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Motorcycles equipped with quickshifters, which allow upshifts and downshifts without using the clutch, have become commonplace in the last few years. The BMW Motorrad...

BMW Motorrad Days Americas Returns to Barber Vintage Festival, Oct. 11-13, 2024

After a successful inaugural BMW Motorrad Days Americas last year, the event will return to Alabama for the 2024 Barber Vintage Festival on October...

2024 BMW M 1000 XR Review | First Ride

BMW’s lineup of streetbikes is amazingly diverse, from single-cylinder roadsters all the way up to the supersized R 18 series, so there’s a Beemer...

2024 BMW F 900 GS Review | Video

The updated 2024 BMW F 900 GS adventure bike seeks to reinvigorate BMW’s middleweight platform. Upgraded from the F 850 now with a larger...

2024 BMW F 900 GS Review | First Ride

The adventure-bike market is the hottest segment in motorcycling, with new models being introduced every year. The middleweight ADV category has been dominated by...

10 Most Significant Motorcycles of the Last 50 Years

The following feature on the 10 most significant motorcycles of the last 50 years first appeared in the March issue of Rider as part...

Paul Yaffe Creates Custom BMW R 18 One Eight “C”

Paul Yaffe of Bagger Nation has recently revealed his latest creation: the BMW R 18 One Eight “C” built on a BMW R 18...

2024 BMW R 12 nineT and R 12 Review | First Look

BMW has released details on two models that will replace the BMW R nineT: the BMW R 12 nineT and the new cruiser-styled R...

2024 BMW R 1300 GS Review | Video

BMW Motorrad pulled out all the stops in 2023 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its first production motorcycle (the R 32). It launched...

2024 BMW R 1300 GS Review | First Ride

On Sept. 28, 2023, BMW Motorrad celebrated the 100th anniversary of its first production motorcycle (the R 32) by unveiling the latest version of...

2024 BMW M 1000 XR, S 1000 XR Review | First Look

BMW Motorrad has announced the release of two long-distance sportbikes for 2024. The updated 2024 BMW S 1000 XR offers increased engine power, improved...

2023 BMW R nineT 100 Years Edition Review | Road Test

The BMW R nineT (“ninety”) was introduced in 2013 to celebrate BMW Motorrad’s 90th anniversary. That’s the same year the “water boxer” R 1200...

Inaugural BMW Motorrad Days Americas at Barber Vintage Festival a Success

America should designate a national park dedicated to motorcycles, and I nominate the Barber Vintage Motorsports Park. Set on 880 acres in the lush,...

2023 BMW R 1250 RT Review | Road Test

I love riding and testing motorcycles. However, to do the latter, I have to make a 900-mile roundtrip from my home in southern Utah...

BMW Motorrad Unveils 2024 BMW R 1300 GS at Barber Vintage Festival | Videos

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Oct. 6, 2023) — Rider EIC Greg Drevenstedt is at the Barber Vintage Festival at the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, Alabama,...

2024 BMW R 1300 GS Review | First Look

BMW Motorrad has announced a thorough overhaul for its top-selling model for 2024, now called the BMW R 1300 GS thanks to an increase...

2023 Motorcycle of the Year

If Rider’s Motorcycle of the Year, now in its 34th year, were a person, it would have graduated from college or completed military service,...

2024 BMW F 900 GS / GS Adventure and F 800 GS Review | First Look

BMW Motorrad has announced three updated midrange adventure-touring motorcycles: the 2024 BMW F 900 GS, F 900 GS Adventure and F 800 GS. BMW...

2024 BMW CE 02 | First Look Review

Two years after the release of the BMW CE 04 electric scooter, the company is targeting a younger generation of city-dwellers with the new...

BMW Announces New Intelligent Emergency Call Feature, 2024 Motorcycle Lineup

BMW Motorrad has announced the first updates for model year 2024. BMW models receive new color options, and BMW has also rearranged some of...

2024 Motorcycle Buyers Guide: New Street Models

This 2024 motorcycle buyers guide highlights new or significantly updated street-legal models available in the U.S. We will continually update this guide as new...

BMW Marks One-Millionth BMW GS with a Boxer Engine; Announces R 1300 GS

Marking another milestone in the “100 Years of BMW Motorrad” anniversary year, the company announced that on June 21, the one-millionth BMW GS equipped...

2024 BMW M 1000 XR Prototype | First Look Review

As part of BMW Motorrad’s 100th anniversary, the company has unveiled a prototype of the newest model in its M lineup: the M 1000...

2024 BMW R 18 Roctane | First Ride Review

In my early days with Rider, the BMW R 18 caught my eye. I had never ridden a BMW, and as a cruiser guy...

Best Motorcycles for Smaller Riders: Seat Height 31-31.9 Inches

Choices for smaller, affordable motorcycles are growing, and that’s good news for riders looking for a fun bike that won’t break the bank. Whether...

2024 BMW R 18 Roctane | First Look Review

BMW Motorrad has announced details on the 2024 BMW R 18 Roctane, the fifth member of the R 18 family and a bike the...

2024 BMW R 12 nineT | First Look Review

BMW Motorrad has announced a successor to the R nineT for 2024: the BMW R 12 nineT. This new model announcement comes exactly ten...

BMW iFace: The World’s First Motorcycle Face and Eye Recognition Security System

BMW Motorrad is taking riders into the future of motorcycle anti-theft devices with the introduction of BMW iFace, the world's first face and eye...

Custom BMW R 18 B ‘Heavy Duty’ Unveiled at Daytona Bike Week

The custom BMW R 18 B ‘Heavy Duty,’ designed by Fred Kodlin and his son Len, was unveiled at this year’s Daytona Bike Week....

Best Motorcycles for Smaller Riders: Seat Heights 30-30.9 Inches

Walking into a dealership as a shorter rider, or as someone who just wants a smaller ride, can feel a little limiting. You stroll...

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