Sport-Evolution builds a lighter, more powerful GS… In 1987, BMW unveiled the new evolution of their groundbreaking R80G/S. The original G/S (“Gelande/Strasse,” or Terrain/Street) hadn’t just proven itself in the Paris-Dakar Rally, but helped to […]
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Desert Bomber: BMW R80G/S Paris-Dakar Rally Bike
The Boxer That Changed the Desert Forever… In 1981, the Paris-Dakar Rally was still raw — more expedition than sport, more survival than spectacle. Riders crossed the Sahara on machines that were barely adapted from […]
Lightweight Boxer: BMW “R100R改” Scrambler
“A lightweight Airhead BMW that an ‘old guy living in the countryside’ could use to explore nearby mountains…” The new-for-1992 BMW R100R was a classic-style roadster built on the BMW R100GS adventure bike platform. The […]
Desert Boxer: BMW R900RR Dakar Rally Bike
Dakar Legends: Last Roar of the Desert Bombers… In the late 1990s and early 2000s, BMW found itself at a turning point in rally-raid racing. The boxer twin had already written one of the most […]
Freeing the Beast: BMW R1100GS Scrambler
Carbon-Clad Adventure Scrambler from Himora Motors… The BMW R1100GS was the company’s mid-90s evolution of the Geländesport adventure-touring series. It featured a 1085cc air/oil-cooled boxer twin with about 80 bhp and 72 foot-pounds of torque, […]
Dakar Legends: BMW F650RR Rally Bike
BMW F650RR: Grandfather of the Modern Rally Bikes… In the late 1990s, BMW quietly executed one of the most important strategic pivots in rally history. They developed and unleashed the BMW F650RR — a lean, […]
The Rambler: Touratech’s Lightweight BMW R1200GS
Radical Lightness: Touratech Trims the GS for Enduro-Travel… For years, the BMW R1200GS (officially R 1200 GS) was the world’s premier adventure touring platform, a globe-trotting behemoth that Cycle World would deem “the most successful […]
Battle Runner: BMW F650 Funduro Rally Bike
‘99 BMW F650 Funduro “Battle Runner” by BCK Motorcycles… In the 1990s, some 50,000 BMW F650 Funduros were produced in partnership with Aprilia and Rotax before BMW brought production in-house in 2000. A bike with […]
EXEET MR Competition: BMW M1000R-Powered Hyperquad
1000cc Street-Legal Quad: “Feels like a Formula 2 car with a motorcycle handlebar – positively crazy…” The BMW M 1000 R is the company’s flagship “hyper-naked,” featuring a 207-bhp ShiftCam engine from the S 1000 […]
R9T ADV: BMW R nineT Rally Bike
Long-Travel R NineT Adventure Bike from Loose Screw x R9T ADV… When BMW launched the R nineT in 2014, they wanted to honor 90 years of BMW Motorrad with an 1170cc air/oil-cooled retro roadster that […]
