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CONFIRMED: Our spy shots of the BMW R18 tourer now CONFIRMED by BMW patents uncovered in Brasil!
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Filed in Brasil and uncovered by the new bikes team at Motor1 Brasil, the 14 patents from the BMW factory leave absolutely no doubt that the spy shots we first brought you back in June last year ARE two versions of the R18 cruiser. The only update on the bike over our months old spy…
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BMW patents front wheel ‘catcher’ to help with motorcycle head-on crashes
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In a head-on collision, a motorcyclist will usually come off far worse than in any other type of crash. That’s largely due to the forces of the impact having nowhere to go and nowhere to dissipate, so the full impact gets transmitted straight back into the bike and rider. BMW thinks it has worked out…
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BMW’s plans for CHARGING via the SIDE STAND revealed
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Now this, we like. It may only be a patent at this stage, but BMW looks like it might have just cracked the rather cumbersome idea of having to physically plug-in your future electric motorcycle to an old-style cable sprouting from a nearby electrical socket. How it does this is by direct transfer of the…
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Nico Bakker’s 160bhp BMW GS built from a K1600GT.
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Renowned chassis builder Nico Bakker’s just revealed his latest project; and it’s a custom BMW K1600GT that’s been turned into an adventure-ready GS. Nico Bakker of Bakker Framebouw is a big name in the world of motorcycle racing – having worked for the likes of Giacomo Agostini and Phil Read back in the ‘70s.…
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YOU can OWN one of Michael Dunlop’s TT racers. Tyco BMW HP4 Race is up for SALE.
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Ever fancied owning a thoroughbred TT race bike? Well now’s your chance. Michael Dunlop’s BMW S1000RR HP4 Race from 2018 is up for sale. BMW dealer Charles Hurst Motorrad has got one very special superbike in the shop at the minute. It’s one of the 750 race-ready BMW S1000RR’s – and it was prepped by…
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BMW files PATENT for a new flexible TANK. HYBRID motorcycle on the way?
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Patents have been filed by BMW for a new flexible fuel tank, which all but confirm that there’s a hybrid motorcycle on the way from the German giant. Of course, this isn’t the first we’ve heard about the Bavarian factories forays into the hybrid world. Remember Wunderlich’s BMW R 1200 GS which was powered by…
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BMW talks tech and reveals details of its R18 motorcycle engine – here’s the spec from the factory direct. 90hp on tap.
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So we know that this is the motor that’s going to be at the heart of a family of motorbike from the German factory and whilst some people have been guessing at what’s going into the lump – we’ve now got the actual spec of the R18 motor from the factory. Here’s what you really…
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ROADS: Peter Hickman takes POLE POSITION in qualifying at Macau GP.
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Peter Hickman has picked up pole position in qualifying ahead of this weekend’s Macau Grand Prix – just ahead of his Bathams BMW teammate Michael Rutter. After a hugely successful season road racing, Hickman put in the fastest lap in Thursday’s morning practice session – and his first lap in the afternoon qualifying session put…
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EICMA 2019: BMW reveals ALL-NEW F900R and F900XR motorbikes.
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BMW is expanding its range of mid capacity motorcycles for 2020, unveiling its F 900 R and the F 900 XR at the EICMA show. The F900R is BMW’s new mid-sized roadster, while the F900XR is the German factories new Adventure Sports machine. And they both look the part. Powered by the same 2-cylinder in-line…
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EICMA 2019: BMW launches its new S1000XR motorcycle. Faster, lighter, better.
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With a newly developed engine, suspension and an unladen weight of 226kg – 10kg less than its predecessor – the S 1000 XR has been launched in Italy at EICMA. The new S 1000 XR has the following standard features on board: Dynamic ESA, riding modes Pro, ABS Pro and DTC, Hill Start Control Pro,…
