BMW R1200GS Recalled, Canadian Harley-Davidson Recall Confirmed in the US
25 Apr 2014, 14:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW recalls at least 187 R1200GS motorcycles in Canada for fixing a small oil leak which can turn into quite a problem. In certain 2012-2013 bikes, the gearbox seal might become dislodged, allowing ...
2014 GS Trophy Latin America Team Announced
21 Mar 2014, 14:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One more GS Trophy team was announced last week, and this time it’s the Latin America one. March 14-16 saw the battle in the the Latin America Regional Qualification, with riders from Chile, C...
BMW Motorcycles Win Three Motorrad Magazine Prizes
20 Mar 2014, 14:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW Motorrad has won three of a total of 8 categories in the Motorcycle of the Year 2014 readers’ choice awards. The Bavarian manufacturer won the readers’ votes for the “Touring B...
BMW Plant Berlin Manufactures 500,000th GS Boxer Motorcycle
20 Mar 2014, 12:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW announces their 500,000th boxer GS bike manufactured in the Berlin plant. Long-standing motorcycle production at BMW’s Berlin-Spandau facility commenced back in 1969m as the plant used to ...
BMW R1200GS Wants to Be a KTM 990 Adventure
17 Mar 2014, 12:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though the BMW R1200GS and the KTM 990 Adventure are sworn enemies, customers who decide for either bike are surely in for quite fun times aboard these bikes. While an R1200GS vs 990 Adventure ...
Kevin Ash's Death Still Needs Some Explanations
14 Mar 2014, 16:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s been more than a year since the tragic, untimely and still mysterious death of Kevin Ash, one of the most popular and respected motorcycle journalists in both native UK and throughout the...
February Record Sales for BMW, C Evolution E-Scooter Arrives in May
10 Mar 2014, 15:53 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW’s motorcycle division seems to steadily surmount the poor economic conditions of the last few years as new record sales have been reported for the second month of 2014. The German manufact...
See How the BMW R1200GS Bikes Are Being Built
3 Mar 2014, 16:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Now, that’s a fine piece of bike-making footage: a video tour of the Berlin plant where the acclaimed new BMW R1200GS machines are being assembled. The new R1200GS, also known by the LC suf...
Watch the Wunderlich BMW R1200GS LC Scrambler in Off-Road Action
1 Mar 2014, 15:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The new, liquid-cooled (hence the LC suffix) BMW R1200GS is a cool bike, this goes without saying, but there is still a lot of room for improvements. Our favorite BMW modders Wunderlich have not was...
2014 BMW R1200GS Adventure Promo Is Sickeningly Cheesy
20 Feb 2014, 10:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some Beemer fans will definitely be mad at me for this piece, but that's life: no matter how much you love your R1200GS Adventure, you must admit that this promo is as cheesy as an ad for small...
BMW Announces US Prices for 2014 Models
30 Jan 2014, 11:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW Motorrad USA surfaced the base prices for the latest addition to their 2014 model line-up. This includes the much anticipated R1200GS Adventure and the all-new, amazing R nineT. The whole ran...
The Liquid-Cooled BMW R1200GS Receives "Good Design" Award
20 Jan 2014, 16:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The new, liquid-cooled version of the R1200GS has earned a "Good Design" award, one of the 5 such prizes BMW Group Design got for products released in 2013. The R1200GS received the &qu...
2013 Is the Best Year Ever for BMW Motorrad
10 Jan 2014, 15:59 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / BMW Motorrad surfaces the sales figures for 2013 and says the past year brought an all-time annual sales high, the third one in succession. BMW has sold no less than 115,215 motorcycles and maxi ...
All-Carbon BMW R1200GS from Ilmberger Will Blow Your Mind
6 Jan 2014, 15:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / What's cooler than an all-new liquid-cooled BMW R1200GS? Counting the Adventure version out of this, here's one dramatic answer: an all-carbon Ilmberger-prepped GS! If you fancy the loo...
More than 25,000 BMW R1200GS Sold, Best November Ever for BMW
9 Dec 2013, 14:02 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news come from BMW Motorrad as the German manufacturer reports that the November 2013 sales have been 8.8% higher than in the same month of the previous year. BMW has sold 7,342 vehicles in ...
2014 GS Trophy Will Be Hosted by Canada
22 Nov 2013, 14:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Canada has been chosen as the host of the upcoming 2014 GS Trophy and this is the first time ever when this super cool enduro/adventure competition is held in the northern hemisphere. BMW Motorra...
2013 BMW R1200GS Unhappy Customers in Brazil
19 Nov 2013, 12:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of our readers pointed out some of the problems the new BMW R1200GS has had in Brazil. While we're delving deeper into the matter, Mr. R Faria of Belo Horizonte has provided us with some in...
BMW Motorcycle Magazine, 2013 Winter Out Now
17 Nov 2013, 10:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The newest edition of the BMW Motorcycle Magazine is now available and between the covers you can find several awesome stories on the new Bavarian bikes and multiple other pieces on the Beemer world...
BMW R1200GS vs Honda Africa Twin
14 Nov 2013, 16:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I kind of know this picture will start some flaming, but nevertheless here it is: a not-at-all-subtle way to hint upon some differences between two bikes, and often, two types of riders. To be ho...
BMW R1200GS Receives Happy Trail Aluminium Panniers
5 Nov 2013, 13:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you're not exactly happy with the branded panniers BMW is offering for your new 2013 R1200GS, here's Happy Trails' offer, in the shape of the Denali Kit, starting at $1,050 (€...