BMW Motorrad

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BMW R 1250 R Roadster panning side profile
6 February 2024

2023 BMW R 1250 R Roadster review

Most big bikes have inline fours or large vee twins. Only BMW sticks with horizontally opposed or boxer twins, as they have for 100 years, like the latest R 1250 R. BMW kicked off with boxer twin power for their motorcycles a century ago and here we are riding the R 1250 R, a standard bike with the same engine
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BMW R18 Transcontinental taking a corner, with sparks flying
17 October 2023
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2023 BMW R18 Transcontinental review

BMW’s R 18 cruiser has morphed into a long distance tourer called the Transcontinental. We climb aboard and head out on the highway. So a couple of years...
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30 September 2023
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2023 BMW G 310 R review

Learner riders should consider this baby Spring seems to have sprung at the same time El Nino arrived, if the big winds are any indication. However I recently...
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29 September 2023
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BMW R 1300 GS – Debut of the new global tourer

The latest generation of BMW’s primary ADV machine has launched and it is lighter, stronger and more advanced than before but also more compact and is said to...
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22 September 2023
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Mad Maxi for Eco Warriors

While sales of new EVs in the car world are taking off, and there are new models arriving on an almost daily basis, not the same is true...
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19 July 2023
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BMW Motorrad flagship store opens in Auckland

Sime Darby Motors NZ, the local distributor for BMW motorcycles, has opened a flagship Motorrad dealership on Auckland’s North Shore. Appropriately, it sits right alongside the country’s largest...
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14 June 2023
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BMW Motorrad launches CE 04 electric scooter

The electric scooter scene is growing but mainly at the bottom end of the market. That’s about to change with BMW Motorrad set to launch an offering that’s...
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29 May 2023
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R nineT updated 10 years on

One of our favourite BMW motorcycle (lines), the R NineT, is being reimagined and renamed, soon to be known as the R 12 nineT. Which is a bit...
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14 April 2022
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2022 BMW R nineT Roadster review

BMW Motorrad has tweaked the engine on the R nineT range, for better emissions mainly, in readiness for MY 2022. Any gains for the Roadster? We’ve long had...
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27 January 2022
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2021 BMW S 1000 R review

Recently we rode BMW’s S 1000 RR superbike with variable valve timing and it was a ripper. The supernaked misses out on Shiftcam so is it left wanting? ...
25 September 2025
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Another Harley dealer shares the love

At Road and Sport, the flat twins are joining the V-twins, with BMW motorcycles to sell alongside Harley-Davidsons.  From 1 October, Hamilton Harley-Davidson dealer, Road and Sport, is adding the BMW Motorrad range of motorcycles to its business. Road and Sport will become the official Waikato BMW Motorrad dealership. This follows soon after the announcement that Triumph is joining Harley-Davidson
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5 September 2025
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BMW Motorrad reprises old design with Vision CE

At the Munich motorshow, BMW Motorrad is displaying its Vision CE. It is an electric bike for urban centres and can be ridden helmet free! The firm says it offers riders “an increased sense of freedom and a casual, carefree riding experience”. And they add it is a fresh take on commuting. The company already sells the CE 04, a
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17 June 2025
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A stylish retro G/S model joins the R 12 line-up

BMW Motorrad’s R 12 line-up expands with the Dakar special that reminds of the original R 80 G/S. It is, of course, the R 12 G/S.  In 1980 BMW Motorrad produced an enduro bike with a boxer engine, dubbed R 80 G/S. Now, 45 years on, there’s a new version, the BMW R 12 G/S, featuring long suspension travel, cross-spoke
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19 March 2025
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2024 BMW R 12 Review

Part of the reason people buy cruisers is for the look, and if styling matters then BMW’s new R 12 should grab your attention. Critics have been praising the look of the new R 12 nineT, even if it is a crazy name. How can it be 12 and 9 simultaneously? Actually, the nineT relates to BMW Motorrad’s 90 years
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