BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna Motorcycles received eight “podium” finishes in Motorrad magazine’s Motorcycle of the Year 2012 awards on March 1st. The German magazine’s awards are decided by votes from the magazine’s readers and demonstrate the brand’s enduring popularity. In the Touring category, the new K1600GT and K1600GTL took the top spot, with more than…
Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport celebrated its best ever result in the FIM Superbike World Championship with factory rider Marco Melandri (ITA) finishing second in the first race of the 2012 season opener at Phillip Island, Australia. A remarkable result from his starting position of 13th on the grid after Saturday’s Superpole qualifying had to be…
Up to six BMW S1000RRs will be in action ‘Down Under’ as the 2012 Superbike World Championship (WSBK) gets underway at the fast and flowing Phillip Island circuit in Australia this weekend (February 24-26). The Phillip Island WSBK round has taken place every year except 1993, making it the longest-running single event in the championship’s…
Thanks to a series of videos straight from the factory race team’s workshops, fans can see exactly how BMW Motorrad Motorsport’s HP Race Parts work and what a difference they can make to the S1000RR experience and performance on track. Linked from the www.bmw-motorrad.com homepage or go directly from this link, the HP Race Parts…
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…