BMW
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WSB: Eugene Laverty joins BMW for the 2020 season.
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Eugene Laverty will be riding a BMW S 1000 RR for the official BMW Motorrad WorldSBK Team in the 2020 Superbike World Championship. Laverty has raced for a string of manufacturers in the past, including Yamaha, Aprilia, Suzuki and Ducati – but next year, he’s heading to BMW. The Irishman will be replacing German rider…
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BSB: Hickman holds the edge from Buchan and Brookes at Thruxton
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Peter Hickman topped the times after the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice sessions at Thruxton today, launching the Smiths Racing BMW to the fastest time in the Hampshire heat as he bids for a place in the Showdown. Hickman had topped the opening session and with the times improving in the afternoon, the…
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BSB: Hickman holds top spot in opening practice at Thruxton
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Peter Hickman claimed the top spot in the opening Bennetts British Superbike Championship free practice at Thruxton this morning, firing the Smiths Racing BMW to the top of the times on his final run in the hectic closing stages of the session. The Smiths Racing BMW pairing had been sitting at the top of the…
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VIDEO: Holy hell! It’s after moments like this that your team might have a word with you about riding style…
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So what we have here is a pretty good video and some amazing photos from Luca Salvadori (racer) who comprehensively lunched his BMW HP4 (bike) at Misano (circuit). Salvadori was pushing hard at the start of the first qualifying session on the Team Berclaz bike when the fall happened, here’s what he said about it:…
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BMW teams up with Hedon to create new range of retro lids.
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BMW and Hedon have joined forces to create a new range of premium open-face helmets. And from the one we’ve seen so far, they’re going to look awesome. If you’ve not heard of Hedon before, the London-based helmet manufacturer has made a name for itself over the last few years with its eclectic mix of…
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ROADS: Michael Dunlop CONFIRMED to race at this year’s Ulster Grand Prix
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Michael Dunlop has confirmed that he WILL return to Dundrod at the 2019 Ulster Grand Prix. It’s the first time he’s been back at the famous road race for two years. The six times UGP winner will contest a Tyco BMW S1000RR in the superbike races alongside his own MD/ Racing CBR600RR Honda and BMW…
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NEW COLOURS for BMW’s 2020 model line-up.
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BMW Motorrad has recently revealed the new colour schemes for its 2020 model line-up. They’re straight from Germany, so there’s no guarantee this is what we’ll see on British shores – but if all goes to plan, here’s what we’ve got to look forward to next year. BMW G 310 GS – The mini-GS is…
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BMW unveils NEW R nineT /5 to celebrate 50 YEARS of the R50/5, R60/5 and R75/5.
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BMW has just unveiled an exclusive version of its R nineT to mark the 50th anniversary of its iconic /5 series motorcycles – in addition to celebrating 50 years of BMW Motorrad production in Berlin Spandau. BMW automobile production increased enormously in the 1960s, so the decision was taken to build BMW motorcycles in Berlin.…
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So here we go then, here’s the patents for the new BMW F850RS (which looks virtually identical to our spy photos).
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Last year we brought you the first ever photos of a secret 850cc powered BMW roadster that looked like a smaller, roadster version of the German firm’s S1000XR upright superbike. In case you forgot what our exclusive spy shots revealed, here’s one of them again: So, that was that. A few months later we were…
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TURN your BMW G310R into a mini-S1000RR with Atech’s new £1000 CUSTOM KIT.
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Built from the bones of BMW’s G310R, Japanese magazine Young Machine has joined forces with bodywork specialist Atech and created a kit which will turn BMW’s G310R into a S310RR racer. We’ve been telling you for well over two years that BMW has been quietly working away on a new 300cc sportbike – but Young…
