The massive BMW K1200LT tourer has been given a boost for 2008, with every UK motorcycle gaining the full BMW Lux package as standard. For 2008, the basic and SE versions of the K1200LT are being removed from the UK BMW motorcycle range, leaving only the highest-specification machine, which will be available to order. The full £15,395 package includes virtually every ...
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- 15 November 2007
BMW today revealed the new F800GS for the first time at the Milan show in Italy. While the other F800 models use an alloy frame, the GS gets a tubular steel chassis designed to cope with the stresses of off-road use, with a repositioned engine – mounted almost vertically where the F800S and ST’s are angled at 30 degrees forward ...
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- 06 November 2007
The completely road-legal G450X is BMW’s first hardcore off-road competition offering in the 450 class. Based on the competition prototype that’s been publicly tested for several months, the production version meets the latest Euro III emissions regulations and offers some unusual technology. Highlights include a reverse-rotating crank, and an innovative layout with a shorter gearbox than conventional bikes, allowing a ...
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- 06 November 2007
BMW's 2008 new models have emerged before the bikes are officially launched next week with the first pictures of the 2008 BMW F800GS, the 2008 BMW G450X, the 2008 BMW R1200GS and 2008 BMW R1200GS Adventure, plus the 2008 BMW F650GS Don't be fooled by the name of the 2008 BMW F650GS, as the cheaper motorcycle actually uses another version of the 800cc parallel ...
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- 02 November 2007
The revelation that BMW is set to enter the World Superbike Championship in 2009 – as revealed in MCN this week – perhaps shouldn’t be such a surprise, since the firm has been gradually revamping its image for the last five years. While the firm has long been involved in four-wheeled motorsport, and has competed on two wheels in events ...
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- 25 July 2007
BMW’S HP2 Megamoto is on the verge of hitting motorcycle dealerships – with BMW promising the motorcycle will be available before the end of the month. With 113bhp, the second bike in the HP2 range is the most powerful supermoto on the market – and at 179bhp it weighs far less than its size suggests. It costs £12,595.
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- 13 July 2007
You could be riding away on a brand new BMW R1200GS with a year’s free insurance thanks to Bennetts, the UK's number one for motorcycle insurance, and MCN. The £9095 bike is the prize in a new competition organised through MCN by Bennetts, to kickstart its exclusive deals on insurance for bikers this summer. You could win the bike along with ...
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- 16 May 2007
This is the first works road race bike to emerge from BMW in 50 years – a prototype racer which will appear at the Le Mans 24 hours next month. Based on an R1200S, the prototype will race in the open category at Le Mans, followed by appearances at the Barcelona and Oschersleben 24 hour races and the Bol d’Or. It ...
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- 23 March 2007
