARE REALLY EDUCATED...

[@romanmunoz6771]

The lady applying the stickers probably has the most stressful job at that factory

[@AridersLifeYT]

man she needed gloves, a hair net and other gear. amature compared to japan

[@jaysonmokhwanatsi7365]

@Six Ply Maple I hear doing the same thing everyday for hours causes depression and mental imbalances.. Therefore her job might be considered unethical in some countries

[@chrishoeft4166]

The machine tells me you took an extra 4.2 seconds to assemble an engine today Hans! Keep up this shoddy performance and we'll be replacing you with a robot!

[@ratherbyexploring4898]

Chris Hoeft Gotverdamnt the booger stays in next time.

[@TheWaski77]

I'm surprised that so many people are involved

[@doug1234dougx]

No daydreaming allowed on this job.

[@pauldavidson6321]

The robot would have a better sense of humor.

[@fmc6338]

get 2 months vacation per year

[@kevintaylor1928]

Wow that BMW motorcycle factory is amazing!

[@davidparker9676]

If you see the source footage without the music and sound effects, it is a soul-sucking place. Nobody talking, nobody with a smile, no background music for the workers. No wonder they have the problems that they do.

[@christianherrera4729]

8:51 you can tell there was a typo in the script. He said online, but inline was probably what was intended.

[@markmalasics8413]

You missed 20:40 "on a dy nam o meter"

[@av8rbri473]

Christian Herrera caught that too

[@ghoulbuster1]

@@Nemo222 Your theory was correct, this is video was narrated by a prototype Text to Speech AI program, specifically made to narrate videos easily by just making the script, and letting the AI narrate it.

[@AnirbanSaha13]

Nat Geo Mega Factories.

[@Sp00kq]

@@Nemo222 it doesn't sound like a robot but I can see what you're saying. A real person would for sure catch on mistakes, while a robot says exactly what's on the script

[@sergesieniejo1]

people that get to test drive these motorcycles got the real dream job

[@rajeshnagarajan1853]

Thank you the whole team for engineering the output as Sports Machine 🦠🌠🌀🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️🎖️

[@michaeljkasnter]

Super interesting that a con rod gets broke into 2-pieces!!

[@suzukispider]

they're called 'cracked caps' . they break off the caps so that they won't 'walk' under high rpm's and stress. its been around for about 20 years or so.

[@timhiggins6212]

lol, I had to rewind and replay the part where he said, stiff competition from the United states lol.

[@jasonswift7098]

Japanese and american bikes come nowhere near the quality of German bikes.

[@bwalters7777777]

American bikes are crap. Japan builds amazing bikes too. Check out an R1.

[@hank1556]

it looks like maybe this was made while EBR was around. they were competitive

[@naitranaitra8196]

was just about to write a comment about that XD

[@Rez944]

@@jasonswift7098 Japanise bikes have roughly 45% of global marketshare so your opinion is definitely in the minority. Also Harley's are overpriced under engineered bullcrap

[@wmden1]

So far this has been a great and well commentated video. It is very professionally done, with no cute, or, trying to be funny, remarks. Very interesting and informative. It also answered my question as to whether BMW still produced the, very iconic, horizontally opposed, two cylinder engine, which is one of my all-time favorite engines.

[@cohall46]

Very interesting how the con rods are split.

[@MrJasonvc2004]

Chuck Hall That is how most connecting rods aka conrods are produced for nearly all combustion engines.

[@bobbob2890]

@Tobytronic Cat not for.long.

[@mcplutt]

@Tobytronic Cat Even many diesel engines have cracked conrods.

[@MegaBoilermaker]

@@MrJasonvc2004 Except Two-Stroke engines with a pressed up crankshaft.

[@shananagans5]

The power they get out of modern engines still astonishes me. Two hundred horses out of one liter still amazes me. I took auto shop in HS in the 1980's. I put a 454 in my Camaro. It was making +/- 300 hp and that was fast for the mid 80's. This little girl humiliated more than one middle aged guy with their new Corvette. lol That was only 40hp per liter and it was considered a moderately hot engine. A really hot street engine was 60hp/liter and you were lucky if it lasted 50,000 miles. Now that's laughable. Now they are making 2 liter engines that put out 200hp in Grandma's econo box and it will happily last for 200,000 miles. On the high performance side they are doubling that and, no doubt, they will last far longer than 50,000 miles.

[@ingebrecht]

There are always monetary considerations in performance. The final limit is the cost the customer will pay and the competition. These are still primitive piston powered motors with no supercharger or turbochargers added. After that a gas turbine is the next step. An engine the size of a motorcycle engine that is powered by a gas turbine could easily produce 2000 hp.

