Radical Exhaust Pipes on BMW’s Vision K18 Concept Look Like Starship Thrusters

BMW Motorrad trotted out a spectacular one-off concept (they call it a “vision bike”) at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este at Lake Como this weekend. The thing looks like something out of a comic book. The Vision K18 a little bit Metropolis streamliner-looking up front, but the way the exhaust pipes snake through the bodywork and share space with the taillights is really interesting and cool.

This vehicle is officially dubbed Vision K18. BMW says that the notion of “The Heat of Speed” was the central theme the design was made around. It’s a touring bike powered by BMW’s venerated 1800cc inline six, but this concept is more about communicating abstract ideas than the near future of BMW design. Powertrain-wise, the R18 herita …