All Entries Tagged With: "bmw"
Sport Touring Motorcycles – Which is the fastest?
Using independent numbers here are the results for some of the most popular Sport Touring Motorcycles on the road. Yamaha FJR1300, Honda ST 1300, Kawasaki Concours, BMW K1600
Recent Demo Rides
So, what is a guy supposed to do on a shinny Saturday afternoon when his motorcycle has been sent to the bone yard by a careless driver? I could sit home and watch Youtube videos of prior rides, or, I could go out and ride other people’s motorcycles. I chose the 2nd option. My arm [...]
BMW announces the 2011 K 1600 GT and the K 1600GTL
BMW has announced their new for 2011 K1600 GT and the K 1600 GTL. For those of you who are the touring type, these look like some great options to the Goldwing, which has been in the current model for several years now. Read the press release from BMW and look at the photos, tell [...]
BMW K 1300 S Test Ride
I had a little play time on Saturday morning and went out to the local BMW Motorcycle dealer in Ft. Worth TX to test ride a BMW. I have never been on a BMW before and thought it would be cool to demo ride a beamer. After handing over the obligatory drivers license and insurance [...]
More BMW K1600 details released
One man’s bust is another man’s boon. In this particular case the bust could be perceived as BMW’s withdrawal from Formula 1 auto racing, while the resulting boon would undoubtedly belong to BMW Motorrad, the Munich-based company’s motorcycle division. BMW Motorrad is the beneficiary of the super high-tech F-1 racing team’s former engineering facility, which [...]
Move over Honda Goldwing there is a new tourer in town: BMW K 1600 GT and GTL
While the folks at Honda have been dragging their feet to release a new Honda Goldwing, BMW has announced the K 1600 GT and GTL to their touring motorcycle line up. The K 1600 will feature a 6 cylinder engine that is sure to give the K 1600 plenty of get up and go. BMW will release [...]
