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BMW R 1200 GS 2012 – The Most Successful BMW Motorcycle Once Again

BMW R 1200 GS 2012-3

In its last year of production, the big travel enduro R 1200 GS with air-cooled boxer engine was once again the most successful BMW motorcycle (17,249 units), followed by the F 800 GS (11,487 units) and the R 1200 GS Adventure (10,203 units). Subsequent rankings were occupied the superbike S 1000 RR (8,970 units) and […]

 

BMW Motorrad’s Exciting New Motorcycles For 2008

BMW Motorrad's Exciting New Motorcycles For 2008

Having recently added the new HP2 Sport to its expanding model line-up, BMW Motorrad further demonstrated its commitment to developing its ‘new design philosophy’ at the EIMCA Show in Milan, unveiling a further three brand new motorcycles and two up-rated models for 2008: F 650 GS – an all-new version of the popular GS all-rounder […]

 

New BMW HP2 Sport – Most Powerful And Lightest Boxer

New BMW HP2 Sport - Most Powerful And Lightest Boxer

Based on the R 1200 S Sports Boxer, that competed successfully in Endurance race events this season, the new HP2 Sport bristles with high-end, top-quality racing parts. The HP2 Sport is the third model in the BMW HP ‘High Performance’ range. The HP series has been designed by engineers at the BMW factory to produce […]

 

BMW Canjamoto 1200 Scorpion

BMW Canjamoto 1200 Scorpion

The Scorpion is a BMW R1200S chassis covered in striking body work by CANJAMOTO – Canadian Jamaican Motorsports, a Canadian company based in Toronto did a little bodywork and came up with what they call the Scorpion. It has no gauges, all information is to be provided via a heads up display, though different windscreens […]

 

BMW R 1200 GS – The Most Successful BMW Of All Time

BMW R 1200 GS – The Most Successful BMW Of All Time

BMW Motorrad celebrated an impressive record on 27 July as the 100,000th R 1200 GS rolled off the production line in Berlin, Germany. Since the introduction of the all-new, lighter and more powerful R 1200 GS in 2004, a staggering 84,373 units have been built, plus an additional 15,627 of its model variant, the R […]

 

BMW Motorrad’s HP2 Megamoto

BMW Motorrad’s HP2 Megamoto

Motorrad’s exclusive high performance bike soon to be delivered to first customers. The long wait for BMW’s HP2 Megamoto is almost over – the eagerly anticipated, super-high quality machine will be arriving in Motorrad showrooms in July. The HP2 Megamoto is the second product from the exclusive BMW Motorrad ‘High Performance’ line. The Megamoto is […]

 

BMW Motorrad Neck Brace System to revolutionise motorcycle safety

BMW Motorrad Neck Brace System to revolutionise motorcycle safety

BMW Motorrad has launched an innovative new Neck Brace System that greatly reduces the risk of serious neck injury for riders. The system, which sits comfortably between a rider’s shoulders and any helmet, has been designed to provide optimum protection for the spine during an accident. Made from a mix of carbon fibre, Kevlar and […]

 

BMW Motorrad Motorsport: New involvement in off-road racing.

BMW Motorrad Motorsport: New involvement in off-road racing.

Off-road racing is inseparably linked to BMW motorcycles. The multiple victories of BMW motorcycles in the Paris Dakar rally are still in recent memory, but the tradition goes much further back than this. Over the last eighty years, not just success in road racing but also outstanding results off the asphalt have attracted great interest. […]

 

BMW Motorrad returns to world championship road racing

BMW Motorrad returns to world championship road racing

Factory team to race R 1200 S in Endurance World Championship BMW Motorrad has made the historic announcement that, for the first time in 50 years, the iconic motorcycle manufacturer is to enter a factory team in a world championship motorcycle racing event. Considered the ultimate test of motorcycle endurance, the BMW Motorrad factory team […]

 

BMW HP2 MegaMoto

BMW HP2 MegaMoto

Introducing new motorcycle concepts with an even higher level of emotion, BMW Motorrad is proudly presenting the new Megamoto: Based on the BMW HP2 Enduro, this unique motorcycle will rank right at the top among all street-legal two-cylinder Supermotos thanks to its supreme performance and the use of top-class materials. Consistently following the HP2 model […]

 

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