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Monday, April 24, 2006
BMW's CLEVER concept completed
For the last few years, BMW and University of Bath have been hard at work on the CLEVER — a compact fuel-efficient vehicle for city driving. Somewhat overshadowed this week by the launch of the 2007 3-Series Coupe, BMW on Friday released the first images of the completed CLEVER. As the name — Compact Low Emission Vehicle for Urban Transport — suggests, the aim of the project was to create a vehicle that was practical, safe, and environmentally-friendly. Unlike the Volkswagen GX3 Concept — with one rear wheel and two front wheels [more]
[from Left Lane News]
Thursday, March 30, 2006
BMW Branch In Munich Opens The World's Largest BMW Motorcycle Center
BMW Branch In Munich Opens The World's Largest BMW Motorcycle Center
"Munich - March 30, 2006: Just in time for the start of the 2006 season, the BMW Branch in Munich is opening its new Motorcycle Centre at Frankfurter Ring 29, right next to the main operation.
The world's largest BMW Motorcycle Centre, which is unique in this style to date, will be opening to customers over a total area of 9,000 m2, after around a year's renovation work and investments of 5.6 million euros.
The former 'Halmburger & Höflich' premises have been completely refurbished and now offer customers the opportunity to explore the complete world of BMW motorcycles over an area covering 3,000 m2. The manager of the BMW Motorcycle Centre is Felix Herrnberger, who has also been responsible for the motorcycle business of the BMW Munich branch to date. The operation will employ 79 people in total."
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Museum Exhibits: BMW: The mastery of speed
Museum Exhibits: BMW: The mastery of speed: "BMW: The Mastery of Speed"
From: The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum
July 20, 2005 – The Motorcycle Hall of Fame Museum celebrates eight decades of BMW sport bikes with an all-new exhibit, “BMW: The Mastery of Speed.” This showcase of the German manufacturer’s sporting heritage features seldom seen and historically significant machines on loan from the renowned Peter Nettesheim collection. The exhibit also includes rare images and artifacts from Mr. Nettesheim as well as from Mobile Tradition, BMW's division devoted to preserving the company’s heritage. Together, these elements tell the memorable stories behind BMW’s many technical innovations.
Monday, March 20, 2006
Powersports Business
Powersports Business: "BMW Offers M Cars to MotoGP Riders"
Powersports Business
Thursday March 9, 2006
BMW plans to donate new M automobiles to two of the fastest MotoGP riders participating in the Motorcycle Road Racing World Championship in 2006.
The BMW M Award will be split between two race dates. The rider achieving fastest time in the MotoGP tests being held in Barcelona/Spain March 5 will win a BMW Z4 M Roadster. A BMW Z4 M Coupe will go to the MotoGP rider with the fastest overall time from all qualifying rounds at the last world championship leg in Valencia/Spain on October 29.
Continuing a deal started in 1999, BMW will again be supplying the Safety Cars for the Motorcycle Road Racing World Championship for the next four years. Six BMW automobiles, including a BMW M5 and an M6, will constitute the fast-moving four-wheel escort throughout the 17-race series.
Furthermore, BMW also plans to supply Dorna, organizer of the championship, with a larger fleet of BMW models for organizational purposes.
Wednesday, February 15, 2006
BMW's Electronic Traction Control for Motorcycles
BMW's Electronic Traction Control for Motorcycles
The manufacturer's R&D into functions at the outer limits of motorcycle performance has piqued rider interest
BMW Motorrad released a very interesting statement this week. The statement came with an accompanying image of a high powered motorcycle which BMW has developed to test a number of areas at the outer limits of motorcycle performance, encompassing research into lightweight construction, high performance aerodynamics and the "highly dynamic processes in engine and driving dynamics management under extreme conditions." Examples of the latter include traction control systems which "will be introduced for powerful motorcycles in serial production in the years to come" according to BMW....
From BusinessWeek Online
Wednesday, November 09, 2005
More new bike news! Teaser video of BMW R1200S on worldofbmw.com!
"The wait is nearly over... BMW's fantastic new R 1200 S sportsbike will be previewed at the Milan show."
Not much to this video other than an anticipation builder. Will be interesting to see what the bike looks like!
BMWK1200S.COM :: - Exclusive Images of the 2007 K1200GT
BMWK1200S.com has some really cool looking pictures of the new BMW K1200GT on their forum. Go check it out! Looks hot!
Monday, July 11, 2005
CRASH EXTRA News - Actor Boorman to tackle Dakar with BMW.
British actor Charley Boorman, best known for his televised round-the-world motorcycle ride with Hollywood counterpart Ewan McGregor, is to enter next year's Telefónica Dakar Rally with BMW.
Having successfully circumnavigated the globe on a BMW R1150 GS Adventures, a trip filmed for the television series Long Way Round, Boorman intends to enter the Dakar for the first time, riding alongside rally veteran Simon Pavey. The UK-based production team responsible for Long Way Round will plan and manage the project, with BMW Motorrad UK acting as principle sponsor, providing the bikes, technical support and off-road training.
"Long Way Round was one of the hardest and most satisfying 'big trips' that I think every biker would like to achieve at some point in their lives, but competing in the Dakar is really going to take me to another level," Boorman admitted.
Boorman and Pavey will campaign a pair of BMW F650 GS Dakar machines, ensuring a certain degree of mechanical reliability and allowing the actor to focus on getting to grips with the event. A novice in rally-raid terms, Boorman will also benefit from Pavey's role as BMW's chief off-road skills course instructor. The three-time Dakar competitor was the instructor who prepared Boorman and McGregor for Long Way Round, and the two have already formed a close friendship.
