Tag: BMW Motorrad
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A vision of biking in a connected world. Your bike will be The Great Escape
Looking further into the future: These Vision Vehicles will address people’s mobility needs in about three decades from now. Mobility is set to become increasingly multifaceted and connected. In 2016, its centenary year, the BMW Group is looking further into the future than ever before and developing a series of Vision Vehicles to address people’s…
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Surf, Art, Motorcycles and the Freedom: BMW Concept Path 22 with the surfboard holder
At this year’s Wheels & Waves Festival in Biarritz, BMW Motorrad presented for the first time an interpretation of a scrambler – the BMW Concept Path 22. The BMW Concept Path 22 is the result of a collaboration that goes far beyond the motorcycle itself. At the initiative of the Wheels & Waves organisers, the…
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BMW Motorrad “Concept 101” opens up a new chapter in the history of concept bikes
The Spirit of the Open Road. Amid this blend of the traditional and the contemporary at the Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este, BMW Motorrad presented a breathtaking concept study: the BMW Motorrad “Concept 101”. “The Concept 101 opens up a new chapter in the history of our concept bikes. It is the BMW Motorrad interpretation of…
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4CYL: Orlando Bloom’s vision of a custom bike turned into reality
Orlando Bloom BMW S 1000 R Custom – a stunning “4cyl” transformed to Orlando’s exacting specifications. As a long-standing fan of BMW motorcycles, Orlando Bloom owns and rides a number of BMW models, including old classics. For his own custom bike project he specifically chose the BMW S 1000 R. He asked his good friend,…
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Ignite Straight Six project: six cylinders interpreted by Japanese superbike customizers
A synthesis of Mad Max metal and Jules Verne’s imaginations. BMW Motorrad Ignite Straight Six Project: two radically modified BMW K 1600 GTL with six-cylinder engine of a displacement of 1649 cc. Another two leading Japanese motorcycle customizers, Kenji Nagai of Ken’s Factory and Keiji Kawakita of Hot-Dock Custom-Cycles, where in charge of interpreting the…
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BMW Concept Roadster. Exciting to look and at least as exciting to ride.
Last weekend’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este 2014 was a platform for BMW Motorrad to present BMW’s concrete aspirations with regard to future generations of boxer-powered roadsters. Last year BMW Motorrad presented the BMW Concept Ninety here. This year The BMW Concept Roadster showcased classic values interpreted in modern style. The BMW Concept Roadster is a…