A Collaborative Effort K. N. Radhakrishnan, President & CEO of TVS Motor Company spilled the beans regarding a BMW collaboration... Read More
A vintage BMW R series headlight is a simple yet elegant piece of styling and now motorcycle tragics can have... Read More
Just days after Ducati announced it would introduce adaptive cruise control to its Multistrada V4, BMW has expectedly followed suit with the new RT. Adaptive cruise control, or as BMW calls it “active cruise control” has been available in many cars for several years and keeps your vehicle a nominated... Read More
Race Teams Get the Coolest Stuff The BMW WorldSBK Team is obviously on the cutting edge of motorcycle racing technology,... Read More
BMW Motorrad is celebrating 40 years of its GS models with three new models, extra standard features and anniversary styling touches for... Read More
The Epitome Of Style Zach from Revzilla takes us on a 35-minute ride to give his thoughts on the new and beautiful BMW R 18. Personally, I find this new bike one of the most beautiful and classically styled cruiser bikes in recent years. Unfortunately, as I learned today, sometimes you must... Read More
A Beautifully Crafted Machine Most folks know of Roland Sands and his company Roland Sands Design. Recently he and his... Read More
Reimagining The R nineT For The Low-Low Look, the R nineT is a very classy looking bike… But do you... Read More
BMW’s small-displacement G 310 R has been a real winner for the last couple of years, but now the company is working on some new versions of the bike. The company’s India website recently teased the new G 310 R. You can book a motorcycle now. This is the first... Read More
Patent drawings reveal BMW plans to bring back its C1 scooter, but with a detachable roof, seat belts, car-like crumple... Read More
If you’re looking for a light read about motorcycles, the riding lifestyle and growing old gracefully, check out Shiny Side... Read More
The news just gets worse and worse for riders who enjoy a fruity exhaust note as the noise crackdown intensifies across Europe. We recently reported on Germany’s crackdown with special noise cameras, no-go areas and an 80dB limit on motorcycle exhausts that could make all BMW motorcycles quieter. Now Austria... Read More
Tamworth reader Dave Richards got into bikes with his dad by selling a boat. Here’s his amusing tale. (Readers are... Read More
The coronavirus pandemic has halted motorcycle manufacturing in the USA and Europe with BMW Motorrad the latest to temporarily stop assembly... Read More
The BMW R 18 cruiser is yet to be fully unveiled, but these spy photos from Ride Apart show there will also be a full-dresser to take on Harley-Davidson and Indian Motorcycle. Unlike many spy shots that are blurry and disguised, these are clear and from every angle, giving us a... Read More
There is a host of exciting motorcycles being released in 2020 that have caught the attention of our more than... Read More
Triumph has paid an undisclosed sum to feature in the 25th James Bond film, No Time to Die, but a Ducati... Read More
We have been reporting on Suzuki’s turbocharging plans ever since they unveiled their Recursion concept in 2013. Over the years there have been rumours about mid-capacity turbo sports bikes of 500-700cc capacity and even a turbo version of their Hayabusa or new Katana. Each year they have hinted at turbocharging... Read More
Surprise, surprise, the Italians have once again cast their vote for an Italian motorcycle as the most beautiful at last... Read More
BMW Motorrad has revealed a surprise with the launch of the new “Dynamic Roadster” F 900 R and F 900 XR... Read More
It’s motorcycle show season with a host of new 2020 models soon to be revealed at the biggest motorcycle show on the planet, EICMA, in Milan in November and the Tokyo Motor Show starting Thursday (20 October 2019). We expect the usual new models, updates, concepts and, of course, a... Read More
BMW Group has announced an electromobility milestone of one million electrified vehicles on the roads by the end of 2021.... Read More
Supplies of the new BMW S 1000 RR have been substantially delayed thanks to a high demand for the company’s... Read More
Some bright spark at Yamaha has filed patent designs that seem to indicate they are planning an electric sports bike that looks a lot like the R1. So far Yamaha has only released the PES1 (Passion Electric Street) road bike and PED1 (Passion Electric Dirt) off-roader for limited sale, mainly in... Read More
There are two things that have prevented Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman completing their proposed Long Way Up tour of... Read More
BMW has added a the C 400 scooter range to its line-up, but has yet to add its electric scooter... Read More
The possibility of BMW releasing a big Boxer engine with a capacity up to 1800cc has increased with the engine appearing in another amazing custom motorcycle. The mystery engine first appeared last year when Japanese custom builders from Custom Works Zon rolled out what they called a the Departed R18. R18 could... Read More
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, so a motorbike that one rider might consider beautiful could appear so... Read More
A Brisbane rider whose BMW R 1200 R was rear-ended in 2016 is still waiting to find out if the... Read More
This wild Japanese custom BMW R18 seems to hint that the normally conservative Bavarian company may be considering a 1.8-litre boxer engine. BMW has a history of handing over custom builds to outside design houses that eventually turn into production models. A prominent example is the R nineT which started... Read More
