BMW of North America has issued a recall with the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for 2012 BMW S1000RR motorcycles manufactured between September 1, 2011 and April 10, 2012. According to the recall, a manufacturing error may allow the connecting rod bolts to loosen during high engine temperatures and/or high engine speeds potentially…
Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport had its first victory in the Superbike World Championship within reach, but it slipped away with the riders finishing fourth and fifth. After experiencing highs and lows in the rain-hit first race, factory riders Marco Melandri (ITA) and Leon Haslam (GBR) both fought for the race two podium right to the…
Two Husqvarna riders have achieved podium success at the first round of the FIM Cross Country Rally World Championship that recently took place in the desert of Abu Dhabi. The Husqvarna Rallye Team by Speedbrain participated in the rally with the Husqvarna TE449RR and riders Joan Barreda from Spain and Paulo Gonçalves from Portugal. During…
Legendary stunt rider Chris Pfeiffer will be appearing at some of Europe’s biggest and best shows this year. Having started 2012 is style with a series of street performances in exotic Sri Lanka, he is now gearing up for an exciting but hectic summer season. Despite a mind-blowing and ever-changing repertoire of gravity-defying moves, perhaps…
The Husqvarna Motocross Team By Ricci Racing had a tough start to the World Championship on the Dutch sands of Valkenswaard where the opening race of the MX2 championship took place. Ale Lupino on his Husqvarna TC250 notched up the best result finishing in 13th place in both of the races held. On a very…
BMW Motorrad recorded the highest sales ever for the start of a year. For the first three months of 2012, sales increased to 24,373 motorcycles (23,109 last year) which is a 5.5% rise over the first quarter of 2011. In March alone, BMW Motorrad delivered 12,295 motorcycles (11,675 last year) to customers worldwide, a 5.3%…
Paris-based Blitz Motorcycles has become a byword for edgy, exciting custom bikes. We brought you their half-enduro, half-cruiser “Blitz Sin” in our Spring 2012 BMW Motorcycle Magazine. Their latest creation combines sophisticated British style with a raw punk edge – and it was inspired by the bike’s owner. It is the first bike the 27-year-old…
The Husqvarna Enduro Team by CH Racing’s Juha Salminen saw his hopes of a double Enduro 2 class win end on day one of the Enduro World Championship GP of Argentina. Leading the E2 class at the time, the Finn was forced to retire after a stone became lodged between the chain and front sprocket…
Team BMW Motorrad Motorsport celebrated its first double podium in the FIM World Superbike Championship (WSBK). At the second round of the 2012 season at Imola, Italy, factory rider Leon Haslam (GBR) proved that his injured right leg would not hold him back. The S1000RR rider finished third in both races and thus collected 32 points…
As an official sponsor of 2012 Olympic Games in London, BMW has been inspired to develop a new technology helping customers to boost their fitness in the run up to the Games. The new driverless Running Coach feature uses a combination of ConnectedDrive technologies and surround view cameras to enable the car to follow the…
