I cannot understand why it hasn’t happened sooner, but BMW Motorrad is only now applying for a patent of a...
BMW Motorrad Australia is offering more GS off-road training courses this year. So far they have reased pricing, dates and...
Over more than 40 years, BMW Motorrad in Australia has offered riding safaris for road, dirt and extreme off-road situations. Last year, the GS Safari headed to Far North Queensland while the more extreme Enduro Safari headed west from Longreach. In 2022, both five-day safaris return to Tasmania for the...
BMW Motorrad Australia has announced the updated range of K 1600 tourers will arrive in Australia early next year with...
When BMW released the CE 04 Scooter back in November of 2020, they made quite the splash – after all,...
BMW Motorrad has made sweeping changes to its model line-up for 2022, bringing new colours, streamlined range line-ups, new variants, and updated option pack offerings. Production of the new models starts in August with arrivals in Australia set for early 2022. Prices (excluding on-road costs) have also been updated and...
If you think there has been a lot of motorcycle safety recalls in the past month, you are right. In...
It’s hard enough getting a road test from your local motorcycle dealer, but a test where you take an adventure...
BMW’s return to the cruiser market with the R 18 looks like being a success story as the brand announces more models and Corbin adds an aftermarket fairing and seat. It is usually a mark of the success of a new model when aftermarket companies of the calibre of Corbin...
Two NSW dealerships have been honoured as the top BMW Motorrad retailers in Australia. Procycles Sydney near the airport has...
If It Doesn’t Look Weird, It’s Probably Not Futuristic The House of Monaco is taking more steps towards completion, with...
The Urban G/S Edition is Simply Amazing Something I always respected about Ducati’s Scrambler lineup was the sheer amount of variations they provided us with: Cafe Racer, Desert Sled, and Full Throttle to name a few. It looks like BMW is gearing up for a napalm war with the Ducati...
The adventure motorcycle market is booming with many models featuring hi-tech ABS and traction control for various types of surface....
Bike fan, Hollywood actor and “Long Way” collaborator Ewan McGregor gets to keep most of his impressive collection of motorcycles...
A new BMW Motorrad patent for a carbon fibre swingarm brings the hi-tech, lightweight technology closer to mass production through a manufacturing process that makes it more affordable. In 2018, BMW Motorrad won a JEC Innovation Award for the development and manufacture of a carbon fibre swingarm for its 2017...
BMW Motorrad returns to the cruiser category with the R 18, but will they soon add a Dragster version like...
A rare 1928 BMW R57 (pictured front right) is a highlight of a collection of classic BMW motorcycles being offered...
BMW has announced the updates for its line-up of 2021 road motorcycles. BMW Motorrad Australia says prices will be announced closer to their arrival early next year. Highlights include availability of Black Storm Metallic for the S 1000 RR and the tri-colour BMW Motorsport livery for the S 1000 XR....
To celebrate BMW Motorrad’s fourth decade of adventure models, 40 Years Editions of their F series will arrive in Australia...
Two letters that have become the very meaning of adventure motorcycling are GS and they are celebrating their 40th birthday...
A decade ago, BMW’s S 1000 RR pulled off the old tablecoth trick, ripping it right from under the crockery, cutlery and glassware, but now Triumph has botched the same trick with their Rocket 3. We’re not sure what they are trying to proved by failing at the same trick....
BMW Motorrad may be set to become the first motorcycle company to offer adaptive cruise control on a production motorcycle....
Spanish design student Iago Valino imagines an electric future with a BMW outfit with a batteries house in the sidecar...
BMW Motorrad has extended its helmet warranty from two years to five years which is basically the suggested life of a helmet anyway. Most helmet manufacturers suggest you swap a helmet over at fives years mainly because of the degrading of the interior lining. Several other helmet manufacturers such as...
If you are still restricted from riding due to the pandemic lockdown, you could spend a few hours putting together...
Yamaha is the latest to develop an automatic emergency call system in the event of a crash, but their system...
BMW Motorrad returns to the cruiser category with the classic R 18 cruiser styled after the 1936 R 5, including double white pinstriping. We’ve seen several other variants of the bike in concepts, prototypes and spy photos, so we expect this is just the first in a new line with...
The biennial Intermot and annual EICMA motorcycle shows in October and November appear to be in jeopardy with BMW Motorrad, KTM...
The list of motorcycle factory closures due to the coronavirus pandemic is growing daily with MV Agusta and Indian Motorcycles...
The coronavirus pandemic has halted motorcycle manufacturing in the USA and Europe with BMW Motorrad the latest to temporarily stop assembly lines. BMW Motorrad has halted manufacturing at its Spandau factory n Berlin and G 310 production is now only hold after the TVR plant that makes them in India shut down...
