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BMW Motorcycles
wBW
Review
Index - Hundreds of reviews of motorcycle accessories, helmets,
clothing, tools and more!
2009 BMW Motorcycle News: NEW!
Very nice story about the
1939 BMW Isle of Man Tourist Trophy win with the Kompressor
engine |
Dunlop Roadsmart tires now approved for the BMW R 1200 RT-P
Police motorcycle |
Hornig
F800GS Mudguard Hugger Review | BMW
S1000RR SuperSports street bike is here! Full report,
specifications and photos! | BMW
Motorrad Days 2009 announced |
Hornig BMW
GS-series wheel cover | Factoid:
BMW motorcycle production figures for 2008 | BMW
reports Q1 2009 sales figures with some commentary on sales
strategies | BMW
Motorcycle Innovation Contest! | BMW
F800GS Accessories, Part II | BMW
F800GS: Part I, the review! |
K&N air filter
replacement for an R1150GS |
BMW wins 2009 Motorcycle of the Year awards | First
batch of 2009 BMW S1000RR Supersports are ready to go!
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BMW reports 2008 worldwide sales outpaced industry | New 600 cc BMW rumored to be on the way to give BMW a Supersport
entry to pair with its S1000RR Superbike | The
F650GS will remain in production (made in China) due to demand
from U.S. police forces and the military; it will be sold with
the newer G650GS twin offshoot of the F800GS |
Motorcycle
crash bars by SW-Motech; review and installation on a GS
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Scottoiler
installation on a BMW F800GS
Archived BMW Motorcycle News:
Official BMW video of the
S1000RR! |
BMW F800R |
BMW Lo Rider
Concept! |
BMW Motorcycles
Reports 3Q 2008 Sales Increase | Rumors say BMW will release an unfaired S 1000 RR and "baby" 600
cc supersport variant in 2009 |
BMW K1300GT info and
specs |
BMW K1300R info and
specs | BMW K1300S
info and specs | Interesting
introduction
speech by Hendrik von Kuenheim, BMW
President |
2009 BMW F 650 GS
First info and photos! |
More
information on the BMW
R 1200 GS hand guard problem
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Ruben Xaus to race BMW S 1000 RR in 2009 World Superbike
| wBW
Book Review:
BMW
Racing Motorcycles | The return of the BMW
cruiser? Rumors that Hendrick von Kuenheim, the Director
of BMW Motorrad, said that BMW will build another cruiser, this
time with a Boxer engine of 2,000 cc. Will this be the BMW
motorcycle built in the U.S.A.? | More in the wBW
BMW Motorcycle News Archive
BMW Motorcycle Books:
NEW! BMW
GS Adventure Motorcycle: A 30-Year Catalog -
wBW
Book Review! | See the
wBW
BMW
Motorcycle Books Page for a listing, or visit the
wBW
Motorcycle Books page for a complete listing of motorcycle
books and reviews
The BMW Bouncing Ball Screensaver: Check this
out -- a really cool BMW screen saver! It's a
3-dimensional bouncing ball with the BMW logo in high
resolution graphics. I never get tired of watching
this thing bouncing around on my screen! Download a
.zip file with instructions. Bonus: you can
also set a built-in password protection timer that it
locks your keyboard after a selected amount of time!
Get it on the
wBW
BMW
Bouncing Ball Screensaver page | The
BMW "Bouncing Ball" Screensaver now works in
Windows Vista!
Windscreens, Fairings and
Windshields: Now on the
wBW
Motorcycle Fairings and Windscreens page
BMW Parts Sources: See the
wBW
Products
and Accessories
page for more sources
| Good BMW motorcycle parts fiche at
RealOEM
| Huge number of unique BMW motorcycle accessories at
Hornig; they claim a new product is added every day! |
Flugelnus is
apparently the new BMW parts division of Eurotech;
Eurotech
Motorsports now sells and distributes Hepco & Becker only
BMW Performance Parts: See the
wBW
Motorcycle Performance Parts page |
Lite Touch Clutch
Cable Lever for R-series BMWs claims to decrease clutch pull to 3
lbs. | Lots of parts for just about every modern BMW
motorcycle at
Hornig
(Germany); items are priced in Euros but they deliver worldwide
Silicone Gaskets: Finally! A replacement for
the cork Bing carburetor gaskets, cylinder head gaskets and more; see
the
wBW
review of Real Gaskets
Motorcycle Photographs: On the
wBW
Motorcycle Photographs and Art page
Beemers
Your Mother Didn't Want You To Have: Check out
the
House of
Cool Beemers site!
