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BMW Signs Xaus For World Superbike 2009!
It looks like BMW is going all out for success in '09.... more
 
Adventure Motorcycles - Do it in the dirt
Check out the BMW R1200gs Adventure, Buell XB12X Ulysses, and the KTM 990 Adventure!... more
 
Questions On Rear-End Squat, BMW/KTM Neck Brace And More - Answers - MC Garage
Ask The ProQ. I just bought a 2007 Suzuki GSX-R750, which has both high- and low-speed compression damping. The bike tends to squat under acceleration, and I was wondering which I would adjust on the... more
 
1971 R75/5 At The BMW Airhead Invitational - Megaphone
It's a daunting feeling racing a motorcycle on which someone almost met his maker. But that's where I found myself this past October during the third-annual running of the BMW Airhead Invitational at... more
 
TomTom Rider, BMW And Buell GPS Navigation Systems - Lost And Found
There's no substitute for a paper map. Even Norwegian adventure legend Helge Pedersen (www.globeriders.com) carries one for backup. But thanks to two-dozen Global Positioning Satellites orbiting... more
 
Jack Lewis' BMW R69US Motorcycle - Riding Home
When I stepped off the Amtrak in Portland, Paul stood up from the oak pew and got a hug from my free arm."One-arm hug, huh?" he grinned.My goatskin Langlitz smelled like bad folks wearing good... more
 
BMW F800S & ST Fraternal Twins - First Ride
Kona, Hawaii, sounds like a place where one would compare the load capacity of beach chairs, not swingarms. Yet there we were. BMW's decision to trot out the not-so-new F800S and its sport-touring ST... more
 
2006 BMW R1200S And F800S/ST - First Ride - Up To Speed
BMW is worried about you. The German firm has spent a lederhosen-load of deutschmarks in the last few years to make its motorcycles lighter and faster-think K1200R and S-and to advertise its... more
 
Naked Super-Standard Bikes, BMW R1200 Hp2 Sport And More! - Up To Speed
It's said that a visit to Tokyo-the city of bullet trains, automated toilet seats and ubiquitous vending machines that dispense everything from cold beer to hot corn chowder-is like traveling 10... more
 
Knox Contour, BMW Rider's Apparel And More - Gear Box
Put Your Back Into It Knox ContourU.K. safety equipment firm Knox's latest, greatest back protector is called the Contour because of the way its shape matches the curvature of the wearer's spine. The... more
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BMW F 800 GS delayed due to sibling popularity
Woodcliff Lake, NJ - January 24, 2008... Motorcycle enthusiasts eagerly awaiting the arrival of BMW's new F 800 GS will need to be a bit more patient, as production of the middleweight dual-purpose... more
 
New BMW Zumo Navigator Is Smaller, Feature-Rich
Woodcliff Lake, NJ -- September, 2007 -- Ever since the introduction of BMW's original Motorrad Navigator several years ago, sales of maps to BMW riders have fallen dramatically.... more
 
South Africa on a BMW
On-road, off-road and everything in-between... more
 
Why We Ride
We got so many letters about our "Why We Ride" cover story (November, 2006) that we couldn’t begin to fit them all in the magazine... more
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BMW in general
I wish the bike mags would make BMW justify its departure from making motorcycles and building 2 wheeled cars instead.... more
 
i got a sort of important quetion-
Somthing to consider is the 650 GS, BMW , they make a great product, have an excellent warranty program, are belt driven for longevity and no maintanence, are affordable, great gas mileage, and can... more
 
Battle of the Baggers
Time and Time again, Motorcyclist does not have the BMW in the mix, here you have the Goldwing, anywhere you have that couch on wheels the BMW must be present.They are the same class bike, and in the... more
 
2008 MOTY
I got my '08 KLR 650 in June of '07. It now has just shy of 15,000 trouble free miles on it. It gets consistantly 60+ mpg. 100+ top speed. It will rip paved corners and go all the way to and past the... more
 
A Moveable Feast article, July 08 Issue
Interesting article but I question the statement(page 102) that after an accident he "stayed away from BMW's heavyweight touring rigs (R 1200 RT) settling instead on the venerable R 1200 GS... more
 
GlobeRiders Informational Dispatch
As winter begins to loosen its grip here in the Pacific Northwest, our thoughts (and your's too I'm sure), turn to The Rides Ahead. Our first container of bikes will ship out five weeks from now,... more
 
It's a big world, get out there and explore it!
That’s the advice from Helge Pedersen, the renowned adventurer who has spent many years travelling the world by motorcycle, ship, plane and train. In the course of his adventures and as part of his... more
 
See the wonder Down Under on a hired BMW
Australia, the land of wonder 'down under', has just become an even a more attractive destination for BMW riders with the country's two largest BMW Motorrad dealerships now offering hire fleets. In... more
 
A natter with Nate
Motorcycle racer Nate Kern is well known in the BMW community but not only for his racing exploits. During the past several years the 30-year-old has achieved considerable success on a variety of... more
 
Uneasy Rider
In 2006, travel writer Mike Carter exchanged his day-to-day work routine for a BMW R 1200 GS and a 20,000 mile trans-European journey in the hope of finding some meaning in his life. His regular... more
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