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Tuesday, April 25th, 2017
When BMW’s carbon fiber HP4 RACE bike was announced last year, we were expecting something wilder than we’ve ever seen. We knew in November that the HP4 RACE would have a fully carbon fiber frame, but weight and power specs were still tightly under wraps. Now that full details have come out, this bike has… [Read More]
Tuesday, April 25th, 2017
There’s no denying it’s hard to keep BMW motorcycles in stock due to relentless demand from motorcycle fans. As we’ve previously covered at the Southern California BMW Dealers blog, BMW Motorrad has topped its previous year’s sales record for the past six years, and things are looking up for a repeat performance in 2017. These… [Read More]
Wednesday, March 29th, 2017
Riders spoke loud and clear this month in Stuttgart, Germany, when readers of German motorcycling magazine Motorrad chose four BMW motorcycles as “Motorcycle of the Year” in its 19th annual awards vote. BMW Motorrad won a total of nine trophies, with top honors in Sports Bikes, Touring/Sport-Touring Bikes, Crossovers and Modern Classics categories.
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
For the sixth year in a row, BMW Motorrad shattered its yearly sales record in 2016 with a nearly 6% growth in sales compared with 2015, according to sales figures released by the company.
Thursday, March 16th, 2017
BMW motorcycle riders around the globe are gearing up for regional qualifiers for the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy 2018 that will be held in Mongolia.
Tuesday, February 28th, 2017
The BMW R 1200 GS is a sight to behold and a pleasure to ride, and it was a pleasure for BMW Motorrad to build. Thanks to a recent collaboration between BMW Motorrad and LEGO, the mega-popular Danish toymaker, you can now build a BMW R 1200 GS of your own – and it’ll even… [Read More]
Friday, February 24th, 2017
BMW Motorrad is making available more than $1 million in contingency money to support racers who choose their popular S 1000 RR superbikes. Racers who ride a 2015, 2016 or 2017 S 1000 RR will be able to take part in the program that is meant to reinforce BMW Motorrad’s commitment to privateer BMW motorcycle… [Read More]
Friday, February 24th, 2017
BMW Motorrad’s adventure sports bike, the S 1000 XR, stars alongside Milla Jovovich in “Resident Evil: The Final Chapter,” the action-horror film that pits the hero and her bike against a zombifying virus and the ominous Umbrella Corporation.
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
BMW Motorrad has announced a new concept that will bring digitization and connectivity tools, which are much-appreciated by BMW automobile drivers, to its line of premium motorcycles. Drivers of BMW cars, SAVs, and sports wagons have long had their commutes made easier thanks to BMW’s Connected App , which is a digital mobility assistant. BMW… [Read More]
Tuesday, January 31st, 2017
Students at the European Institute of Design got a hands-on lesson in vehicle design when they put pencil to paper to design a unique and customizable motorcycle based on BMW’s G 130 R. The challenge was to make the agile bike even more appealing to young urban riders than it currently is. Engineering with technology-native… [Read More]