BMW GS, total revolution for the icon: it will arrive on the new models

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BMW has made an important decision, focusing on a strong innovation for the GS range. Here’s what they want to do.

Innovations are part of the era we are living in, but the department BMW motorcycle on this occasion it really outdid itself, presenting an almost total revolution for its GS range, the flagship one of the Munich company. It all concerns the introduction of a new type of gearbox which, even on motorbikes, is sensationally gaining ground.

BMW, what an innovation! (BMW) – Motomondiale.it

In particular, we are referring to an automatic transmission which however has nothing to do with systems already on the market. Other companies are also developing innovations of this type but we guarantee you that the Bavarian house it has one less project capable of changing the entire sector in every way.

BMW, the automatic transmission arrives for the GS

On the website “InMoto.it“, there was talk of a great innovation conceived by BMW motorcyclewhich concerns the introduction of a new technology. We are talking about the ASA system, or rather an automatic gearbox for the GS rangewhich is completely different from the automatic transmissions that are already present on the two-wheel market.

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In essence, the gearbox works automatically and the classic clutch lever is absent. However, you can also opt to use the clutch manually. The ASA system, which stands for Automated Shift Assistant, is very different from another system which may seem similar on paper, namely the DCT of the Hondagiven that in the Bavarian company’s project there is no double clutch which is very close to the counterpart used on cars.

Indeed, BMW has focused on operating the clutch and gearbox via actuators which are activated by the control unit. An electric motor, when there is a need to change gear, moves a system of gears to which a sort of small connecting rod is keyed. It is responsible for making the pressure plate move, which causes the clutch to open and close. The system was designed to couple with the brand new 1,300 boxer engine, which has a front clutch. Certainly, this is an exceptional innovation, but in its concept, on the engineering and practical front, it is also quite simple. We’ll see when it arrives on the market in all respects if customers decide to try it right away.