Brazil

Frenetic Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup Races at Misano

Jun 15, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Italy’s Andrea Pizzoli and Brazil’s Enzo Valentim took a victory apiece in the third round of the 2022 Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup at the Misano World Circuit ‘Marco Simoncelli’, with the former extending […]

From Yamaha R3 bLU cRU European Cup to WorldSSP300

Feb 3, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Last week, the 19-year-old confirmed the next step in his racing career, as he joined the Viñales Racing Team in WorldSSP300. Although he, like the three other graduates, champion Iker Garcia Abella, Greece’s Ioannis Peristeras […]

BMW Head Says “Customers and fans are in store for a number of surprises in 2022”

Jan 20, 2022 Michael Le Pard

Munich. BMW Motorrad finished the year with a record sales result despite major challenges. With 194,261 units (+14.8%), 2021 was the best year since BMW Motorrad was founded (previous year: 169,272). Markus Schramm, Head of BMW Motorrad: […]

Inspiration Friday: Explore the Unexpected

Jan 15, 2021 Michael Le Pard

“Explore the unexpected” is the motto of the 8th edition of the BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy, which will take place in late summer 2022 in Albania one of the last still largely untouched off-road […]

A RETROSPECTIVE – BMW MOTORRAD INTERNATIONAL GS TROPHY OCEANIA 2020

Feb 28, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Munich. The seventh BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy, the 2020 Oceania edition, came to a close on February 16. After eight grueling days, and over 2500km travelled over both the North and South islands of New […]

Day 2 Fun on the beach – BMW MOTORRAD INTERNATIONAL GS TROPHY OCEANIA 2020

Feb 10, 2020 Michael Le Pard

Castlepoint, New Zealand. Today’s stage of the 2020 BMW Motorrad International GS Trophy is best described as a long push south along coastal trails. The Pacific Ocean glistened an azure blue under an unrelenting sun, […]

BMW MOTORRAD INTERNATIONAL GS TROPHY OCEANIA 2020 GUIDE

Feb 8, 2020 Michael Le Pard

With the exception of the Australian team, arriving here has been a matter of long haul flights for all participants so there’s been the matter of coming to terms with jet lag. As well there’s […]

Ducati closes 2019 on a high with bike sales topping 53000

Jan 15, 2020 Michael Le Pard

53,183 Ducati bikes delivered to customers in 90 countries Italy remains the number one market. Double-digit growth in China, Brazil and Spain For the second year running, the Panigale is the world’s best-selling superbike. A […]

BMW Racer Azlan Shah Kamaruzaman wins Asia Road Racing Championship

Dec 3, 2019 Michael Le Pard

A successful 2019 season is drawing to a close for BMW S 1000 RR racers in various championships. And shortly before the turn of the year, the BMW riders have added another title to their […]

BMW Motorrad Season finale BSB 2 podium finishes for Alex Barros in Brazil

Oct 22, 2019 Michael Le Pard

British Superbike Championship: Grand finale at Brands Hatch. The 2019 season of the British Superbike Championship (BSB) drew to a close with the grand finale on the Grand Prix Circuit at Brands Hatch (GBR). The […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport News: 1-2 result for the BMW S1000RR in Brazil

Sep 5, 2019 Michael Le Pard

SuperBike Brasil: One-two result for the BMW S 1000 RR at Curitiba. After seven weeks off, the SuperBike Brasil (BR SBK) held its fifth round of the 2019 season at Curitiba (BRA). BMW racers secured […]

Project Triumph TE-1 Embarks on 2-Year Electric Motorcycle Strategy

May 20, 2019 Michael Le Pard

Nick Bloor, Triumph CEO wants electric motorcycles. Project Triumph TE-1, a 2-year project focused on developing electric motorcycle capabilities and providing input into Triumph’s future electric motorcycle strategy. Triumph Motorcycles, Williams Grand Prix Engineering, Integral […]

BMW Motorrad Motorsport News: Podium finish in Brazil

Mar 26, 2019 Michael Le Pard

The 2019 BMW Motorrad Race Trophy is in full swing. This season, a total of 26 championship classes in 21 racing series all around the world are counted towards the Race Trophy ranking. Week after […]

BMW Motorrad sells record 165,566 motorcycles in 2018

Jan 16, 2019 Michael Le Pard

BMW Motorrad sold more motorcycles and maxi scooters in 2018 than ever before. Compared to the strong previous year, deliveries increased by a further 0.9%. As of December 2018 a total of 165,566 vehicles (previous […]

The 18th BMW Motorrad Days in Garmisch-Partenkirchen from July 6 – 8, 2018. More than 35,000 visitors at the biggest BMW Motorrad Festival in the world.

Jul 11, 2018 Michael Le Pard

Munich/Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The 18th edition of the BMW Motorrad Days from July 6 to 8, 2018 at the foot of the Zugspitze mountain was a resounding success once again. Apart from the rainy Friday, it was […]