[@dangrimes5078]

Shananagans I was a decade ahead of you but I can relate to what you are saying. Your point is valid, if you compare apples to apples it is still just a matter of better manufacturing and engineering and it is amazing. I remember we had a dyno in our auto shop in high school. I remember our auto shop teacher saying that he never had a car on the dyno that put out anywhere near the power at the rear wheels that it was supposed to have. I mean less than half.

[@shananagans5]

@@dangrimes5078 Oh, absolutely. Tolerances are tighter & designs are better. CNC, computer modeling etc.

[@MrUltraworld]

And it only weighs 127 lbs.

[@markmalasics8413]

Wow, aren't you just a humble Betty Badass!

[@patrickbrookings]

So fascinating to watch, even though I am not a bike fanatic. The logistics in that factory are insane, wow! At 39:14 the one biker took 'hit the track' a bit too literally lol :)

[@NarsilsBane]

Please, we need more Exceptional Engineering!!!

[@UncleWally3]

Excellent video, well produced and assembled!

[@raynic1173]

I would have liked to see more of the frame casting process.

[@blacklanner5795]

Black leather German casting couch.

[@johnlheureux9295]

Lou+

[@suzukispider]

i've never seen so many commercials in one video ever. like a billion of them.

[@agentx3]

It's also an incredibly long video.

[@Fred-eg9sx]

You know, if they took their time, these bikes would stop breaking down so often

[@josepeixoto3384]

They laugh all the way to the bank lol avoid

[@pawanpophale5304]

Beautiful BMW s1000rr

[@leejacques7559]

Great educational video... Please release your full catalogue to th UK. You have sooooo much content I am unable to watch its not fair!

[@johndoyle4723]

I love these videos, the QC and automation are incredible. I am not a motorbike fan, quite the opposite, but appreciate the ingenuity, and skill of the designers and engineers and assembly staff, and everyone else involved in the production.

[@evangelist6277]

And the guy at the end who gets to test the bikes has the best job 🏍

[@JimBiddle.]

Hope to get one of these, one day. A really interesting program, cheers. Shout out to 44Teeth!

[@shanephelan75]

200 horsepower @ 14,000 RPM that is just insane, just ridiculously fast.

[@The1stHomosapien]

a humming birds wing flap 15,000 flaps per minute, so.

[@sethglenn9022]

@@The1stHomosapien A hummingbird flaps its wings up to 70 times per second; its heart rate can reach 1,260 beats per minute. Same for their heart.

[@suzukispider]

try a supercharged triumph rocket. 400hp and 300ft lbs torque at 9500rpm

[@chestervaldes7551]

Isn't that the same assembly line the the Cyberdyne Systems Model 101 will be built on in the future?

[@luxuryhomes69]

Seeing my Dream Bike coming to LIFE!!!! Its Awesome!!

[@curtis209]

Go with a Ducati instead, even better than BMW.

[@armadilllo]

your dream was my nightmare

[@mpho.s8549]

I love the video, do you perhaps have have a pdf document for this assembly line? That will be greatly appreciated.

[@michaelparks7563]

They have stiff competition from Britain as well! Triumph makes some of the best bikes on earth.

[@saltire546]

The latest 2020 model has a massive flat spot in second gear from the factory an ecu flash can cure this and give a massive difference BMW should sort this out at the factory .

[@shingnosis]

It's made that way on purpose to protect inexperienced riders (and BMW against law suits), so BMW is not going to sort it. Shame that it has to be like this but if you're an experienced rider just flash it.

[@davidparker9676]

I could only wish for that flaw on my BMW, mine has been plagued with all kinds of problems. I have been stranded more times than I have fingers to count on. I think one of those disgruntled factory workers cursed my bike.

[@saltire546]

@@shingnosis Some how i dont think inexperienced riders will be buying this bike.

[@rossc7006]

@@saltire546 You'd be surprised! Had a guy in my motorcycle class a few years ago that had a brand new R1 at home. Seeing him try to ride a 250cc makes me wonder if he's still alive.

[@iiGingiey]

I imagine that BMW loves that VR is such a thing now days, being able to train new workers in VR before letting them work on actual parts if they have this much precision.

[@jasonmaxwell9762]

4cyl ONLINE ENGINE, The First Motor with internet.

[@PatRiot-]

Yes I cringed when i heard that......showing this guy really isn't familiar with a very basic engine concept- and to not catch the error and fix it later?? What kind of people are making this documentary- and why didn't the editor catch it?

[@halfnelson6115]

@@PatRiot- how bout the "conn rads"?

[@autofixation]

Yeah. And "dampening" when they put on the rear sprocket damper.

