Motorcycle Sport & Leisure

MICRO-TOURING IN STYLE

Based on the C400X, BMW has created a new micro-touring scooter, the C400GT. Where the X has an edgy urban stance, the GT has been smoothed and widened to give the front of the scooter a gentler, softer appearance.

The location for the UK launch was the beautiful Aviator Hotel in Sywell, Northamptonshire, a place with some stunning roads and picturesque villages in the surrounding area, so perfect for putting the GT to the test.

LOOKING GOOD

When I first looked at the C400GT I could make out the bones of the X, but that’s where the similarities stopped. Yes, under the skin the X and the GT have the same substructure, engine, suspension and brakes, but as your eyes are drawn to the angles and almost naked style of the X, the GT

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