As a tribute to both the 90th anniversary of BMW Motorrad and the 40th anniversary of the iconic R90S, BMW is showing a special concept motorcycle at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2013 in Cernobbio, Italy. The “BMW Concept Ninety” was created by BMW Motorrad design team and in partnership with custom bike company Roland…
Motorcycle journalist Neale Bayly has explored much of the world on two wheels, visiting 45 countries in 35 years, many of them at the helm of adventure-seeking expeditions. But this ride will be different. BMW Motorrad USA and BMW Performance Driving School are sponsoring an “extreme motorcycle adventure with a purpose” which will air as…
Summer’s here in all its glory and BMW Motorcycle Magazine is out riding in the sunshine for this issue! Road tests of the new 2013 R1200GS water-cooled boxer, along with the newly updated belt drive 2013 F800GT, give us the real rider’s perspective on these new models. Cool custom BMWs are showing up at rallies,…
With a total of 14,587 units sold to customers worldwide last month, April 2013 becomes the most successful month in the history of BMW Motorrad. It’s an increase of 11.5% over the 13,088 units sold in April of last year. Year-to-date, 39,319 BMW motorcycles have been delivered, an increase of 5.0% (prev. yr. 37,461). Heiner…
The BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team was back to its winning ways at Italy’s “Autodromo Nazionale di Monza” which hosted the fourth round of the 2013 FIM Superbike World Championship. Factory rider Marco Melandri (ITA) rode his BMW S1000RR to victory in race one and a second in race two while claiming the fastest race…
Hard work by BMW Motorrad Motorsport technicians at Zwartkops Raceway between rounds paid off for former South African Supersport champion Chris Leeson. He rode two brilliant races on the BMW HP4 to record his first victory in the fourth round of the 2013 South African Superbike championship at Zwartkops near Pretoria last Saturday. A win…
BMW Motorrad saw a sharp increase in revenues for the first quarter of 2013. While the motorcycle segment revenues fell by 2.7% to € 436 million (2012: € 448 million) the profit before financial result (EBIT) improved by 37.8% to € 51 million (2012: € 37 million), and profit before tax was up 35.1% to € 50 million…
Straight after the race weekend at the Dutch track, Assen, BMW Motorrad factory rider Chaz Davies (GBR) flew directly to Munich, Germany. There the BMW Motorrad GoldBet SBK Team rider spent the afternoon in the BMW Group wind tunnel. With the next round of the 2013 FIM Superbike World Championship being held at Monza, Italy,…
To go along with the introduction of the F800GS Adventure today, BMW Motorrad has introduced the “BMW Motorrad Navigator Adventure” GPS receiver to their accessory line up. It will sell alongside the BMW Navigator IV but offer a smaller size and design which can more readily be used off the bike for other “adventure” activities…
For the adventure traveler who prefers a mid-sized motorcycle, BMW today introduces a new version of the F800GS, the F800GS Adventure. Like the boxer GS Adventure models before it, this GS Adventure features updated bodywork and a larger fuel tank — 2.1 gallons more for a total of 6.3 gallons — whose weight required a…