“Our idea was to make a classic motorcycle, with a rather retro look, but blended with modern technology inside. For this, we used as a 2008 base model BMW R1200R. Completely redesigned the frame to change the centre of gravity and the angle of the front fork, in the process lowering the bike and improving [...]
Nicolas Petit is a young French designer who has made a name for himself in the business thanks to his many elegant graphic concepts, mainly based on BMW models. Actually, Petit has recently crossed the boundaries of the mere graphic renditions when he worked in cooperation with the renowned German aftermaket company Wunderlich to create [...]
GS Trophy day 7 First, the big news… Team Germany has won the GS Trophy 2012, with France coming second and Italy rounding out the top three. Here’s what happened on the final day of what has been a truly memorable Trophy… Even though today (Saturday) was the last competition day of the GS Trophy [...]
From a rain-soaked Special in the depths of the forest, to a beach race in deep volcanic ash, the sixth competition day of the GS Trophy truly had something for everybody. Have a look at today’s highlights here. For more videos from BMW Motorrad CLICK HERE Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook [...]
Today’s second Marathon stage saw the riders share a memorable journey that would see them leave Argentina for the final time and head back into Chile. By 7am the first GS bikes left Peuma Hue, heading north on paved roads to Bariloche and Villa Angostura, past the Siete Lagos and San Martin de los Andes, [...]
It was another amazing GS Trophy day, as the competition reached, and passed its halfway point. A short ride took the Trophy contenders to a local enduro track which was the venue for the day’s first ‘Enduro Test’. After that it was time to get back on the bikes for a thrilling ride through the [...]
The new 2013 BMW R 1200 GS Enduro Riding in Kenya. SBARTSTV Global Moto News. To view more videos from SBARTSTV CLICK HERE Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
It’s not just the latest F 800 GS and R 1200 GS BMWs that are taking part in the GS Trophy 2012. Head of BMW Classic Ralf Rodepeter is following the same tracks and trails of South America, but on a 28-year-old R 80 G/S Paris Dakar. In this exclusive interview, hear Ralf talk [...]
The celebrity judges on the panel for the BMW Motorrad “Ride of Your Life” tour on the new BMW R 1200 GS are Adrien Brody, Rick Yune, Charley Boorman and Jutta Kleinschmidt. With the help of the judging panel, BMW Motorrad is looking for motorcycle riders who are ready to take on the great adventure [...]
If you are going to use a race car as inspiration for your BMW scrambler project, there is not a better, more famous or outrageously cool race car than the 1970 Gulf Porsche 917 featured in Steve McQueen’s movie ‘Le Mans”. The classic Gulf powder blue with marigold orange trim is one of the most [...]
The first episode went far into South Africa and then returned to the North and march home. For more videos from Darius Groza CLICK HERE Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
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