…still quite rare in motorcycling, is genuine 100,000 mile plus reliability. The competition may be faster, but it often wears out quicker too. The R1150RT is aimed squarely at the long distance motorcyclist. BMW's reputation for reliability and comfort has long seduced the touring motorcyclist. I took…

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…been moved up from BMW?s home plant at Munich as early as 1958, but the new factory was not opened until 1969. In 2001 the millionth machine, an R1150RT, rolled off the production line in February of that year. The 500,000th GS designated machine came out of Spandau in May this year and the factory…

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…weight again proves its efficacy in other classes of bikes, as the loss of a claimed 44 pounds and the addition of 15 horsepower compared to the R1150RT makes this comfy touring bike feel like a nimbler sport-tourer. BMW started with the GS's 1170cc Boxer Twin and hot-rodded it with a bigger airbox…

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…biodiesel-powered Die Moto machine to a 130 mph world record. Sturtz's design fuses a European diesel engine, sourced from a BMW car, with a BMW R1150RT running on B100 biodiesel.The government-contracted Hayes Diversified Technologies from Hesperia, Califorina, was also back at Bonneville, having run…

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