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The Interview - David Robb
By Visordown on 20/09/2010 11:22:06
Ever wondered why BMW’s bikes now look reasonably interesting? Meet David Robb, BMW’s vice president of motorcycle design – a man with a slightly interesting life…
My dad was a missionaryMy dad was a missionary so we travelled around a lot when I was younger. I was born in Boston, America, but raised in Kobe, Japan, in the 1960s. Then, when I was 13, my family went back to The States and we spent some time in first California, then Michigan...
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David Robb leaves BMW
By Visordown News on 30/01/2012 14:49:36
Robb replaced by Edgar Heinrich as Head of Design for BMW Motorrad
BMW'S motorcycle design boss David Robb has left the firm, being replaced by his former understudy Edgar Heinrich.Robb ran BMW's bike design for the last 18 years, a time that has seen the firm's image and sales success transformed.He's overseen
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Star-studded line-up for Brands Hatch weekend
By Visordown News on 03/08/2009 23:23:00
Agostini, Read, Rutter, Grant and many more take part in weekend-long celebrations
G50 Ron Chandler - BSA Rocket-3 Rex Butcher - MV Agusta 850 Magni Tony Rutter - Ducati TTF1 Tommy Robb - 125 OW15 Yamaha Trevor Nation - 500 RG Suzuki (ex Sheene) Jamie Whitham - 500 XR88 Suzuki (ex Aoki) Leon Haslam - Honda RS1000 TTF1 Colin Seeley
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BMW K1600R rumours start
By Visordown News on 27/06/2011 16:30:22
Concept 6 may become a reality
, its designer David Robb admitted he'd like to see something similar in production but that there were no plans to build it at that time.However, since concept bikes are made specifically to provoke a reaction from potential customers, giving
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The Joy of Six... (cylinders)
By Stuart Barker on 05/08/2010 09:56:23
For the first time in more than two decades, you'll be able to buy a bike with an across the frame six-cylinder engine. We look at the enduring appeal of six..
, nearly 11 million) from a Wärtsilä-Sulzer two-stroke diesel ship engine – a 49,200bhp, 1160 tonne monster.BMW’s design chief, David Robb, developed the Concept 6 and the forthcoming production bike said: “It’s our job to come up with solutions and I
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