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Bagged-out Beemers
BMW has announced a pair of fairing and hard-case equipped cruiser/tourers for 2022 based around the Big Boxer-powered R 18. The R 18 Transcontinental and R 18 B are German bikes built for American touring. […]
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A quick ride on BMW’s 40th Anniversary R 1250 GS
It’s been a while since I rode a GS of any sort, so yesterday’s Australian media launch of the R 1250 GS was welcome – it’s a great bike, an evolution of the earlier models […]
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PREMIUM BAVARIAN – BMW’s R 1250 RS tested
A sports-tourer with all the bells and whistles… BY: NIGEL PATERSON | PHOTOGRAPHY: BMW/PATERSON BMW shocked the world with its first RS model, back in the 1970s, producing a fully-faired machine that was comfortable, fast […]
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BMW’s new tourer
BMW is set to launch a new R 1250 RT touring machine into Australia. Arriving in the second quarter of 2021, the new machine will feature new styling, higher-spec standard equipment and improved electronics for […]
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BMW’s R 18: the new cruiser platform
BMW has combined heritage with technology to create its new cruiser platform for the future, all based around the biggest horizontally-opposed motorcycle engine ever built. Priced from $26,890, the machine should be arriving around September, although […]
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Rides We Love: Getting High in New England
Words: Roderick Eime Photos: Roderick Eime, Hema Maps/Matt Williams “So, who’s been in my room?” asked Paul, “all my stuff has been moved around!” As Paul paced the hallway of the Walcha Royal Cafe, […]
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BMW strokes the R nineT
Back in The Old Days BMW would indicate model generations by putting a stroke (or what younger readers might call a forward slash) and number after the basics – so the R50/5, was part of […]
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New BMW R 1250 family enhanced
The new BMW R 1250 R, R 1250 RS and R 1250 GS Adventure – Roadster, Sports Touring and Adventure in optimised form and in a new drive dimension. For decades, the boxer engine in […]
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New BMW R 1250 GS and the new BMW R 1250 RT
For more than 35 years, the flat-twin boxer engine in the BMW Motorrad GS and RT models has stood for distinctive, powerful and reliable propulsion when it comes to setting off on an extended tour […]
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ARES DESIGN latest retro roadster: a BMW R nineT-based two-wheeler
The appetite for retro styling isn’t exclusively the preserve of those with a passion for four-wheeled machinery – those who favour the rawer experience of riding a motorcycle have also been bitten by the nostalgia […]