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BMW boss: We will launch 14 new models this year and you’ll be able to choose between drive trains
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It’s good news for BMW fans – in a new statement by Harald Kruger, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW, the factory boss says that there’s a load of new bikes slated to appear this year. Here’s what Kruger says about the next 12 months from the German factory: “There will also be…
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Video: Tom Cruise crashing off (and riding around on) a couple of stunt BMW R nineT bikes in Paris for Mission Impossible 6
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Check out this couple of videos caught by Parisian film site StormShadowCrew whilst Tom Cruise has been filming a climactic motorcycle chase stunt for the upcoming Mission Impossible 6 film. There’s a bit of to-ing and fro-ing, a bit of filtering and then there’s the stunt where the bike gets taken out by a…
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TVS Akula (BMW S310RR) caught dyno testing!
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The upcoming TVS Akula 310 has been caught taking part in dyno testing in Indonesia. The 300cc mini-superbike has been made by TVS with some serious input from BMW – and will end up as the BMW S310RR. This is the second time in as many weeks that the TVS Akula 310 has been spotted…
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Spy Shots: REVEALED! BMW’s 2018 F900GS caught out in finished trim
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Here’s the latest spy shots of BMW’s next-gen middleweight GS – this is the BMW F900GS. The bike is due to enter the range as the top-of-the-range for the middleweight Adventure machines with familiar but sharper styling. It gets an all-new aluminium frame, revised engine layout to make the new parallel-twin motor more narrow than…
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Tom Cruise rides (and crashes) a BMW R nineT Scrambler during Mission Impossible 6 filming
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Production has kicked off for the new Mission Impossible 6 film, and we’ve been sent these behind the scenes snaps of Tom Cruise (intentionally) crashing a BMW RnineT Scrambler during filming. Exclusive ‘automotive marketing’ partner for the last couple of films, it seems that BMW is back on board for the latest instalment of the long running…
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BMW confirms 212bhp HP4 RACE carbon superbike. Yours for £68k and there’s only going to be 750 of them made.
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Last week we brought you our spy shots of BMW’s HP4 RACE carbon superbike out on final form during track tests in Spain – and today the factory announced that the bike is indeed going on sale to the general public. For nearly £70k. The bike is the first BMW motorcycle to feature a…
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Video: On board at the TT with Guy Martin and Michael Dunlop at 200mph!
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At this time of year, as news and announcements trickle though, we always start to get very, very excited about the Isle of Man TT. And with this years spectacular now only 51 days away here’s some truly incredible footage to help you get in the mood. It shows Guy Martin and his Tyco Suzuki Superbike tearing around the famous Isle of Man…
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BMW S1000RR goes sideways!
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We know this video isn’t anything new – it’s from over a year ago – but it’s an awesome bit of footage of a BMW S1000RR drifting around a track that’s definitely brightened up our Monday. This video shows just how capable the BMW S1000RR is out on the track – and what it looks like when pushed to…
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BMW Italia: We’re going to develop one of these designs into a production bike!
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Check out these designs for the BMW G310R – mostly they’re a bit ‘OK’ but one in particular has really jumped out and, according to a BMW guy from Italy, one of these funky designs WILL eventually go on sale. Our favourite of the group is this one, the old-style Adventure GS that’s a bit…
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Carl Reese sets new motorcycle distance record – 2,119 miles in 24 hours on a BMW
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American Carl Reese has smashed the world record for most distance covered in 24 hours on a motorcycle – by bagging 2,119 miles in 24 hours on a BMW K1600GT. Reese went through four rear and two front tyres in the run and had to stop with more than an hour remaining, meaning that in…
