The 1,170cc 2013 BMW R1200GS will weigh 20lbs more than the outgoing model, while making 14bhp and 3lb/ft of torque more than the outgoing model, according to cell phone shots snapped by Dutch site Oliepeil the day before the Intermot … Continued
There’s going to be a raft of “new” bikes this year that won’t be substantially lighter or more powerful than the ones they replace. Witness the 2013 BMW R1200GS and now this 2013 Triumph Street Triple. While similar power and … Continued
For a brief time earlier today, German accessories maker Wunderlich published these detailed artist renderings of the 2013 BMW R1200GS on its website. Upgrades like that LED horseshoe, liquid-cooling and radial Brembos have been expected/teased, but did anyone think the … Continued
“You don’t need much for a motorcycle road trip,” begins Long Live The Kings, a short film documenting a trip aboard old BMWs that seems to take place through both the Alps and the American southwest, simultaneously. There’s also a … Continued
Ducati is up-specing the Ducati Multistrada 1200 for 2013, adding various accessories and this new Pikes Peak-rep color scheme. The big news though is the addition of “Skyhook” semi-active suspension which will adjust damping settings on the fly to deal … Continued
Late last month, an EPA spreadsheet revealed details of new Kawasaki models like the Ninja 300 and the 636cc ZX-6R. That was the big news, but tantalizingly, there was also mention of a BMW F800GT, a model not currently in … Continued
Oh how bubbles burst. We North Americans are used to the popping sound that accompanies the sudden destruction of a previously cherished truth. We understand the consequences of calling bullshit when we see it, like Bostonians did in 1776 when … Continued