The BMW Motorrad Italia SBK Team has chosen Barry Veneman to fill in as a replacement for an injured James Toseland who will miss the upcoming World Superbike round at Assen on April 17th. Veneman, a 34-year–old Dutchman, will feel right at home when he hops on the BMW S 1000RR at Assen next weekend. [...]
Australian Morgan Parker was an investment banker in Hong Kong when the Great Recession hit the region hard, as it did much of the world. This event forced most everyone – except the wealthy – to reconsider their lives and the basic values they held about what living is all about. Parker found himself dissatisfied [...]
I hope you all had fun at the Daytona 200 and enjoyed your free T-Shirts. From all of us here at Competition Accessories, we would like to thank you for your support. Here is a little photo slideshow of the Daytona 200.
Four time stunt riding champion Chris Pfeiffer is back for part two of BMW’s stunting school. This time Pfeiffer gives a brief lesson on how to do a stoppie. “It’s really important to get to a good riding spot with a grippy surface,” Pfeiffer said. “Arrive in first gear, hit the clutch, lift your back [...]
BMW makes some of the most sophisticated motorcycles on the market, but they haven’t ventured into the electric market just yet. In fact, electric motorcycles haven’t found permanent homes at any of the major motorcycle manufacturers. But that doesn’t mean that we can’t dream. Miika Mahonen, a student at the Academy of Art University, has [...]
Since 1999, BMW has been the official car of the MotoGP. BMW and Dorna Sports have just agreed on a deal that will extend this partnership until 2016. BMW presented the official cars of the 2011 season to Dorna Sports this morning at a presentation in Munich. Dorna CEO Carmelo Ezpeleta and President of BMW [...]
What does it take to beat a BMW S1000RR? Well to start out you need a car with a price tag of $225,000. Next add an engine that is putting out 500HP and you have a good start. This car, an Ariel Atom V8, of course must be devoid of any creature comforts like a [...]
Attention New Yorkers! BMW of Manhattan is hosting an event with motorcyclist, motivational speaker and formerly nationally ranked volleyball player Monica Holmes on Wednesday, February 16, from 7 to 9 pm. Holmes will be discussing the soon-to-be launched site womenonmotorcycles.com, and sharing stories of personal journey and cross-country escapades with her R1200GS, “Spike”. She’ll speak on what inspired her [...]
The BMW S 1000 RR has just been awarded the International Bike of the Year award for 2010. This is the 26th time the International Bike of the Year award has been handed out, and the third time that a BMW Mottorad bike has taken the honors. The IBOTY Award has been around since 1985, [...]
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