---
title: "Drive Wire: Wunderlich Turns a BMW Bike Into a Hybrid"
description: "Cars, Culture, and the People Who Make Both. Your Destination for All Things Automotive."
date: "2015-11-25"
modified: "2015-11-25"
authors:
  - name: "The Drive Staff"
    link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/the-drive-staff"
url: "https://www.thedrive.com/article/1026/drive-wire-wunderlich-turns-a-bmw-bike-into-a-hybrid"
categories:
  - "News"
tags:
  - "BMW"
  - "hybrid"
---

# Drive Wire: Wunderlich Turns a BMW Bike Into a Hybrid

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Turning to the world of motorcycles, aftermarket company Wunderlich took BMW’s beloved R1200GS adventure bike and turned it into a two wheel drive hybrid. The modified bike uses a 7.6 kilowatt hub motor in the front wheel to provide additional power, allowing for all-electric travel up to 12 miles per hour. No word on how it rides—this is a concept only for now, but we’re intrigued.

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