[@davidherringgo]

After watching this video again I think I'll always own BMW very impressive.

[@DPC037]

Free Documentary has so many great videos :)

[@Cliff00936]

That factory had essential workers in it.

[@The1stHomosapien]

not really

[@varnadorel]

Those workers are working as robots

[@DB-xq3yn]

The contrast between working there and riding a motorcycle. Unfreedom contra freedom!

[@sdcanyoncarver2203]

Boy just the engineering it takes to make one head is amazing!

[@chuertas003]

Beautiful Japanese bike!!

[@MeaHeaR]

Awww the Good Byé Kiss 💋 Was Sooo Cuuté 💖

[@katrinaorme2754]

Is the new BMW masked as the legendary k5 Suzuki @ 23:10. or are they comparing with a 15 year old bike? would love to know the results from the data obtained that day.

[@davouchi1]

Wow that was a lot more interesting than I was expecting.

[@ahmedalabri3851]

I recommend you to learn from the Japanese. They know how to make reliable motorbikes.

[@SinisaStjepanovic]

@Freerider It wont beat honda and suzuki reliability for sure. s1000r is based on gsxr 1000 i think and still till this day didnt beat it in terms of breakage

[@servicarrider]

The only major brand sold in America with a lessor dependability rating than the BMW is Harley-Davidson. It doesn't get any lower than that.

[@TheWaski77]

surprise, but true

[@GodzillaGoesGaga]

Harleys aren't motorcycles, they're chrome couches !!

[@armadilllo]

I bought a harley after bmw bought my bike back, that's how bad bmws are.

[@motofan16]

So with all the effort, a Yamaha won the race...

[@realg9475]

Just amazing!

[@audiogarden21]

8:50. In-line my man, in-line...

[@anonimails]

it has wifi

[@audiogarden21]

The bike may, but the engine does not.

[@anonimails]

@@audiogarden21 the engine has wifi, because the narrator said its online

[@audiogarden21]

Haha. I got ya. You made a funny. :D

[@anonimails]

@@audiogarden21 ai am rily ecsitee , chen kui

[@guysmalley]

Henry Ford would be blown away

[@Swe3ets]

25:27 wow, i never knew those rods were cracked like that pretty simple but amazing

[@fillmore1267]

Like a new chev motor, ls rods

[@zzach6146]

Awsome Documentary!!!!

[@cregster524]

I love bikes can't wait put my hands on one

[@ac1143]

Beautiful machine.

[@illiaaverchenko7774]

"the four cylinder ONLINE engine"

[@MrKdr500]

with "Conrads" connecting the piston...

[@abdulmalikbadamasi3069]

lol

[@MikelJackielou]

350 mbps. Speed

[@rossc7006]

Need a fiber connection for that speed!

[@NGWrenchin]

"Die-Nana-Meter"

[@chipgrip]

OK so @45:45 this is the super scary part "Motorcycling in the future will have a lot to do with Connectivity" he warns us with his terrifying prediction.😲😲😲

[@bobbob2890]

Yes I'll take one , send it today please, I'LL pay as soon as I can. Tripolar cause Mania and Depression aren't Enough.

[@MrUltraworld]

It's amazing that 200hp is produced by a 127 lb engine.

[@The1stHomosapien]

electric motor can do more id imagine

[@miltononyango]

congratulations team Germany !!!

[@motorcycle_croatia]

Nice video 🥰🎸💣💪🏻🥇

[@robpeters2296]

BMW for life !

[@MrPnew1]

25:02 conrods cast ? I doubt it. I thought that they would be drop forged ?

[@MrKdr500]

They are cast....

[@KrisFlix]

Amazing how they are able to do all this.

[@nikekamau127]

This is champion's league staff

[@sdcanyoncarver2203]

Amazing how fast they build the bike.

[@armadilllo]

what's really is amazing how fast they break down.

[@cpuuk]

6:40 the robot deposits sealant onto 2x non mating areas of the dynamo housing (just saying).

[@GladiarOfDestruction]

You mean the stator cover?? Also, I would want sealant on my cover if I don't want oil leaking, just saying.

[@sammsphinx1912]

And?

[@Twobarpsi]

Excellent!

[@Fredricjakobsen]

Vorr mange har mistet jobben for att dere har automatisert produksjonen på denne BMW motorsykkel fabrikken?

[@ch47av8r]

Strange why no seems to wear safety glasses in this factory where failure of a component being torqued down could send metal shards flying.

[@peterdarr383]

In Germany, components do NOT fail !

[@rossc7006]

@@peterdarr383 lol, must of never owned a BMW.

[@RezaurRatul]

Very surprising video to watch.

