Along with the introduction of a new water-cooled R1200GS at the Intermot show on October 2, BMW Motorrad announced a contest where five lucky winners would get an opportunity to ride the new GS on one of five stages around the world. Entries for the contest close on November 30, 2012 (see www.bmw-motorrad.com/gs to enter). Now…
In addition to a special “air-cooled” new model to be named later, BMW will also be celebrating their 90 years of motorcycle production with three “90 Jahre BMW Motorrad” (“90 years of BMW Motorrad”) models. The special edition R1200GS Adventure, R1200R and R1200RT each feature unique color treatments and logos but are otherwise similar to base…
The water-cooled GS is finally here! This revolutionary motorcycle was launched at this year’s Intermot show in Germany and features the latest generation boxer engine from BMW. Our Winter issue brings you all the news from specs to tech to design. Through tables, diagrams and timeline, the progress from oilhead to hexhead to camhead to…
After faltering in the the middle of the year due to the difficult economic market environment — especially in Europe — BMW Motorrad has repeated its accomplishment of the month of August by achieving a new all-time retail sales high in September 2012. With 9,215 units, BMW sold 7.0% more motorcycles in September 2012 than the…
You may have read our earlier summary of the features of the new 2013 BMW R1200GS, but if you would prefer to skim the specs or read the press release as written by BMW Motorrad we have those as well. Be sure to check out our 2013 BMW R1200GS Gallery for all the photos and…
To help promote the new 2013 R1200GS, BMW Motorrad is giving motorcyclists a chance to ride the new motorcycle on one of five stages of a world tour. The “One World. One GS” tour will start in New Zealand and end in Europe with stages in Asia (Laos), Africa (Botswana and South Africa) and the…
The new 2013 R1200GS “wet head” was revealed today at the Intermot show in Cologne, Germany. You can read our summary of what’s new, including its next generation air- and water-cooled boxer engine, in our earlier news post. If you’re interested in seeing the bike from every angle or close-ups of the engine, we have…
BMW finally took the wraps off its revolutionary new water-cooled R1200GS at the International Motorcycle, Scooter and Bicycle Fair (Intermot) in Cologne, Germany today. Since we first broke the news of BMW working on their next generation boxer engine two-and-a-half years ago, there have been leaked images of the engine casing, GS test mules and…
BMW Motorrad has confirmed the next generation water-cooled boxer engine will appear in the successor to the R1200GS with a world premiere scheduled for the upcoming Intermot show. The international motorcycle, scooter and bicycle fair will take place in Cologne, Germany from October 3-7, 2012. “The ‘BMW GS’ concept has embodied riding pleasure and the…
When Robert Murphy – known universally as Murph – bought his BMW R1150GS Adventure he had no idea he would end up fitting it with a sidecar and spend years traveling the world. But, three years after first getting caught up in the GS lifestyle of freedom and open roads, he has ridden through most…