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2010 BMW S1000RR Niall Mackenzie track test
By Niall Mackenzie on 03/06/2010 16:56:00
Visordown’s road test editor is also a three times British Superbike Champion. So who better to sample the most eagerly awaited bike from BMW? Niall Mackenzie takes the S1000RR to the edge
Click to read: BMW S1000RR owners reviews, BMW S1000RR specs and see the BMW S1000RR image gallery.Session OneJust sitting on the new BMW1000 RR makes me think of my long-term R6. I’m five-foot eight and it just fits me really well - everything
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Niall Mackenzie's BMW S1000RR superbike test review
By Niall Mackenzie on 19/02/2010 14:24:53
Visordown’s road test editor is also a three times British Superbike Champion. So who better to sample the most eagerly awaited bike of 2009? Niall Mackenzie takes BMW’s S1000 RR to the edge...
Session OneClick to read: BMW S1000RR owners reviews, BMW S1000RR specs and to see the BMW S1000RR image gallery.Session OneJust sitting on the new BMW S1000RR makes me think of my long-term R6. I’m five-foot eight and it just fits me really well
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Looking For Travis: KTM 990, Transalp, BMW HP2
By John Cantlie on 20/05/2009 16:06:06
A KTM 990, Honda Transalp and BMW HP2 get stuck into the muddy action at the WRC Wales Rally as we go searching for freestyle legend Travis Pastrana
healthy dose of, well, adventure along the way. KTM’s seminal 990 represents the pinnacle of what a true adventure bike should be, combining long-distance capability with aggressive styling and dirt bike toughness. BMW’s HP2 Enduro is the serious off-road
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First Ride: 2004 BMW R1200C Montauk
By Mark Shippey on 05/11/2003 11:49:08
Named after a town in New York State, the new R1200 C Montauk boasts more chrome and retro styling than a fifties diner. But it's also BMW's most successful foray into the cruiser market to date
The cool breeze drifts in from the Mediterranean as I cruise the French coastline past Nice, Antibes, Cannes and onwards to St. Raphael. My steed is the newest member of BMW's cruiser family, the Montauk. The engine throbs lazily as I click
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Used Review: BMW R1150GS and R1200GS buyer's guide
By Bertie Simmonds on 12/10/2010 20:32:37
Once one of biking's best-kept secrets, BMW's capable-of-anything GS is now one of the biggest selling multi-purpose bikes in the UK.
GS arrived. The 1100 GS was a bike which, in spite of stalky suspension, pterodactyl looks and unfashionable horizontally opposed twin motor, could really hustle on B-roads. BMW's undeniably awesome record of reliability and build quality was another
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Rough Raiders - BMW R1150GS, KTM 950 Adventure S and Honda Africa Twin
By Alex Hearn on 16/09/2010 16:49:50
Welcome to the jungle. Actually, Wales, where the tarmac's twisty and lumpy and BMW's meaty GS Adventure meets the old-staging Honda Africa Twin and KTM's brand-bouncing new 950 Adventure S
in for a night of blandly uniform hostelry.Viewed from the comfort of the Holiday Inn bar (truly this was a magical place, with a Little Thief and Burger King on site, just a stone's throw from Oxford, the A44 and our ticket to ride) BMW's R1150GS Adventure
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Chalk & Cheese, Niall & Whit, Triumph Street Triple R & BMW F800R
By Niall Mackenzie on 21/07/2010 15:55:36
Triumph’s riotous Street Triple R is the benchmark middleweight street bike, a bike so alive with character it’s arrival left big street bikes looking a little redundant. How does BMW’s new F800R compare?
were in stitches all day long abusing shagged bikes that simply refused to die.Which is why, after a glut of expensive, big-capacity streetbikes on the preceeding pages, we needed a lightweight antidote in the form of BMW’s affordable and much-hyped new
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Living with a BMW R1150GS Adventure
By Alex Hearn on 12/06/2002 12:21:45
Alex Hearn reviews BMW's 1150 Adventure with mixed views
roads) and the tiller-like handlebars provide instant leverage. The chassis copes with anything, anytime, anywhere and the engine? Just keep it tapped, and it punts hard.It's gone back to BMW for a freshen up and I really miss it. We have bonded, over
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First Ride: 2002 BMW F650CS
By Ian Cobby on 29/03/2008 14:14:35
I wasn't sure about the styling of BMW's new baby the F650CS when I first saw it, but the style loving Italians loved it. Wherever I parked the BMW in and around the launch city of Florence it drew admiring glances and comments.
I wasn't sure about the styling of BMW's new baby the F650CS when I first saw it, but the style loving Italians loved it. Wherever I parked the BMW in and around the launch city of Florence it drew admiring glances and comments, well I guess
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Road Test: BMW R1200ST
By Jon Urry on 24/04/2008 21:42:44
The rain in Spain fell mostly as snow. Jon Urry discovers it's not all glamour in this job as he tests BMW's new sports tourer.
that the road ahead had been closed due to the weather. Oh well, never mind. At least there was a nearby café to shelter in and dry off a bit.Despite BMW choosing to launch the new R1200ST in southern Spain the weather dealt a cruel blow during the time I
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