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2011 BMW R1200R “Touring Special” Announced 2011 BMW Motorcycle Information: 2011 BMW R1200R | R1200R Photos From EICMA 2010 | 2011 BMW K1600GT | 2011 BMW K1600GT EICMA Report With Photos and Video | 2011 BMW G650GS | wBW BMW Motorcycles Page November 23, 2010 – BMW announced today the availability of a “Touring Special” accessory package for the newly revised …
2011 Honda CBR250R and CBR125R 2011 Honda CBR250R November 14, 2010 – Honda announced the new 2011 CBR250R (report) only a few weeks ago and the first photos looked scrumptious. The bike was on display at EICMA 2010, along with its CBR125R sibling. Both of them look fantastic and I’ll bet the CBR250R will surely have a …
EICMA 2010 Live Report The Kawasaki W800 UPDATE (January 26, 2011): Kawasaki releases photos of new W800 Café Racer Special Edition! See below for pics… November 13, 2010 – Kawasaki has a surprise release in store for 2011, the W800, which I guess could be called a revival of a revived retro…or something like that. …
2011 Vemar Helmets 2011 Vemar Chimaera (Vemar Jiano EVO TC in the U.S.A.) November 6, 2010 – I stopped by the Vemar booth at the show to see what’s new. Vemar is a small family-owned company that makes some very interesting helmets which almost always have unique features that no one else has thought of. …
Honda V4 Crosstourer Honda V4 Crosstourer and Crossrunner November 5, 2010 – I have a feeling Honda got caught out on the Adventure Touring craze, another strange chapter in the Book of Motorcycling, 21st Century. Wasn’t Honda the company that used to create trends and must-haves the way Apple does today? Honda was once known …
2011 Triumph Tiger 800 and Tiger 800 XC Triumph Tiger 800 and Tiger 800 XC One of the most anticipated motorcycles of the season is the new Triumph Tiger, which are closely related: the Tiger 800 and the Tiger 800 XC. The Tiger 800 is more or less an on-road bike, very reminiscent I think …
The BMW Concept C Scooter BMW Concept C Scooter November 2, 2010 – BMW surprised everyone at the EICMA show with a presentation by David Robb, BMW’s Design Chief, on the Concept C scooter. The surprise was both the Concept C and having Robb do the presentation, which must mean they’re pretty serious about it. …
2010 Kawaski Z1000 Custom Motorcycles by WARM-UP I receive many press releases but only publish those that I find most interesting. I’ve always had a soft spot in my heart for Kawasaki, starting with the Mach III 500 cc two-stroke screamer back in the ’60’s. The new Kawasaki Z1000 piques my interest, so when this …
BMW K1600GT and K1600 GTL Final Production Versions Announced The BMW K 1600 GT and K 1600 GTL: Introduction October 5, 2010 – BMW announced today the final production version of the BMW K 1600 GT and GTL. Both of these motorcycles feature the brand-new BMW 6-cylinder engine. We first presented the engine in …
Fulmer Helmets Adds Texport Clothing Fulmer Helmets, a motorcycle helmet manufacturer with over 40 years of experience in the motorcycle industry, has merged operations with newly acquired Texport, a Plymouth, Massachusetts-based motorcycle apparel brand. Arthur Fulmer III, president of the helmet company, sees the merger as a cause to celebrate. “We are bringing together two …
More: wBW Vintage, Classic and Antique Motorcycles Page August 12, 2010 – The Antique Motorcycle Foundation, an organization created to educate the public about the history of motorcycling, has unveiled its new website at www.antiquemotorcyclefoundation.org. The non-profit, tax-exempt educational foundation was formed in 2007 through a restructuring of the Antique Motorcycle Club of America, the nation’s largest organization …
Thank You, Wootton Bassett! Wootton Bassett is a pretty market town in Wiltshire, in the south-west of England (Google Map). It has a half-timbered town hall and a 15th-century church, and is recorded in the Domesday Book. These days, however, Wootton Bassett is famous for a much more recent tradition. Nearby is the RAF base …