[@MrPhotodoc]

Exceptional opening.

[@foxtrot789]

I can't help but think that the person who wrote the narration for this has no idea that the "con-rod" is actually a called the 'connecting rod'.

[@chudzechnas7428]

Hahaha! He even sounded like a convicted Rod. 🤣

[@HalfdeadRider]

He for sure did not know that the "broken" end is the big end, no mention of the shell bearings on that part of the build was a little surprising too, they do still use them right? lol

[@rickyrocket8279]

Impressive! Thank you!

[@dksix1905]

Are the connecting rods and crankshaft really cast? I would have expected them to be forged.

[@MegaBoilermaker]

They are, and the engine is fitted with an Alternator not a Dynamo as in the inaccurate commentary.

[@dksix1905]

@@MegaBoilermaker The narrator didn't seem to an expert on the material but I wouldn't have thought a high end racing machine would have come equipped with cast rods and crank. 200 hp per liter with an NA engine without forged internals seems like it would have some durability issues.

[@MegaBoilermaker]

@@dksix1905 Correct, and most Aluminium alloy forged Connecting Rods used in IC engines today are based on an alloy formulated by Rolls Royce for Aero engines back in the 1930's.

[@curtis209]

Absolutely incredible. Thank God for people like the Germans. Sometimes I can still be blown away by the things we are capable of, this was one of thing's. Wow.... just wow.

[@timwilliams632]

The "Kahn" rod of killing me! Connecting rods, but the narrator keeps saying conrod. And the "4 cylinder online engine" about 9:00 ... Inline, fella

[@justin3131ify]

3:51 with this motorbike the piston go's up and down 230 times per second..... 😮

[@blackbirdxx4613]

Never

[@IbangedYaMama]

I wonder if these bikes are made with precision.

[@preetrocks1]

Looks like champions league stuff to me.

[@drpsyko101]

Not sure dude, it's F1 grade stuff.

[@armadilllo]

mine sure wasn't

[@temporaryid1534]

@31:32, did he mean to say fitters?

[@ronen124]

I guess so, at 31:57 he says 'fitters' correctly

[@normanbuchanan9710]

yes mechanics/ technicians are sometimes called fitters in some regions, I think it may have come from old British military terms.

[@ZombiePotatoSalad]

To me, the phrase "German engineering" has always been synonymous with precision and quality.

[@soldiers303]

maybe 30 years ago.

[@HalfdeadRider]

@@soldiers303 No lol

[@varnadorel]

Quality long gone

[@armadilllo]

you've been duped.

[@nunstersplace]

yeah it's assembled in two hours but if you calculate all the nan hours it took to make every part. Then it's probably well over a thousand man hours that went into making each motorcycle.

[@devangovender7640]

These machines are dragons that actually spit out flames

[@rider6.0]

Very cool!

[@tbonemc2118]

Pleasant change from all the Japanese factory videos on the net.

[@ramaanomuravha8575]

Am mega fun of this channel

[@OSCAR201246]

EN LA ARGENTINA SE LLEVAN LOS REPUESTOS EN CARRETILLAS, PERO CON RUEDAS DE GOMA, UN GRAN ADELANTO DEL S XXI, ADELANTE..!!

[@RobertCrawford5017]

Amazing . . . Can't wait to sit on the new R18/2.

[@iiGingiey]

45:40 love those tail light, quite nice to look at.

[@passiton3801]

Wunderbar!

[@-insertname-9784]

impressive factory

[@Idividezero]

Reliability issues aside, this bike is one of the main reasons why easy-to-ride 200hp+ superbikes exist today.

[@Fredricjakobsen]

Tenk på det 2 time per motorsykkel og vorr lang tid da trenger du på og lage 9 miliarder motorsykler?

[@0soloony]

Thanks for that!

[@specialized29er86]

hard to believe they sell enough bikes to make it worthwhile but then maybe they go world wide from this factory

[@Kevin-fj5oe]

They make from cheap to expensive shit in one factory is pretty worthwhile

[@cr500kev8]

Best looking bmw model. Better looking than the latest 2020 model and pretty much throwing the same power gave n take 5-6 hp when both tuned ie race exhaust calibration unit cams iat relocation.

[@vmx5111]

Great video however I'd like to have seen the manufacture of some of the other bikes they make as well.

[@mattkemp1902]

VMX yeah I’d love to see R1200RS! Something with a boxer twin - I find inline fours a little bit uninteresting

[@jamesedmond3351]

And this bike was built at the only motorcycle plant in Germany. That was # 7, I believe.

[@davidparker9676]

I must have missed that line.......

[@jerryeinstandig7996]

i don't see any grease on the steering head bearings. what goes ?