It's barely spring and BMW has had a busy year already. First a new family of funky single-cylinder 650s - the G-series - and now, at the other end of the performance scale, we get this, the K1200R Sport. BMW's latest K-series inline four

THE BMW K1200R Sport will be launched in UK BMW Dealers on Saturday the 10th of March. The K1200R Sport is the fourth variant in the popular K Series and is based on the radically-styled 163bhp K1200R naked roadster, offering a combination of riding

in the UK. Customers taking part in Focussed Events track days can choose from the F800S middleweight twin, the R1200S sports boxer, the K1200R naked roadster or the K1200S superbike. Focused Events' team of experts will be on hand at all events to ensure

be over 21 and produce a full motorcycle licence, both photo and counter-part. A zero-tolerance policy on alcohol will be in place. Bikes Available: Benelli - Tre-K, Tre-K Amazona, TNT Sport,Café Racer BMW - R1200 GS, R1200 GS Adventure, K1200 R Sport, F

Motorrad starts 2007 with the arrival of five new models. The three-model G650X single-cylinder series, and the K1200R Sport will all be available from dealerships in time for the New Season Launch on 10 March, with the new HP2 Megamoto following in UK

The K1200 R that this bike supersedes was a bit of a white elephant, never really selling in huge numbers as nobody really knew what it was intended for.BMW wanted everyone to know that it was the most powerful production naked bike ever produced

in the early ‘80s. So when they released the first of a series of new bikes in 2005 with an all-new 1200cc parallel-four powerplant, it was a big deal. And it was a belter. BMW released three bikes with this engine – the super sports touring K1200S, the naked K

.33)At its launch in 2005, the K1200S represented a radical departure for the German manufacturer. Its 163 bhp inline-four, also seen in the naked K1200R and the touring K1200GT, was BMW's first all-new engine in half a century, marking the start of a

formula for Yamaha.We expected to see two marques rank a lot higher, BMW and KTM. BMW have been taking on their opposition head on over the last 12 months. Now there's no doubting they're shaking their pipe and slippers image with bikes like the K1200R, K

. First we had the K1200S, then the K1200R but the highlight on the stand was the HP2. HP stands for High Performance, think 1200GS and a design team working late nights on espresso. We reckon it's about time BMW started getting some proper power out