Back in 1921, a German company called Bayerische Motoren Werke moved from making aircraft engines to producing motorcycle engines, not for self but for other players in this segment. The move proved ...

“It seems I have built a chicken with underarms and headlamps.” Crazy words from a brilliant man. When Bernhard Naumann first began work on an R nineT for BMW, he didn’t start from initial sketches – ...

Our good Bavarian bike builders have finally gifted us their next-gen 2024 R 12 / R 12 nineT for a new season of scoot-happy shenanigans. Let’s dive in and see what BMW’s gifted us as we smash ...

2023 is the year when German motorcycle maker BMW Motorrad is celebrating its 100th anniversary. It was only natural then for us to be subjected to a wealth of new models being launched, but I have to ...

BMW’s retro sports naked bike is getting a new generation this year. And to mark the occasion, its name gets another number, one in numerals this time. The BMW R 12 NineT will take over from the R ...

The BMW R nineT Urban G/S was a neat-looking bike, but beneath those R 80-inspired looks lay a very traditional street bike: Cast wheels, five and a half inches of suspension travel, all ingredients ...

For as much of a fuss as we motorheads can make about different kinds of bikes (and the people who ride them), sometimes the biggest distinctions are aesthetic. How else would it be possible for, say, ...

BMW may be exploring the possibilities of outfitting motorcycles with an electric engine, but that doesn’t mean the German company has sworn off classic gas-powered bikes just yet. To celebrate the ...