It’s hard enough getting a road test from your local motorcycle dealer, but a test where you take an adventure...
Two letters that have become the very meaning of adventure motorcycling are GS and they are celebrating their 40th birthday...
The world’s best motorcycle is now even better with the BMW R 1250 GS getting a bigger, cleaner and more powerful engine and a range of useful technology. My impression was confirmed after Ballina Motorcycles owners Andy and Steve Fisher recently invited me to ride the new GS around their beautiful...
BMW Motorrad Australia has announced pricing for the 2019 BMW R 1250 GS, GSA, R and RT models. They feature...
The 2019 BMW R 1250 GS and RT come with a host of hi-tech features including hill start, emergency call...
The upcoming 2019 BMW R 1250 Boxer models are expected to be quieter and more efficient to meet the tough Euro 5 regulations coming in 2020. BMW is expected to drop the noise levels from 92dB for the 1200s to 88dB for the 1250s. The Euro 5 noise requirements vary...
BMW Motorrad Australia has launched ticket sales for the 2018 GS Safari Enduro in Tasmania from 11-16 October. The company...
South Africa battled the sands and snow of Mongolia to win the sixth biennial International BMW GS Trophy with Aussies...
BMW Motorrad Australia has announced its GS Off Road Training courses for 2018, including a course in bike maintenance. The training components are hosted by coaches Shane Booth and Chris Urquhart who have developed the BMW Motorrad Off Road Training courses since 2003 and trained thousands of riders in Australia...
Two female riders have been selected to represent Australia in a trial to compete in the female team at the...
An electric motorcycle, a restyled K 1600 B full dresser and more G 310 and R nineT models are tipped...
Fans of the BMW GS range seem to have every gadget know to motorcycling and now they can augment that with this rugged GS Adventure tribute watch. It is available online at the BeemerGS shop in any colour you want (so long as it’s black) for €199 (about $A300 and...
BMW Motorrad has been inspecting the forks of all water-cooled R 1200 GS and GS Adventure models when bikes came...
Husqvarna finally has a fix for all TR650 Terra and TR650 Strada models over a stalling issue and has issued an...
If we were really practical about our motorcycle choice, we would probably all be riding the BMW F 800 GS Adventure. With its big 24-litre tank and go-anywhere capabilities, it is the ideal bike for Australia’s vast distances and rough roads and tracks. Yet it is also refined enough to...
BMW Motorrad Australia is extending its safari program this year by adding shorter two- to four-day GS Tours, including a...
BMW Motorrad Australia has again issued a recall on the G 650 GS and G 650 GS Sertao over ongoing issues...
For the first time, BMW R 1200 GS riders can add some new styles with special Rallye and Exclusive packages as well as optional rider aids such as hill start control. BMW unveiled the new bike at the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan alongside the new G 310GS and R nineT...
Looking like a smaller version of the top-selling BMW R 1200 GS, the new G 310 GS is promised to...
BMW has updated the R nineT and extended the popular range with the Urban G/S which is a more refined roadster...
The 2017 BMW GS Safari Enduro will head to Cape York where the slightly tamer GS Safari travelled several years ago with several incidents. In fact, the number of crashes on that expedition and another GS Safari to the Flinders Ranges likely led to the company splitting the event into two....
The new Motoz Tractionator GPS adventure tyre can be used in one direction for 50/50 dirt/tar or fitted in the...
BMW has cleaned up its parallel twin engines in the 2017 F 700 and F 800 GS range and added new technologies...
The inaugural adventure bike challenge was such a success, it will return for the 2017 Touratech Travel, Challenge and Expo at Bright in Victoria on April 1 and 2. Robin Box from Touratech Australia says they had about 55 participants this year from the 1000 who attended and he expects even...
A British BMW Motorrad executive has hinted that the company is planning to make a GS adventure version of its...
Triumph Australia has announced the dates for the annual Rat Rally, while BMW Motorrad Australia has announced its 2016 dates...
Water crossings are possibly the most fun you can have on an adventure or dual-sport motorcycle. They are a blast and I still enjoy it, even after countless water crossings. In all that time, I’ve only had two failures and only one of those resulted in a drowned bike. Yet,...
Australian rider Amy Harburg has won a spot in the gruelling annual International GS Trophy in Thailand from February 28...
Although no prices have been announced yet, the Honda Africa Twin stacks up well against the opposition – at least...
BMW Motorrad off-road training courses are back this year with more courses in more states and locations. I’ve done the course twice over the past 10 years they have been offering it and each time I’ve learnt new skills, so even if you’ve done it before, it’s worth going back...
Despite record sales, BMW Motorrad Australia is “discounting” some of their 2014 K and GS motorcycles. When we say discounting,...
Pirelli Scorpion Rally motorcycle tyres are made for the hard-core adventure rider. And now they have sizes for the big-bore...
BMW Motorrad has made it easier to work out their comprehensive and confusing price list for bikes equipped with their vast array of extras and electronic gizmos. Their ‘Price Configurator‘ is an online facility that takes buyers through a step-by-step guide to buying their bike and selecting all the extras,...
The BMW G 650 GS Sertao is just the right size if you ask me. It doesn’t make a lot...