BMW Motorrad will unveil their much-anticipated R 18 on 3 April 2020, but exactly what it will look like is...
The BMW R 18 cruiser is yet to be fully unveiled, but these spy photos from Ride Apart show there will...
BMW has secured a patent that turns the front wheel into a crumple zone similar to the safety feature built into cars for decades. In the BMW Motorrad patent, the front wheel stays straight on impact, rather than deflecting, by means of a metal V-shaped unit mounted on the frame....
An electric commuter/off-road motorcycle, a concept electric BMW and the new Yamaha Ténéré 700 adventure bike have been honoured with...
BMW Motorrad has posted its ninth consecutive record year with global sales of 175,162 motorcycles and maxi-scooters, a 5.8% increase...
BMW Motorrad has filed a patent for a sidestand charger that looks like it belongs to an electric motorcycle, lending more weight to an electric future. It follows a patent application last month for a frameless electric motorbike with the motor and battery making up the bulk of the frame. These patent...
BMW Motorrad has been toying with the idea of an electric motorcycle for some time and has now revealed the...
Details of the Big Boxer engine in the new BMW R 18 cruiser have finally been revealed in Munich overnight....
BMW Motorrad seems to be getting serious about an electric motorcycle, judging by their latest patent application for a frameless motorbike. The patent drawing, published by Electrek, shows the motor and battery making up the book of the frame, linked via upside down forks and a single 45-degree mono shock to the...
Riders who have ordered a new BMW S 1000 RR will have a bit of a wait as the company...
As Ducati offers a four-year warranty on 2020 Multistrada models in Europe only, most motorcycles in Australia come with just...
BMW Motorrad has revealed a surprise with the launch of the new “Dynamic Roadster” F 900 R and F 900 XR with more capacity and tech. Most punters had been expecting an F 850 RS, but BMW has turned up the wick with these adventure sport models. Here is the full...
BMW Motorrad Australia has recalled its big K 1600 touring fleet over a transmission issue which could result in a...
BMW Motorrad could soon be adding a limited-edition F 850 GS Rallye and an F 850 R production bike to its...
Oil leaks from cracks in the rubber hose of the BMW S 1000 RR’s oil cooler have prompted an Australian recall on the 2019 model. The official notice from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says the oil leak may spray on to the rear wheel of the motorcycle “increasing...
Spy photos of the production version of the BMW R 18 cruiser prototype that dropped jaws earlier this year now...
BMW Motorrad Australia is recalling Indian-made G 310 motorcycles and new C 400 scooters over a problem with rusty brakes....
BMW Motorrad has launched a 2020 heritage collection of rider gear to appeal to riders of their R nineT models as well as the upcoming R 18 cruiser. “BMW Motorrad has announced the launch of a serial-production motorcycle for the second half of 2020, which will mark its entry into...
BMW Motorrad has applied for trademarks for the model names M 1000 RR, M 1000 XR and M 1300 GS...
Even before a production model R 18 cruiser has rolled out of the Spandau factory gates, BMW Motorrad is taking...
Motorcycles should be fitted with automatic crash call technology to reduce emergency response times which are more lethal in Australia’s rural and remote areas, an Austroads report has found. The Guide to Road Safety Part 5: Road Safety for Rural and Remote Areas also suggests compulsory first-aid training for learners and those...
BMW Group has announced an electromobility milestone of one million electrified vehicles on the roads by the end of 2021....
BMW Motorrad has filed a patent for a supercharger with a drawing of an S 1000 RR (above) which could...
(Contributed post by Steve Charli) With artificial intelligence and self-driving cars dominating the automotive industry, one can’t help but wonder if there’s any technology that’s similar in the motorcycle industry. And to my delight, I’ve found that BMW has already made something similar. CES 2019, Las Vegas. Cue BMW engineer...
This BMW G 310 GS knockoff is the latest in a long line of Chinese products that rip off the...
BMW Motorrad has now teamed up with Sena Bluetooth communication to provide special a “Fit-for-All” motorcycle helmet two-way intercom system...
Kawasaki has applied for a patent for a hybrid motorcycle which is like a two-wheeled version of the hybrid Toyota Prius and Chevrolet Volt. The Kawasaki patent application was originally filed with Japan’s patent office in December 2017 and again a year later in the US Patent Office. Details have...
Supplies of the new BMW S 1000 RR have been substantially delayed thanks to a high demand for the company’s...
BMW Motorrad has suggested it could produce an electric motorcycle that looks like a traditional Boxer-powered bike. The Bavarian company has...
Australian riders will have to wait for possibly life-saving motorcycle SOS functions as Telstra does not yet have the right hardware. Last year, BMW offered the SOS button either as as an ex-factory or aftermarket option on their K1600 models. However, it is not available in Australia because of an eCall hardware...