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BMW R1200GS GS1200 Adventure and RT1200 launch
By Visordown News on 20/01/2010 10:54:24
Visordown tests BMW's latest boxer-twin offerings in Spain
THREE new bikes from BMW got the chance to show off their charms on Spanish roads yesterday. All three use the latest version of BM's 1200 boxer motor, which last year got a big performance upgrade courtesy of double overhead camshafts and radially
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Buyer Guide: BMW K1200 & K1300
By Visordown on 04/10/2010 17:01:48
BMW’s big bastid K1200/1300 bikes reviewed and rated by the people who actually own them. If you want the lowdown, here it is...
Click to view: BMW K1300 owners reviews, specs and image galleries.Click to view: BMW K1200 owners reviews, specs and image galleries.BMW don’t make brand new engines for their bikes very often. The last one was the original K-series flat four
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WSB: BMW unveils S1000 RR race livery
By Visordown News on 18/02/2009 10:50:11
It's corporate colours for BMW's new inline four racer
BMW HAS unveiled its race-painted S1000RR ahead of this year's World Superbike Championship, which starts in just under two weeks time. In BMW corporate colours, the S1000RR will make its race debut at Philip Island, Australia, piloted by veteran
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BMW celebrate 500,000th GS with special edition
By Robin Goodwin on 15/05/2009 11:14:11
500 special editions to celebrate's one of BMW's iconic bikes
TO CELEBRATE the 500,000th GS produced since the bikes introduction in 1980, BMW is releasing 500 special edition R1200GS models. The anniversary bike will feature a front fender extension, black oil-cooler spoiler, tinted windshield, two-tone seat
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More power, more noise for BMW S1000RR
By Visordown News on 10/03/2010 10:34:34
BOS launches slip on exhaust for BMW's 193bhp superbike
PERFORMANCE exhaust specialist BOS has developed a MotoGP style slip-on silencer for BMW’s 193bhp S1000RR superbike.Designed and manufactured in conjunction with the BOS racing programme and fine-tuned on their own in-house testing facilities, the S
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Living with a 2002 BMW R1100S Sport
By Gus Scott on 16/12/2002 16:25:02
Gus experiences the sporty BMW R1100S
fibre cylinder head covers with mini titanium slider plates, supplied by BMW off the race bikes. He also chucked some part worn Metzeler Rennsport tyres which I'll hopefully get to use up at a trackday before summer ends.A made-to-measure Goodridge
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First Ride: 2004 BMW K1200S
By Jon Urry on 30/03/2008 20:39:18
Heralded as the sportiest BMW motorbike ever, can the K 1200 S really rival the current hyper-sports bikes? Jon Urry travels to Munich to sample the delights of the German Autobahn and Austrian curves
What do Britney Spears and BMW have in common? They're both going through a bit of an identity crisis at the moment. Not really a very funny joke, but it's true. Like the once virginal princess of pop, the German firm is trying hard to shed a
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Road Test: BMW K1200R
By Warren Pole on 27/04/2008 21:48:52
It's big, it's weird looking and it doesn't have any clothes on. Oh yes, and it's very, very fast. Are BMW about to take the naked bruiser class by storm?
as my brain edges toward meltdown, something clicks."One hundred and sixty three horses?" is the question. Our man wants to know if BMW's quoted power figure is right. Aha. My linguistic triumph is quickly extinguished when I realise I now need to answer
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Road Test: BMW HP2 Enduro
By Simon Bowen on 29/04/2008 21:28:39
BMW has taken a bold step into the off-road arena with its giant HP2 enduro. But is it a real mud-plugger or merely an urban posing tool?
that are curiously apparent. Firstly, as we know, the famous 'M' Division services the desires of the four-wheel BMW fraternity, as inevitably will 'HP' for two-wheelers, so I'm in sunny Valencia to test the very first of a kind. It's been a long time coming so here
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Longest Test: BMW R1200GS Adventure
By Tim Cummings on 02/11/2009 10:40:28
BMW’s best-selling bike for the past three years, Tim Cummings revels in his role as supersub as the GS does what it’s supposed to do...
95mph. It’s not disastrous but is intrusive enough to be annoying and probably an indication BMW have tuned an antique design about as far as they should – although it makes more power in other bikes like the HP2 Sport. That said, despite the ambient
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