Quote Originally Posted by heiri View Post
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@ bmw/loncin : read that in papers as well. sources with bmw munich say that is not entirely true, they are getting parts of the engine from loncin/china. but maybe they just do not want to admit they are sourcing in china. hope the will built the whole bike in china soon so it is available for a reasonable price.
That's nonsense about the bimmer 650 single engines not being made by Loncin. I know a guy from Loncin who confirmed it to me, and there have been plenty of posts on the web, including some cited here in MCM, showing photographic evidence of the 650 single being made lock, stock and cylinder in Chongqing.

I can understand why BMW would not want people to know this, but it's a fact. It's probably also a very good strategy.

cheers!