Six BMW models received the prestigious Good Design™ Award for 2011 including two motorcycles, the K1600GT/GTL and G650GS. The annual Good Design Award is the world’s oldest and most esteemed design prize and is awarded by the Chicago Athenaeum and the European Centre for Architecture, Art Design and Urban Studies. It was founded in 1950…
Brian Ogle, a successful Florida solar contractor, is putting up for sale this unique 2010 S1000RR. He says he’s invested $90,000 in bringing it to life. “I really want this bike to go to someone special,” says Brian. “The asking price is half of what it cost to build one to this extent – $45,000…
The BMW K1600GT was voted the 2011 “International Bike of the Year” (IBOTY) by a jury representing 25 motorcycle magazines. This was announced at a press conference given by the Belgian motorcycle magazine Motor Wereld at the Brussels Motor Show. The K1600GT was favored by the motorcycle journalists because of its unique combination of comfort,…
The, updated for 2012, BMW S1000RR has proved it’s better than ever, after blowing away the competition at a track test comparison conducted in Spain by Britain’s leading motorcycle magazine, MotorCycle News (MCN). The superbike beat the other big name contenders in the test, knocking more than two seconds off even its closest rival. The…
World Superbike Teams including Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport and BMW Motorrad Italia completed their 2011 test program with three days of work in Portimão, Portugal. Teams participating in the FIM Superbike World Championship are not allowed to test between December 1 and January 15, 2012 which put added pressure for teams to gather as much…
A historic 1-2-3 finish for BMW Motorrad team riders Javier Forés, Xavier Del Amor and Alberto López was the perfect way to end the seventh and final round of the CEV Buckler Spanish Stock Extreme Superbike Championship on November 20 at Jerez circuit. Although it was a dream finish to the season, this final race…
Glenn Allerton, riding the Procon Maxima BMW S1000RR, has secured the 2011 Australian Superbike Championship (ASBK) with one round still to go. The 30-year-old grabbed the ASBK title in an incident-packed seventh round of the series at Symmons Plains in Tasmania. Glenn went to Symmons Plains circuit with a 67-point lead and the opportunity to…
BMW Motorrad is celebrating its the best ever world championship finish for the BMW S1000RR. In only its first full season in the FIM Endurance World Championship, Team BMW Motorrad France 99 finished second in the overall standings. The joy following this accomplishment is tempered slightly by the fact they had a chance at the…
An American salt flat racer has become a member of an elite group after achieving a speed of more than 200mph on Bonneville’s famous salt flat track. The surreal setting where Valerie Thompson achieved her success was the famous Utah salt pan where many other records have been set. At the 8th annual BUB Speed…
The BMW S1000RR has added another national Superbike title added to the growing list of victories thanks to Greg Gildenhuys’ efforts in the 2011 South African Superbike Championship. This is the second successive title for the 22-year-old from Boskruin in Gauteng, who has shown all the skill, determination and bravery required for victory in a…