Early next year, a motorcycle auction will be revving up interest among enthusiasts and collectors with a quartet of competition BMWs going under the hammer, including a rare pre-war Kompressor. This unique collection of four BMW racing motorcycles will be offered at the Bonhams Las Vegas Motorcycle Sale on January 10, 2013. Headlining the…
At the conclusion of a successful Morocco Rally that took place from October 15-21, the Husqvarna Rally Team By Speedbrain riders took three of the top eight places, including Joan Barreda taking second overall. Paulo Goncalves and Matt Fish put in noteworthy performances too, finishing in fifth and eighth respectively. This result for the Husqvarna…
There’s a saying in motorcycling that the older you get, the faster you used to be, but 53-year-old Stéphane Mertens is certainly showing no signs of slowing down. On the S1000RR in 2012, he has won just about every race he has entered this year, including helping Team Herpigny win its second Belgian Endurance Moto…
Pierre Fredet celebrated a second place in the Scooter class at this year’s Dark Dog Moto Tour in France. He rode his BMW C600 Sport more than 2,200 miles (3,500 km) in what is proclaimed the world’s greatest motorcycle road rally. Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Dark Dog Moto Tour (DDMT) took place from October 6-14….
Freestyle stunt riding legend Chris Pfeiffer concluded a busy week at the International Motorcycle, Scooter and Bicycle Fair (INTERMOT) in Cologne, Germany with a victory in the Electric Scooter World Championship Series race on Sunday, October 7. Taking on a whole range of scooters powered by alternative drives, Pfeiffer entered and won on a BMW…
BMW factory rider, Marco Melandri (ITA) finished the 2012 FIM Superbike World Championship in third position overall. While it marks the highest placed BMW rider finish ever in this series, it still must feel like a disappointment. After moving into the lead in Moscow with a first and second place results, Marco did not finish, or receive…
French rider Sylvain Barrier was crowned champion at the season finale of the 2012 FIM Superstock 1000 Cup at Magny-Cours (FRA). For his BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet STK Team it was the second title win in three years competing in the series, after the triumphant season with Ayrton Badovini (ITA) back in 2010. In the…
It’s an inaugural victory for Husqvarna at a desert rally with Joan Barreda winning the Pharaons Rally 2012 in Egypt. The Speedbrain pilot emphasized his exceptional talent by taking three of six stages during the race held this week from Monday to Saturday. Barreda finished the closing stage in fourth position, as his teammate Paulo…
Greg Gildenhuys wrapped up his and BMW Motorrad’s third consecutive South African Superbike Championship in style at the penultimate round in Cape Town on Saturday, September 22. The 23-year-old from Boskruin near Johannesburg rode his BMW S1000RR to victory in both races, beating off a determined challenge from Nic Grobler, who was also on an…
The world motocross championship came to a close at the fine Teutschenthal track in Germany. A below par Alessandro Lupino on the Husqvarna TC250R was unable to finish in the top ten. The Husqvarna Motocross Team by Ricci Racing rider came in 10th and 19th places giving him an overall 11th place in the final…