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Leon Haslam, body painting and Silverstone

6 April, 2020
Ahead of this weekend’s World Superbike round at Silverstone, BMW rider Leon Haslam underwent this gruelling (you try to stand still and on your feet for three long hours) body painting session to promote his home race (dad Ron also…

BMW to sell Husqvarna to KTM?

6 April, 2020
In the last few hours rumors are multiplying about the impending sale of Husqvarna from German giant BMW to Austrian manufacturer KTM, with the official announcement of the agreement that could even be officially disclosed by the end of the…

WSBK Magny Cours – Images

6 April, 2020
Check out our gallery of pics from this weekend’s World Superbike round at Magny-Cours. Title contenders, Ben Spies and Noriyuki Haga won one race each and the 2009 Champion will be crowned at the Portimao track, October 25th.Will it be…

WSBK Test Day 2 – Fabrizio Leads Ducati Domination

5 April, 2020
Michel Fabrizio led day 2 of official testing at Phillip Island, less than a week from the opening round of the season with a splendid lap of 1’31”650 on race tires, as Pirelli did not bring any supersoft Superpole tires…

WSBK Nurburgring Preview

5 April, 2020
The WSBK Championship will be back this weekend at the Nurburgring circuit in Germany after the long summer break. Noriyuki Haga, the championship points leader is back to full fitness after his horrific highside at Donington and ready to take…

BMW Series 5 rendering for next generation

4 April, 2020
This rendering shows a take on what the future BMW Series 5 generation could look like. It’s an evolution in Series 7 style with some more “normal” elements, for example a smaller and better integrated radiator grill. There is also…

WSBK Valencia: Max Biaggi takes QP2 by 0,002s

4 April, 2020
Max Biaggi took the top spot in highly competitive QP2 session pushing Althea’s Carlos Checa, who dominated most of the session in second by just two thousandths of a second with a last minute run of 1′34.218. The field is…

BMW S1000RR 2012: Hornig introduces new conversion kit

4 April, 2020
Hornig, a renowned aftermarket company from Germany, introduces its new conversion kit for the 2012 BMW S1000RR. In orderto adapt to the recent restyling of the Bavarian superbike, Hornig had to modify or redesign several parts of the kit used…

BMW G 650 GS Sertão

4 April, 2020
BMW presents the new G 650 GS Sertão, a sporty single cylinder enduro suitable for both off-road and everyday use. The new model features an even more sporty look than the standard G 650 GS, and it is designed to…

BMW R1200S Wunderlich Concept by Nicolas Petit

4 April, 2020
Nicolas Petit is a young French designer who has made a name for himself in the business thanks to his many elegant graphic concepts, mainly based on BMW models. Actually, Petit has recently crossed the boundaries of the mere graphic…

BMW M5 Touring – first official photo

4 April, 2020
Together with the photos of the 5-Series Facelift, BMW has published a first official image of the M5 Touring.The engine is the same as the one of the M5 sedan (5.0-liters, V10, 507 ps, 520 Nm). The M5 Touring will…

WSBK Monza: Leon Haslam pips Biaggi in QP1

4 April, 2020
First qualifying practice at a sunny Monza saw Leon Haslam take the provisional pole. The English rider lead for most of the session until first Eugene Laverty and then Max Biaggi grabbed it away from him. Haslam wouldn’t be denied…

Fabrizio and Melandri share a podium at Phillip Island

4 April, 2020
After dominating most of the practice and qualifying practices during the weekend, Michel Fabrizio wasn’t able to transform his performances into a win, but he did obtain a third place podium in race 1 and a fourth place in race…

Melandri and Davies conclude two-day test at Jerez

4 April, 2020
BMW Italia concluded their first winter test at Jerez hampered by cool and wet weather conditions, however Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies were able to complete 149 laps over the two-day test.The Italian team, which has taken over BMW’s factory…

Jake Holden gets Grillini Progea Superbike ride for Miller round

3 April, 2020
While we thought that Grillini Progea Superbike team wouldn’t be at Miller Motorsports Park for this weekend’s sixth round of the World Superbike season after parting ways with Mark Aitchison, instead they’ve gotten AMA Pro Road Superbike racer Jake Holden…

BMW Concept Active E video teaser

3 April, 2020
The BMW Concept ActiveE will be released at the Detroit auto show in January. Based on the 1-Series coupe, it is equipped with an electric engine with 170 hp and lithium ion batteries. This video teaser of the Concept ActiveE,…

World Superbike BMW Motorrad Motorsports 2012 livery

3 April, 2020
World Superbike team, BMW Motorrad Motorsports has released their first official studio images of this season’s 2012 S1000RR team livery.As you can tell they’ve haven’t changed and kept the usual and classical BMW blue, white and red colours they debuted…

WSBK Valencia Race 1 – Haslam Takes Win

3 April, 2020
Leon Haslam crushed the opposition today in WSBK race 1 at the Ricardo Tormo circuit in Valencia, taking a spectacular win with an almost two second advantage over the rest of the field.The Brit rider was faultless in conducting his…

BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet's 2012 season video

3 April, 2020
BMW Motorrad Italia GoldBet’s Superbike team in 2013 will be BMW’s official squad with Marco Melandri and Chaz Davies, but to remember their 2012 season that saw the Italian team with Ayrton Badovini and Michel Fabrizio each taking a stunning…

WSBK Miller Motorsports Park Round – Rider Quotes

3 April, 2020
Here are the rider quotes from the seventh round of the World Superbike Championship at Miller Motorsports Park. Max Biaggi took his third double win of the season and now leads the standings with 257 points while Leon Haslam has…