If you’re a car fan as well as a motorcycle lover, or you want to be the most informed MotoGP addict, then you may be interested in details of the safety cars used. BMW has been providing the “Official Car of MotoGP” for 18 years since partnering with Dorna in 1999 and also presenting the […]
BMW Sport Helmet Recall Announced
A BMW Sport Helmet recall has been announced, with owners asked to hand in their lid at an authorised BMW Motorrad dealership. Although there isn’t a safety risk, the BMW Helmet Sport models don’t meet ECE 2205 approval requirements and the German firm has decided to take them off the market. The helmets don’t pose […]
BMW launch new C 650 Sport and C 650 GT Scooters
BMW has launched the new C 650 Sport and C 650 GT maxi-scooters with the world’s first system for monitoring your blind spots and assisting with your side view on a production machine. Power comes from 2-cylinder 647cc engines putting out 60hp, and a 48 hp version is also available. The new BMW duo also […]
BMW selects all-female GS Trophy Team
BMW has selected the members of the all-female GS Trophy team. Stephanie Bouisson from France, Amy Harburg from Australia and Morag Campbell from South Africa will go on to compete in the 2016 International GS Trophy in Southeast Asia. A worldwide search led to 119 applications, which were whittled down to 10 hopefuls. Those riders […]
Record numbers buying BMW motorcycles
More people are buying BMW motorcycles in 2015 than ever before, with the German manufacturer joining Ducati in seeing record sales for the first six months of 2015. From January to June 2015, BMW shipped 78,418 motorcycles and scooters, which was up 10% from 2014. And June was a particularly good month with 15,490 bikes […]
Wunderlich White Star custom BMW R nineT Cafe Racer
This custom BMW R nineT Cafe Racer has been produced by German accessory firm Wunderlich to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the company. Specialising in bits for BMWs, they’ve got around 3,000 products available, so plenty were able to make it onto the BMW, named ‘White Star’. There are a number of modifications to make […]
‘Concept Path 22’ custom BMW R nineT
Concept Path 22 is a custom BMW R nineT in collaboration with surfboard shaper Mason Dyer and artist Ornamental Conifer to fit in with the Wheels & Waves bike festival in France. For starters the BMW R nineT was inspired vintage scramblers, but keeping the two-cylinder boxer engine and single-sided swing arm. The other inspiration […]