Images that have emerged of a small Harley-Davidson are not official but could be similar to what the company plans... Read More
What is the best transmission for a motorcycle: chain, belt or shaft drive? Some say motorcycle riders only wear black t-shirts... Read More
BMW Motorrad Australia has launched a test-ride and track-day program across the East Coast of Australia with riding tips from professional coaches. Customers will be able to test-ride one of the new range of BMWs on a race track and bring their own motorcycle for comparison. Select riders who register... Read More
Imagine a bike that converts from a solo sports bike to a two-up tourer with luggage in a matter of... Read More
Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt in the sixth Mission Impossible movie, this time riding a BMW R nineT... Read More
BMW Motorrad has had a black version of the popular R 1200 GS adventure bike for some years and has now added a range of black accessories to complete the look. There is no word yet on when or if they will be available in Australia, but like all BMW... Read More
Indian Motorcycle is expected to break into new markets after the appointment of the Swedish designer responsible for the hip... Read More
French company Dab Design planned this ugly custom “Enhanced Racer” kit for the BMW R nineT that simply bolts on... Read More
BMW Australia has recalled their popular R nineT Scrambler (above), F Series bikes (F 700 GS, F 800 GS and F800 GS Adventure) and their scooters over a fault with an engine warning indicator light. The official Australian Competition and Consumer Commission notice says the warning light may not activate properly.... Read More
Electric motorcycles and scooters do not make financial sense yet, but electric power convert Oliver van Bilsen says after living... Read More
The global motorcycle industry is struggling, yet motorcycles have never been so affordable with so many model choices available to... Read More
This blooper video of a South African motorcycle officer trying to get on to their bike is one of the most frustrating things you will ever watch. The combination of a heavy BMW R 1200 RT Police, a slope and a short – possibly female(?) – rider make to difficult... Read More
Fans of the BMW GS range seem to have every gadget know to motorcycling and now they can augment that... Read More
Riders and surrounding car passengers will be warned of an impending crash in future vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communications, according to BMW,... Read More
The cheapest GS yet is the new BMW G 310 GS at just $6900 plus on-road costs arriving in mid-October 2017. The G 310 GS will be available in “Cosmic” black, “Racing” red and “Pearl” white metallic, the latter adding $75 to the price. We’re not sure why certain colours... Read More
Learner-approved Triumph motorcycles are expected to come from India after the British company announced a deal with Bajaj Auto to... Read More
BMW’s learner-approved G 310 R and G 310 GS are set to become the Bavarian brand’s biggest seller here, says... Read More
Some claim BMW boxers have a look only a mother could love, but for Owen Hobbs the classic airhead epitomises motorcycle purity, individualism and adventure. So in 2015 he approached Richard Scoular from Classic Bikes Direct to look for a suitable bike on one of his international searches. It had... Read More
BMW Motorrad Australia today officially joins a worldwide recall of all water-cooled R 1200 GS and GS Adventure models over... Read More
BMW Motorrad has been inspecting the forks of all water-cooled R 1200 GS and GS Adventure models when bikes came... Read More
More BMW R nineT and G 310 model variants are tipped to be on the drawing boards at the Munich manufacturer. The above photo shows the official BMW entry in the recent London Bike Shed show. It was commissioned by BMW Motorrad as a promotional bike and produced by Dutch... Read More
BMW’s vision of the future for riders is encompassed in the Concept Link electric scooter that knows where you’re going and... Read More
You can ride your bike “the way it was intended” at Happy Laps, a fundraising day of track riding that raises funds for Beyond Blue and... Read More
Husqvarna finally has a fix for all TR650 Terra and TR650 Strada models over a stalling issue and has issued an official product safety recall. The issue began when the models were launched in 2012 when the company was owned by BMW. BMW purchased Husqvarna in 2007 and sold it to... Read More
They say there is no replacement for displacement, but a recent ride on a couple of bigger Harley-Davidson models made... Read More
If we were really practical about our motorcycle choice, we would probably all be riding the BMW F 800 GS... Read More
While BMW motorcycle sales rocketed to €2 billion last year, the average age of BMW customers has decreased by four years over the past four years. BMW Motorrad Australia general manager Andreas Lundgren says the average age of their customers is now 46, down from 50 four years ago. That’s... Read More
The 2016 BMW GS Safari around the NSW-Queensland border joins other motorcycle shows on Australian TV in 2017. A nine-person... Read More
Harley-Davidson is still the world’s “strongest” motorcycle brand, although it has slipped 14 places in the annual list of automotive... Read More
BMW revises the F 800 R roadster and sports touring F800 GT with ride-by-wire throttle, riding modes, new dials and more options. The updated models were unveiled at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan alongside the new G 310 GS and nineT Urban G/S, updated R 1200 GS and K... Read More