BMW Motorrad presented three new special models: R1200GS Rallye, K1300S with HP Package, and K1300R at this year’s EICMA (Esposizione Internazionale Ciclo Motociclo e Accessori) motorcycle show in Milan, Italy. A Dynamics Package for BMW K1300S was also announced. Here are the details: BMW R1200GS Rallye The new color scheme shows body parts in solid…
There can be few people who push themselves and their motorcycles as far as Spanish rider Miquel Silvestre. But on his latest trip, the GS-riding lawyer-turned-adventurer will be taking on a completely new challenge – sharing his adventures with a fellow traveler. The BMW Motorrad enthusiast is currently in the early stages of an epic…
Owners of GS bikes across South Africa joined together for the 2011 BMW GS Eco Challenge from October 6-9. This year’s annual event saw GS owners experiencing an adventure unlike previous years. The selected destination lay in the heart of the Eastern Free State of Clocolan, South Africa. This year the BMW GS Eco brought…
With the success of last year’s R1200GS Triple Black, BMW Motorrad has decided for model year 2012 the R1200GS Adventure and F800GS will also be going to the “dark side.” The new Triple Black special models feature the same blacked-out styling: sapphire black, granite grey and asphalt grey colors appear on the engine, frame, forks…
A new photo taken near BMW’s Munich Development Center of BMW’s upcoming water-cooled boxer R1200GS has been published by MotorCycle News (UK). Like the previous R1200GS spy photos we’ve shown you, this test bike is camouflaged with stickers including what looks like engine protection bars to make this mule look more like a current R1200GS…
After spending eight-and-a-half months on the road, crossing five continents and covering 40,000 miles, the adventure is finally over for a group of ambitious travelers. Welsh motorbike expedition company GlobeBusters set off from Austria in November and guided a team of BMW motorcycle riders across Europe, Africa, South and Central America, Australia and Asia. They…
Scaring away polar bears and leaving a stationary motorcycle running for hours at a time to beat engine failure were all part of the adventure on Michael Martin’s latest trip. The explorer is known for visiting the world’s deserts and capturing stunning photographs. But on his latest journey, he tackled a different kind of barren…
Few adventurers, no matter how bold, would willingly travel solo through Iraq. But Miquel Silvestre’s reason for going there was simple – he did not trust the TV news to tell him what the country was like, so he wanted to explore it for himself. The BMW Motorrad devotee owns three BMW motorcycles, but chose…
On Friday, May 6 the two millionth motorcycle left the assembly line of the BMW plant in Berlin Spandau. Since 1969, BMW motorcycles have been produced in the factory in Berlin Spandau for export all over the world and this significant milestone in the company’s history was marked by a special ceremony attended by the…
After a journey of more than 9,300 miles (15,000 km) from Cape Town, South Africa, to Paris, France, GS-riding adventurer Eric Massiet du Biest and his colleagues returned home from their Trans-Africa expedition to a heroes’ welcome at the BMW Motorrad Etoile dealership in the capital city. A description and pictures of the journey can…