Pre-season testing in Spain revealed that the EBR 1190 Typhon gave away about 9mph on the straights to the fully-faired RR. So, Pegasus Race Team decided to enter the British, European, American Race Series using the faired bike for fast … Continued
The impressive thing about the unofficial 190.6mph land speed record that Chip Yates set at the Mojave Mile two weeks ago wasn’t necessarily that outright speed — he was aiming for 200+, but faced charging and crosswind problems — but … Continued
After putting a couple hundred miles on both the BMW K1600GT and BMW K1600GTL on Tuesday, I’m afraid I can’t report that they’re all-day comfortable. You see, even two days later, my thighs are still sore. It’s not a question … Continued
Wes is down in the land of his birth, near where “Deliverance” was filmed in Georgia, riding the new, six-cylinder BMW K1600GT and BMW K1600GTL tourers today. Between dueling banjos, squealing like a pig and availing himself of the standard … Continued
Speaking to us at dinner this evening, BMW Motorrad marketing manager Todd Andersen confirmed that a production maxi scooter based on the BMW Concept C will be entering the US market sometime after being unveiled at this fall’s bike shows. … Continued
What do you do if you’re a tiny volunteer-only European race team developing a naked version of the EBR 1190RR both as a product for the street and as a race bike? Why, you obtain the fastest liter bike of … Continued
Why do we give manufacturers such a hard time for over-enthusiastically representing their successes? It has to do with a sickness we see in the motorcycle industry; a detachment from reality that leads to dishonest marketing, dishonest journalism and an … Continued