BMW is banking on allowing riders to choose the type of exhaust system, seat, headlamp and paint for their Lo Rider will be a strong selling point.BMW sprung one of the first surprises at EICMA 2008 with the introduction of its newest concept study, the BMW Lo Rider. We haven't seen BMW venture into…

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…case of highs and lows. Thankfully the positives seem now to be in the majority, although as you will see from Spain, there is still a long way to go before it is all good news. However, on this side of the pond the weather is greatly improving and should encourage new and lapsed riders to head for the…

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…to the rear wheels will. Instead of a chain, the GG Quad uses a BMW driveshaft from the motor that spins a Quaife limited-slip differential. The six-speed tranny also includes a reverse gear. Sixteen-inch aluminum OZ wheels carry low-profile Dunlop car tires (195/40-16 front; 225/40-16 rear).Even with…

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….But back to BMW's $225 computer. It not only counts down the remaining mileage like the final seconds of a sporting event, its low fuel light also begins threatening the rider 40 miles from empty. I suppose for this crowd, simply checking the odometer or resetting a tripmeter (of which the R1200R has…

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…they announced at the show quite interesting. They hope to get enough female riders to have a separate class for them to run alongside the main event. Dainese has been working on an air bag system for the everyday rider. The system attaches to a rider's shoulders and deploys in a claimed 40 milliseconds…

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…Poobah Ken Hutchison and myself took an interesting road trip from SoCal up to Sonoma on a?BMW R1150GS and a Triumph Tiger. We both knew riders who swore by their BMW GSs but we remained skeptical of what seemed to be an awkward compromise between a streetbike and a dirt bike. Well, between pounding out…

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…imitation in the Motorcycle Police Training Video.like the Beehive, the Cajun Craze, and Pitchfork. Riders are penalized for touching or knocking cones over, touching a foot down, or blowing the pattern. A rider cannot be disqualified (it is, after all, a training exercise), but officers rode their hardest…

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…Shorter riders can order an optional seat that lowers the height to either 30.7 inches or 31.5.On his tippy toes, Kenny gets ready to take off and pile on more miles with the RT.The RT's windscreen, now taller and wider than previous, proved to be highly versatile. When in its low position, a rider can easily…

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…the bike will sit long and low, but still use quality performance parts like Brembo brakes and Ohlin?s suspension. Not a lot else is known, but the bike does appear to make sense for the Bologna concern, who are gradually noticing a decline in the Sportbike market as riders get older and are less able…

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…sucks. BMW has a rich heritage in motorsports, especially in the automotive realm where it is strongly represented in Formula 1 and sports car racing. But until recently, the motorcycle division seemed content to deliver modestly performing and unconventional road tools for idiosyncratic riders more familiar…

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