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2012 BMW S 1000 RR Wallpaper

Moby — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 13:20:23 +0000

Here’s a couple of BMW S 1000 RR wallpapers for you from the launch. One Mr A Fagan on board.

BMW S 1000 RR Wallpaper

Moby — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:58:53 +0000

Beej giving the RR a bit of a workout on track at Dunlop’s test track – Mireval – in France.

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Music Festival Guinness World Record On A BMW R 1200 R

Moby — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 13:25:04 +0000

Music journalist Greg Parmley has set a new Guinness World Record for visiting 26 live music festivals across Europe in 30 days riding the new DOHC boxer-engined BMW R 1200 R.

Starting at Glastonbury on 24 June, Greg traveled 5,500 miles through 13 European countries and saw over 150 bands playing live, including Queens of the Stone Age, Elbow and Slash, before returning to London 30 days later, right on schedule for the High Voltage festival.

Thankfully it wasn’t even his own bike – Greg approached BMW Motorrad UK, who backed his unique challenge, who arranged both the bike and a selection of BMW Rider Equipment and Accessories suitable for the varied weather conditions Greg expected to experience on this epic trip. While BMW Motorrad were the first to get excited about the record attempt, Greg soon had thousands of music and motorcycle fans following his trip by blogging for the Daily Telegraph, and through his Ride to Live Facebook page (www.facebook.com/RidetoLive2011),

From Glastonbury, Greg journeyed to three Belgian festivals, including the country’s largest event ‘Rock Werchter’. This was followed by three more in Germany, including the nation’s biggest reggae gathering. The Czech Republic was next, followed by a 500-mile detour into Poland to see French star Manu Chao, and then onto Slovakia.

“I had a slight problem in Slovakia, in that I took everything I wasn’t wearing to a launderette to be washed, but then completely forgot about my clothes and went to Hungary. Fortunately, underwear isn’t so pricey there!”

From Hungary, Serbia’s renowned ‘Exit Festival’ was next, then festivals in Slovenia and Croatia before an overnight ferry to Italy for some jazz. Next up was a ride through the Alps to Switzerland for a mad dash around five events in just five days. Greg finished back in London four days later at the ‘High Voltage’ festival, celebrating by watching former Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash performing.

Since returning to London, and with a Guinness World Record certificate on its way, Greg has been editing a film of his trip.

“I know I’ve crammed a few years of festival going into a short space of time, but it hasn’t dampened my love of music in the slightest. The whole trip was a phenomenal adventure from start to finish, and the support from BMW Motorrad was simply outstanding. The big question now is how to follow it up next summer!”

To find out more about Greg’s Guinness World Record holding trip, visit his Facebook page, which includes videos and blog updates.

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BMW HP2 Sport Wallpaper

Moby — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:09:05 +0000

BMW’s nutty HP2 Sport getting a groove on…

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Fast Bikes Issue 252, Sept 2011

Moby — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:08:30 +0000

Let’s get naked! Ok, maybe there should be an ‘a’ in there somewhere. The issue is on sale now folks, with our usual class leading mix of definitive bike reviews, riding advice, features and race insider exclusives. Check out the contents pages:

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Fast Bikes Issue 251, August 2011 (Sportsbike of the Year)

Moby — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:00:07 +0000

Yes, it’s that time again – the annual ten bike test-fest that is Sportsbike of the Year. Without any doubt at all it was the most hard-fought and close shootout in the test’s nine-year history, too.

There’s a raft of other solid gold in the issue too – check it all out here:

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VIP Package to Garmisch for BMW Festival

Moby — Fri, 27 May 2011 09:33:09 +0000

If you love BMW bikes, you really don’t want to miss this event, it’s incredible. BMW Motorrad are inviting riders, their families and friends are invited to join BMW’s stars, staff, riders and other fans for a free festival of all things Motorrad in the heart of Bavaria – and one lucky winner will do so in true VIP fashion. On the weekend of 1-3 July 2011, upwards of 30,000 visitors will be travelling to Garmisch-Partenkirchen to enjoy a host of on and off-road activities, music, food, drink and entertainment.

