is so clearly based. Designed to offer class-beating performance at a competitive price, BMW say the 800R’s been two years in the making. Despite displacing 798cc, the engine doesn’t make as much power as its smaller capacity middleweight rivals

Pros: Cons: Top speed: 140mph Engine capacity: 798cc Power: 84.5bhp Torque: 59.5lb ft Weight: 182kg Seat height: 820mm Fuel capacity: 16L Full Review: The F800S and ST are BMW's first entry into the middleweight market. Both are aimed squarely

Pros: Cons: Top speed: 85mph Engine capacity: 449cc Power: 52bhp Torque: 40lb ft Weight: 111kg Seat height: 955mm Fuel capacity: 8L Full Review: Just a few years ago the very idea of serious enduro riding on something with BMW on the tank would

: 190mph Engine capacity: 999cc Power: 185bhp Torque: 83lb ft Weight: 204kg Seat height: 820mm Fuel capacity: 17.5L 0-60: 2.9 seconds Tank range: 145 miles Full Review: Once you enter a bike in the Superbike or Supersport class, by its very nature, you

angles. And just in case that’s not enough, the bike comes with carbon fibre cylinder head protectors too.The contours, colours and graphics are all pleasing on the eye, copied as they are from the BMW Boxer Cup race bikes, and so too are the underseat

sense on track and you'll hanker for a bit of comfort. Enter the BMW R1200RT. One of the best bikes I've owned in 32 years, supremely comfortable, well mannered, planted in any weather and can be hustled when required. I'm only 5'7" and with the low seat

: 740mm Fuel capacity: 17.5L Full Review: BMW 2003 Press Kit: When the R1200C cruiser was introduced in 1997 it flouted convention.BMW had taken an alternative motorcycling concept and refined it. The sophisticated, high-tech machine owed little

are necessary to complete the package and accomplish maximum enjoyment.It's not a bike if you're on a budget - but most BMW owners rarely are.VERDICT 4/5 Yet another impressive sports-oriented continent crusher from BMW. Only wooden brakes and high price

Pros: Cons: Top speed: 110mph Engine capacity: 798cc Power: 71bhp Torque: 55lb ft Seat height: 820mm Fuel capacity: 16L Geoffrey PIDD: It is a supremely able all rounder and I suspect performs way beyond BMW's original model specification

that the sums added up. Six months later the R1150R Rockster is in production to add a bit of edge to the Boxer range. BMW’s standard R1150R was often described as the firm’s bad attitude bike following its launch two years ago, but the Rockster’s squint