BMW Motorcycle Road Tests:
Lots of
BMW motorcycle road tests and links to road tests of
other brands |
R69 Vintage BMW road test | The BMW Club of South Africa
has
road
tests and owner's reviews of BMW motorcycles
BMW Motorcycle Information on Every Model Manufactured:
Interesting online .pdf formatted book by BMW with the
history of BMW motorcycles and cars; some of the photos
are very high quality and can be printed to make nice
posters! |
The Norwegian BMW Club website lists all
BMW
motorcycle models in either alphabetical or chronological order,
finally taken over by BMW Motorrad |
The
VIN Decoder - check this out: enter the last 7 digits
of a BMW motorcycle VIN and it gives you the manufacture
date and other information | Nice selection
of large
photos of almost every BMW motorcycle ever
manufactured on the Bimmerin site |
BMW World (automobiles) history of the BMW motorcycle
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wBW
BMW
Motorcycle Specifications page
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BMW Electrical Parts:
Euro Motoelectrics has Valeo starters for BMWs that are
claimed to draw 20% less amperage; they also sell the 450W,
32A EnDuraLast brushless alternator for BMW Airheads,
claimed to increase amperage 80% over the standard Bosch
alternator at 14.2 Volts |
Omega Electronic Ignitions for 1969 to 1996 BMW one and
two cylinder Airheads have 15 pre-programmed advance curves,
also available for dual-plug models; the unit does not
replace the points, which can still be used in an emergency
| Motorrad Electrik -
electrical parts for old and new BMW's, Dyna Coils for Airheads, remanufactured
electrical components; new 400w alternator upgrade for Airheads |
Thunderchild diode boards;
also voltage regulators and electronic ignitions
Daro Moto in Germany has nice looking
CNC machined billet parts including fork braces and rearsets; also carbon
fiber for many different brands of motorcycle |
Rocky Point Cycle carries Boyer electronic ignitions for
BMWs
BMW Clocks & Speedometer Repair: Palo
Alto Speedometer repairs instruments; they also have
some rebuilt items for sale |
Speedometer Plus rebuilds BMW motorcycle clocks,
speedometers and other instruments; they also carry gears,
cables and other parts |
Capital
Cycle carries BMW clocks, but the original Motometer
clock with the sweep second hand is apparently no longer
available | VDO clocks and repair at
Lauderdale
Speedometer
Long Distance Riding?: You may need the
SneakyLeaker
and/or the
Stadium
Pal for long distance relief BMW Motorcycle Exhaust Systems: See the
wBW
Motorcycle
Exhaust Systems page for more information
Track Day Schedules and Riding Schools: Check out the
wBW
Motorcycle
Riding Schools, Training and Track Days page for a
list of schedules for track days and riding schools all
over the U.S.
Heated Seats:
Seat recushioning, seat covers
available for RT, RS, GS, R, S and C BMWs from
Cee Bailey
BMW R80ST: The
BMW R80ST owner's group
Repair and Maintenance:
List of quick BMW Airhead repair tips |
Installing
a K75S windscreen adjustment system |
Installing Progressive Fork Springs |
A&S Cycles now has an
online BMW parts microfiche for almost every BMW
motorcycle model |
Yellow
headlight bulbs for motorcycles? | Bing
carburetor replacement gaskets made from silicone
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Rebuild procedure for under tank master cylinders on
older BMW Airheads | Complete listing of
articles on the
wBW
Motorcycle Repair Index page | More articles
listed on the
Motorcycle Maintenance page
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