BMW Motorrad is offering one lucky rider the chance to experience the 2011 event in style. The winner will stay in Munich for two days, where they will be given a guided tour of the BMW Museum and explore the city before moving on to Motorrad Days and another two nights’ accommodation. While at Motorrad Days, the winner will get to meet BMW Motorrad Motorsports’ riders including British double World Superbike Champion James Toseland. They will also get to enjoy a test ride on the stunning new K 1600 GT and GTL six-cylinder tourers and enjoy VIP access to all the areas of the festival including complimentary food, drink and, if they wish, fine local beers.

For those wanting to join the party, World of BMW is also running a Motorrad Days tour. Setting off from Dover on 29 June, the guided BMW Tour offers stunning riding experiences through the Vosges Mountains and the Black Forest en route to and from the main event. Prices start at £699.

Festival goers can also test ride the entire 2011 range of BMW motorcycles, including the stunning six-cylinder K 1600 GT and GTL and award-winning S 1000 RR supersports bike, on the fantastic roads that surround the region.

Fans of the GS adventure sports machines can also experience the off-road abilities of the bikes on the Enduro Park, as well as test the Husqvarna sports enduro range on a specially-built X Track arena. Stunt rider, Christian Pfeiffer, will once again be touring the Motorrad Days event doing what he does best.

To find out more about the World of BMW Motorrad Days Tour, or any of the other trips in 2011, visit worldofbmw.com or call 08000 131 282.

To enter the competition go to To enter the competition, visit bmw-motorrad.co.uk/vip

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Swapping Two Wheels For Four

Moby — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 07:14:52 +0000

To launch the new Pilot Road3 tyre, Michelin invited us to join them at the Palmer Sport driving experience facility, located on Bedford Autodrome. This was basically just a fun way to get the UK’s motorcycle press together for the International virtual press conference. During this time my CBR1000R longtermer was shod with the new rubber, and we were given a tour of the very impressive workshop, housing anything Renault Clio Cup cars to fully blown Formula Two race cars.

The afternoon was the clincher though, under tuition we thrashed around in four different track cars, running in this order.

BMW M3 GTP
Caterham 7 Superlight
Porsche 911 JP3
Renault Clio Cup Racer

All of which were fantastic, hugely fun and the tuition was very good. Never having driven a car on track before gave me no real insight into what it would be like. I was astonished at how totally backward it is from getting a bike round a circuit quickly, and it took quite a bit of getting used to.

I had a great time and it’s actually something the paying customer can do as an experience and do do in their hundreds. On average, Palmer Sport welcomes 120 experience drivers through their doors every day. Check out the website: www.palmersport.com

So a big thank you to all the staff that looked after me at Palmer Sport, and another huge thank you to Michelin for the fantastic invite.

Andy ‘Beaky’ Saunders

Michelin

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Fast Bikes Issue 247, May 2011

Moby — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:30:46 +0000

So what’s inside? Triumph Daytona 675R launch report & first UK ride; Ducati Diavel launch, Suzuki GSX-R750 launch, KTM SMT ABS launch, BMW K 1600 GT launch, plus Triumph Tiger 800 & Benelli TNT R160 first UK rides, a myth-busting ZX-10R first UK test, and the most definitive 600cc Supersport shootout you’ll read this year.

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Then there’s an exclusive interview with Mr Arai, a guide to dodging ‘misguided’ police officers in court, a John Hopkins exclusive, and all the regular stuff that you love reading in FB – the UKs best selling sportsbike magazine. There’s a proper full-size cargo net free with every issue, too!

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Naked Middleweight Sportsbikes, Mad – Not Mental

Moby — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:42:07 +0000

With the 1000cc versions taking some serious commitment to tame, we take a look at the slightly less crazy – if no less fun – smaller siblings of the range: Yamaha FZ8 v Triumph Street Triple R v Ducati Monster 796 v BMW F 800 R v Kawasaki Z750

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