Issue #16 of the BMW Motorcycle Magazine. Featuring new F800GS and F700GS, F800R Predator, R120G/S Kit, WSBK S1000RR tested, long-term K1600GT test, hybrid R1200-K75 and Ritmo Sereno tuned BMW classics. Also, Walter Zeller’s street Supercharger by BMW. Destinations: sand dunes of Washington and pass through Bitterroot Mountains. Special Section: new Helmets and Communications.
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GS Trophy 2012: Be Part of the USA Qualifying
Teams of BMW enthusiasts are being chosen from around the world in a series of off-road competitions and challenges in order to select the best three men or women to represent their country at the GS Trophy finals in South America. Riders in the United States have a chance to join the fun with the…
35,000 Enjoy BMW Motorrad Days 2012
Three days of motorcycle mania have just come to an end, with this year’s BMW Motorrad Days breaking all previous records. The organizers of the annual BMW Motorrad Days were eager to get the party started early – one day early in fact – as the 2012 event celebrations started this year for the first time…
2012 Quebec GS Challenge and Canadian GS Trophy Qualifier
Canada is the latest of many countries to select team riders to represent their nation at the upcoming BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy in November this year. Because Canada is so large and the geographical layout of the country makes it such a challenge for customers to travel thousands of miles east and west for…
GS Trophy 2012: German and Alpine Teams Selected
Two more teams have been added to the growing list of 2012 GS Trophy entrants. The latest nations to confirm their line-ups for the forthcoming South American challenge in November are Germany, Switzerland and Austria, who will enter two, three-man teams (a German and an ‘Alpine’ team) to this event. The BMW GS Challenge national…
Spanish GS Trophy Team Chosen
The central Spanish town of Segurilla in Toledo came alive to the sound of hundreds of BMW GS engines over the weekend of June 2-3, for the GS Days 2012 event. Participants from all over Spain and Portugal enjoyed a weekend of off-road fun, interspersed with expert training and a serious competition to select the…
GS Trophy 2012: UK Finalists Chosen
BMW Motorrad UK has selected the three riders who will be representing their nation in the International Final of the GS Trophy 2012 in South America. Over 50 GS riders and their supporters showed their ‘GS spirit’ and joined BMW UK to camp and take part in the weekend-long UK Qualifier event, which was held…
GS Gringo Rally in South America
Even by the standards of BMW Motorrad GS adventurers, Frenchman Eric Massiet Du Biest is extraordinary. His latest expedition saw him lead dozens of riders through some of the toughest terrain on the planet, in the GS Gringo Rally. Eric himself is a rider who truly embodies the GS spirit – he is fearless in…
First GS Trophy Competition in France
BMW Motorrad France recently organized its first ever national GS Trophy event and the 60 competitors who signed up enjoyed three days of friendly competition amid the fantastic surroundings of the Orange region. Run in partnership with Touratech France and open to all GS machines — from the original R80G/S of the 1980s right up…
BMW Motorrad Days Planner
BMW Motorrad Days 2011 is just a week away. If you’re in the area of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in southern Germany (about an hour south of Munich) you may be wondering where to go and what to do. Fortunately, the kind folk at BMW Motorrad have created a downloadable program detailing all the events, activities, tours and…