BMW Motorcycle Reviews: BMW Motorcycle Tests and Comparisons

BMW motorcycle reviews and comprehensive testing. We take the latest bikes through their paces and evaluate them on the street and on the track.

BMW Reviews

The legendary German marque that is so well known for its automobiles actually has its roots in motorcycles. BMW’s first motorcycle, the R32, debuted in 1923, and its Flat-Twin engine layout is still used in its current lineup. The BMW name is known for premium motorcycles that can go long distances, although its current offerings are also geared toward younger and faster riders.

BMW S1000RR U.S. Debut

Eating elephants

BMW’s new S1000RR made its American debut at the U.S. round of the WSBK held at Miller Motorsports Park in Tooele, UT. BMW revealed at the event that its new steed will be priced within $1,000 U.S. of the literbike offerings from the Big Four....

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2009 BMW S1000RR World Introduction

We take a look at BMW's sportiest production bike ever

BMW took the official wraps off its new literbike contender, the S1000RR, at the legendary Monza Racing Circuit last weekend in conjunction with an Italian round of the World Superbike Championship....

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2009 BMW K1300GT Review

More power and refinement for BMW's premium sport-tourer

Read about the sweeping updates to BMW’s sport-touring titan, the K1300GT....

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BMW Reviews

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2009 BMW K1300S Review A new day for the big K
2009 BMW S1000RR – A Closer Look Interview with BMW reveals new details
2009 BMW G650GS Review Enter the GS world at an entry-level price
2009 BMW F650GS Review The little adventurer on a big mission
2009 BMW F800GS Review New kid on the Adventure block
BMW introduces new models at Intermot A heavily updated trio of K1300s, plus an earl...
2009 BMW F800GS Review - First Ride The GS for the rest of us
2009 BMW G450X Review BMW gets dirty and enters the Enduro fray with its all-new dir...
2008 BMW R1200GS and Adventure Review The GS Gets Uber-Techy
2009 BMW S1000RR Preview Stunning New Literbike Challenger
HP2 Sport At Daytona BMWs enter AMA competition
2008 BMW HP2 Sport: First Ride An Exclusive Club
First Look: 2008 BMW HP2 Sport BMW's high-performance family grows to three
2007 BMW K1200R Sport - Quick Take The Gorilla Gets A Top Hat
2007 BMW G 650 X Series BMW makes nothing but quality products
2006 BMW R 1200 GS Adventure BMW Gives You What You Wish You Already Had.
2006 BMW K 1200 GT Sun, Sedona and a New Beemer.
1937 BMW R12 A brief history of the R12.
Review: 2006 BMW K1200R Gorilla In A Tuxedo.
Dirt and Street with the '06 BMW HP-2 BMW engineers took great pains to modify almos...
2005 BMW K 1200 S "Second Time Around" The '05 K1200S: Version 1.1?
2005 BMW R 1200 ST The 2005 BMW R1200RT: Lofty targets in sight!
2005 BMW R 1200ST and R 1200RT
2005 BMW R 1200 RT The 2005 R1200RT. BMW's "other" luxury tourer.
2005 BMW K 1200 S The '05 K1200S: Revolutionary!
Review: 2005 BMW R 1200GS
EBass' BMW K1200RS Walkabout The BMW K1200RS goes alpine in Lake Tahoe.
2003 BMW Rockster BMW Rocks My World.
Ride Report: 2003 BMW K 1200GT BMW's K series has earned a respectable following
First Ride: 2003 BMW R1200CL Luxury Cruising, or Cruising Luxuriously
Ride Report: 2002 BMW R1150R Think Outside the Boxer
Ride Report: 2003 BMW F650CS Scarver Are You Buying this Scarver Affair?
2002 BMW R1150R Think Outside the Boxer
First Look: 2002 BMW R1150R and R1150RT Super Power Brake Booster!
Project: 2000 BMW R1100S Slammin' Salmon
Ride Report: 2000 BMW R1100S The Ultimate Sleeper bike?
Ride Report: 2000 BMW F 650 GS Think of it as a GS Lite.
Project BMW R1100S Slammin' Salmon
First Look: BMW F 650 GS
Ride Report: 2000 BMW R1150GS Funky, Spunky and Germun-ky
BMW C 1 CityScooter The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth
First Impression: 1999 BMW K1200LT All the Pretty BMWs ...
First Ride: 1999 BMW R1100S Our one day test ride covered about 300 miles in about e...
First Impression: 1998 BMW R1200C Ich bin eine BMW?
First Impression: 1998 BMW K1200RS Autobahn Baby
First Impression: 1998 BMW R1100R Naked Sensibility from Germany.
1997 BMW F650ST
First Impression: 1997 BMW F650 BMW Checks Out the Singles Scene.
And The Weather Gods Smiled Winter Touring With BMW's R1100RT
BMW K1100RS And K1200RS Go Toe to Toe We were wrong on all counts
First Impression: 1996 BMW R850R
1995 BMW R1100R Fifteen Rounds With A Contender
Road Test: 1995 BMW R1100RS Blue Beemer on the Backroads

BMW COMPARISONS

2008 Middleweight Sport-Touring Shootout: BMW F800ST vs. Honda VFR800 Interceptor
2007 Air-Cooled Twins Naked Comparo Airin' It Out!
Three Naked Euros Aprilia TuonoR :: BMW R1200R :: MVAgusta Brutale 910S
Sport-Tour 2006 BMW K1200GT :: Triumph Sprint ST :: Yamaha FJR1300AE
2005 Sport Touring Comparo BMW R1200RT :: Buell Ulysses :: Honda ST 1300 :: Honda In...
2005 Adventure Touring Comparo Adventure Touring Single, Twin, Triple
2004 MO-ron Sport Tourer Comparo BMW K 1200 GT :: BMW R 1150 RT :: Honda ST1300 ABS ...
2004 Middleweight Standards F 650CS :: Sportster 1200R :: FZ-6 :: Ninja 500R :: Spee...
Classic Tourer Comparo Roadstar Silverado :: Victory V92TC :: Nomad 1500 :: Road Kin...
2003 Funky Twins Comparo BMW R1100S Replika :: Buell XB12R :: Ducati Multistrada
2002 Adventure Tourer Comparo When you need to visit Aunt Helga in Holland...
2001 H-D FXSTD Deuce vs. BMW R1200 C Phoenix Swing low, sweet chariot...
Honda Gold Wing vs. BMW K1200 LT Two ways to get outta town.
Honda Gold Wing vs. BMW K1200 LT They're Fat with Long Legs and Cruise Control!
Open Twin Cruisers '98 The Definition of Cruising
1997 Adventure Tourers Seeking Adventure
Full-Dress Heavyweight Tourers Three Big-Rigs Place You In The Lap of Luxury
Lightweight Tourers Comparison

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