It’s Spring in the northern hemisphere which means the start of a new riding season for Americans and Europeans. To mark the occasion and market dealership open houses across Italy, BMW Motorrad Italia put together several fun posters in a variety of styles (Futuristic, Art Deco and Pop Art) showing the 90 Years Special Edition models in…
It’s impossible to do justice to BMW Motorrad’s 90 year history in just 90 seconds, but BMW attempts to give you a taste in their new 90-second video. They capture some of the most iconic machines of the last 90 years but there is definitely a bias toward more modern motorcycles and toward off-road adventure….
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…
For one glorious weekend every year, time is stopped at the Goodwood Revival. In a celebration of gentle British eccentricity and history, the Goodwood Estate about 60 miles from London takes on the pace and look of bygone eras. In the air, Spitfires and Lancasters thunder overhead, while on the ground many of the approximately 150,000…
The BMW R7 motorcycle won best-in-class in the Motorcycle class at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The award was received by Karl Baumer, Head of BMW Group Classic. The BMW R7 motorcycle was created in 1934 at the height of the art deco movement which heavily influenced its design. It was created as a…
Bringing the latest in BMW news from around the globe, the Fall 2012 edition of BMW Motorcycle Magazine features new models, tech, events, gear, destinations and the best of custom machine inspirations. First, we introduce you to 2013’s updated F800GS and its sister, the newly named F700GS. These mid-class parallel twins join BMW’s popular enduro class…
In September, BMW enthusiast and Vice President of the Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners club, Darryl Richman, will be putting his 1928 R52 to the ultimate test by competing in the Motorcycle Cannonball II – a unique competition open to motorcycles manufactured up to 1929 that sees riders and their vintage machines take on the North American…
The world renowned auction house, Bonhams, returns to the BMW Museum in Munich, Germany on October 1, for an exclusive single marque auction featuring BMW motorcycles, cars and BMW automobilia. In this auction, 23 BMW motorcycles will go under the hammer — from an 1925 R32 to a 1992 K1, the motorcycles presented cover a…
In addition to the McQueen Husqvarna, the Bonhams sale of Collectors’ Motorcycles and Related Memorabilia which took place May 14 in California, included a rare 1925 BMW R32. This early example of the first motorcycle model line sold by BMW—with it’s opposed boxer twin engine and shaft drive—become the blueprint for BMW for next 90…
When Richard Costello was involved in an accident while riding his 1958 BMW R50 more than 40 years ago, he promised his pregnant wife he wouldn’t ride again until their children had grown up. Decades passed, and Richard never made it back into the saddle. But he couldn’t bear to part with his machine and…