The fine vólk at BMW Motorrad have a motorcycle for every occasion – just meander into a dealership and look around. Want to drag knees at warp factor 10? They can sell you an S1000RR. Lusting for a retro throwback? Take home an RNineT. Want to head up the shops to get a coffee? Buy a R1250GS. It seems like…
That BMW Motorrad is working on a bagger version of its R18 cruiser is perhaps not new information. The bike has been spied in a variety of ways by the eager eyes of the two-wheeled press. Today though is our first teasing of its existence from the German brand though, as the company let slip in its yearly report that…
Whenever a concept motorcycle becomes a production motorcycle, there are tears over how far the final product has strayed from the original design. The BMW R18 is no exception—but ultimately it’s an unavoidable scenario. Concept bikes are there to turn heads, but production bikes need to consider practicality, mass appeal and homologation for different markets. So once the bike’s rolled…