Latest BMW Motorcycle News And Reviews| MCNews.com.au https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/bmw-news/ Motorcycle News, Sport and Reviews Fri, 12 May 2023 01:20:40 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2 https://www.mcnews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-Icon-32x32.png Latest BMW Motorcycle News And Reviews| MCNews.com.au https://www.mcnews.com.au/motorcycle-news/bmw-news/ 32 32 First details released on new 2023 BMW R 12 nineT https://www.mcnews.com.au/first-details-released-on-new-2023-bmw-r-12-ninet/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/first-details-released-on-new-2023-bmw-r-12-ninet/#comments Thu, 11 May 2023 22:22:39 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=428637 2023 BMW R 12 nineT Ten years after the launch of the R nineT BMW now unveil its successor, the new R 12 nineT. Whereas the ‘nine’ in R nineT represented 90 years of BMW Motorrad, the new model, unveiled in the 100th year of BMW Motorrad, uses 12 in its moniker to represent the engine […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/first-details-released-on-new-2023-bmw-r-12-ninet/feed/ 1 BMW R 18 Roctane – BMW go after Harley’s Road King https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r-18-roctane/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r-18-roctane/#respond Thu, 11 May 2023 21:11:44 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=428609 BMW R 18 Roctane The new R 18 Roctane joins the R 18, R 18 Classic, R 18 B and R 18 Transcontinental as the fifth member of the R 18 family. The 1802 cc “big boxer” engine of the new R 18 Roctane, finished in Avus black metallic matt and with black high-gloss covers, […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r-18-roctane/feed/ 0 Josh Brookes and Peter Hickman preparing for North West 200 campaign https://www.mcnews.com.au/josh-brookes-and-peter-hickman-preparing-for-north-west-200-campaign/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/josh-brookes-and-peter-hickman-preparing-for-north-west-200-campaign/#respond Mon, 03 Apr 2023 01:46:10 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=422476 2023 North West 200 Peter Hickman, the North West 200 outright lap record holder, and his new FHO BMW Racing team-mate, Josh Brookes visited the north coast circuit recently ahead of May 7-13 race week. Hickman, who was already the fastest rider around the Isle of Man TT and Ulster Grand Prix circuits, set the […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/josh-brookes-and-peter-hickman-preparing-for-north-west-200-campaign/feed/ 0 Glenn Allerton confirms plans for remainder of ASBK 2023 https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-asbk-glenn-allerton-bmw/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-asbk-glenn-allerton-bmw/#respond Sat, 18 Mar 2023 05:24:58 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=420509 ASBK 2023 Glenn Allerton will race the remainder of season 2023 on a BMW M 1000 RR in a new joint venture as Trevor Groeneveld launches GT Racing. Glenn Allerton “I’m extremely excited and also grateful for the new opportunity with GT Racing Team, with the help of Trevor (Groeneveld) and his team we have […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-asbk-glenn-allerton-bmw/feed/ 0 BMW R 69 S – One of BMW’s most sought after Boxers https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r-69-s-specifications-images/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r-69-s-specifications-images/#respond Thu, 16 Mar 2023 09:13:08 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=412161 BMW R 69 S With Ian Falloon Although BMW has produced a variety of single, twin, four and six-cylinder motorcycles, it is the boxer twin that has become the BMW trademark. Ever since the first R 32 of 1923, the most prized BMWs have been flat twins, and one of the most sought after is […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r-69-s-specifications-images/feed/ 0 Josh Brookes will race Isle of Man TT with FHO BMW https://www.mcnews.com.au/josh-brookes-will-race-the-isle-of-man-tt-with-fho-bmw/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/josh-brookes-will-race-the-isle-of-man-tt-with-fho-bmw/#respond Wed, 08 Mar 2023 09:08:44 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=419418 Josh Brookes to race IOMTT Double British Superbike Champion Josh Brookes will make a sensational return to this year’s Isle of Man TT Races with the Australian competing at the event for the first time since 2018. After joining FHO Racing at the end of last season, the 39-year old has announced he will contest […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/josh-brookes-will-race-the-isle-of-man-tt-with-fho-bmw/feed/ 0 BMW CE 04 custom e-scooter from Vagabund https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-ce-04-custom-e-scooter-from-vagabund/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-ce-04-custom-e-scooter-from-vagabund/#respond Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:33:24 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=418712 BMW CE 04 Custom “Everyone defines the mobility of the future in their own individual way. With the BMW CE 04 Vagabund Moto Concept, we now present our own idea of a stylish and multifunctional urban e-scooter that shows just how mobility needs are as individual as each personality. We haven’t reinvented the wheel, but […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-ce-04-custom-e-scooter-from-vagabund/feed/ 0 Recall Round-Up: BMW R 1250 models | Triumph Speed Triples https://www.mcnews.com.au/recall-round-up-bmw-r-1250-models-triumph-speed-triples/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/recall-round-up-bmw-r-1250-models-triumph-speed-triples/#respond Thu, 23 Feb 2023 23:43:41 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=414713 Motorcycle Recall Round-Up 2013-2023 BMW R 1250 Recall Notice Recall number – REC-005609 Campaign number – 0000232600 Original published date – 31 January 2023 Supplier details – BMW AUSTRALIA LTD. Contact name – BMW Customer Interaction Centre (CIC) Contact phone – 1800 813 299 Contact email – info@bmw.com.au Contact website – https://recall-bmw-motorrad.com.au/ BMW (K50) R […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/recall-round-up-bmw-r-1250-models-triumph-speed-triples/feed/ 0 Our new favourite take on the BMW R 18 https://www.mcnews.com.au/our-new-favourite-take-on-the-bmw-r-18/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/our-new-favourite-take-on-the-bmw-r-18/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2023 01:13:50 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=417217 BMW Iron Annie The old “Aunt Ju” Junkers Ju 52, the legendary three-engine commercial and transport aircraft from the 1930s, is still familiar to many people. The Ju 52 with the aircraft registration D-AQUI in the Lufthansa colour scheme grey-black from 1936 became particularly well known worldwide. During its time in the USA from 1970 […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/our-new-favourite-take-on-the-bmw-r-18/feed/ 2 Record sales figures for BMW Motorrad in 2022 https://www.mcnews.com.au/2022-motorcycle-seales-figures-data-bmw/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2022-motorcycle-seales-figures-data-bmw/#respond Mon, 23 Jan 2023 04:26:09 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=413847 202,895 motorcycles and scooters sold by BMW in 2022 BMW Motorrad have celebrated a record year for 2022, recording their best sasles figures ever with 202,895 motorcycles and scooters sold, marking a 4.4 per cent increase over the 2021 year. That was led by increased sales in Asia and the Americas, with European sales also […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2022-motorcycle-seales-figures-data-bmw/feed/ 0 BMW R nineT 100 Years and BMW R 18 100 Years editions revealed https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r-ninet-100-years-and-bmw-r-18-100-years-editions-revealed/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r-ninet-100-years-and-bmw-r-18-100-years-editions-revealed/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2022 23:25:44 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=411010 BMW R nineT 100 Years and BMW R 18 100 Years In December 1922, BMW chief designer Max Friz puts the first full-scale BMW motorcycle on the drawing board. At its heart is an air-cooled two-cylinder four-stroke boxer engine. The first BMW motorcycle, the R 32, was presented in September 1923. This heralded the beginning […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r-ninet-100-years-and-bmw-r-18-100-years-editions-revealed/feed/ 0 BMW K1600GTL Review – Bavarian burger with the lot https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-k1600gtl-review-2022-specifications/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-k1600gtl-review-2022-specifications/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2022 01:14:22 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=410284 2022 BMW K1600GTL review Motorcycle review by Trevor Hedge – Images RbMotoLens The GTL is the luxury flagship of what is a four-bike ‘K’ line up from BMW that all share similar underpinnings. A storming 1649 cc in-line six-cylinder engine, Duolever front end, Paralever rear suspension with integrated shaft drive along with plenty of creature […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-k1600gtl-review-2022-specifications/feed/ 8 BMW R 90 S | BMW’s first superbike? https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r-90-s-specifications-superbike/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r-90-s-specifications-superbike/#respond Thu, 15 Dec 2022 00:06:01 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=392083 BMW R 90 S With Ian Falloon Some motorcycles redefine the perception of a marque. Prior to the release of the R 90 S at the end of 1973, BMW motorcycles were considered stodgy, conservative, and plainly unexciting. A BMW was great for hauling sidecars or undertaking long distance cross-country trips, but it was hardly […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/bmw-r-90-s-specifications-superbike/feed/ 0 Germany’s best BMW Motorrad custom bikes 2022 https://www.mcnews.com.au/germanys-best-bmw-motorrad-custom-bikes-2022/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/germanys-best-bmw-motorrad-custom-bikes-2022/#respond Tue, 06 Dec 2022 22:59:04 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=410218 BMW Motorrad seeking Germany’s best custom bike BMW Motorrad Germany have once again kicked off their major customising competition, after an extremely successful 2021 contest focused on the R 18 cruiser. In contrast this year’s customising contest will also focus on the R nineT roadster legend, as well as the R 18.  A total of […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/germanys-best-bmw-motorrad-custom-bikes-2022/feed/ 0 BMW R 1250 RS specifications/options announced for 2023 https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-bmw-r-1250-rs-specifications/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-bmw-r-1250-rs-specifications/#respond Fri, 11 Nov 2022 02:32:51 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=406427 2023 BMW R 1250 RS The 2023 BMW R 1250 RS is following in the steps of the improved R 1250 R, with updates for the new year shared between these two models, boosting an already impressive set of inclusions and overall specification for a starting price of $23,020 +ORC. A new ECO riding mode […]

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]]> https://www.mcnews.com.au/2023-bmw-r-1250-rs-specifications/feed/ 0 Group of Polish customisers have a crack at the BMW R 18 https://www.mcnews.com.au/group-of-polish-customisers-have-a-crack-at-the-bmw-r-18/ https://www.mcnews.com.au/group-of-polish-customisers-have-a-crack-at-the-bmw-r-18/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2022 01:16:59 +0000 https://www.mcnews.com.au/?p=405188 BMW R 18 Customs Like in Canada, Italy and Japan, Polish custom houses have now turned their tools to the BMW R 18. BMW Motorrad Poland overnight unveiled then seven individual creations using the “Big Boxer” as the canvas. We show them here placed in our order of preference, what’s your favourite? BMW Dobrzanski Team […]

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