The BMW Motorrad C 400 GT is a scooter from BMW Motorrad. It is currently on sale. Scooters are made for easy city riding: automatic, step-through and usually with storage under the seat. With a 350 cc engine it sits in the larger, 150 cc-plus scooter class.
Power comes from a 350 cc single-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that makes 33.5 bhp at 7,500 rpm and 35 Nm of torque at 5,750 rpm. Its bore is wider than its stroke (80 mm x 69.6 mm), a short-stroke layout that generally favours higher revs. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 159 PS per tonne; by that measure, it is lively, with easy overtakes and relaxed highway speeds. The claimed top speed is 139 km/h. It has electric start.
It uses an automatic (CVT) transmission, so there are no gears or clutch to work — you twist the throttle and go.
It is built around a steel tube construction with aluminum die cast unit frame. At the front, the suspension is telescopic fork with 35 mm diameter. At the rear, it is double aluminum swingarm, double spring struts, adjustable preload. Braking is by a 265 mm disc at the front and a 265 mm disc at the rear, with dual-channel ABS. ABS on both wheels keeps either tyre from locking under hard braking. It rides on 15-inch front and 14-inch rear alloy wheels with tubeless tyres — 120/70 - R15 at the front and 150/70 - R14 at the rear.
The seat is 775 mm off the ground, which is low and makes it easy to put your feet down. It weighs 214 kg ready to ride, which is on the heavy side, so moving it by hand takes some effort. It is 2,210 mm long, with 1,565 mm between the axles. Its 12.8 L fuel tank and claimed mileage of 28 kmpl work out to roughly 358 km per tankful on paper; real-world range is usually lower.
Equipment includes an LED headlamp, USB charging port, call and SMS alerts, distance-to-empty readout, service due indicator, keyless lock/unlock, ride-by-wire throttle, engine temperature indicator, low fuel indicator and low oil indicator, among others. Safety equipment includes engine kill switch, side-stand engine cut-off, side-stand warning, hazard light switch, traction control and malfunction indicator. It has an urban riding mode.
Warranty terms: Unlimited km or 3 years. For the BMW Motorrad C 400 GT, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹6,499 doorstep service.
It is best suited to city errands and riders who would rather not shift gears. Its low seat also makes it approachable for shorter and newer riders.