“It’s going to be the, ‘I rode one of these in the war’ story”, I joke as we watch two elderly gentlemen appraise the three bikes.  BMWs it seems are some of the most approachable …

We ascend into Manning Park to the aeronautic thrum of the three horizontally opposed twin engines as the BMW R1200RT, R1200ST and R1200GS Adventure sweep though in single file.  April’s rugged meteorological terrain has been …

Gingering BMW’s new R1200GS Adventure onto the gravel I realize the weight that sitting atop of 33 litres of petrochemicals carries with it, such concerns are suddenly blown apart by the explosion of touring and …

Softly, softly… that’s the way those other magazines used to describe the power delivery of the old BMW R1100S.  It wasn’t so much that the power/torque figures were bad, it’s just that the bike was …

Second gear coming out of the corner and I hit the throttle; the motor torques past 7000RPM and needle and front wheel go skyward.  That comes as a shock.  The front end comes down and …

Past the 7000RPM mark the 2006 K1200GT’s engine spins up with a guttural ferocity and a growling primeval engine note serving notice to whatever the posted limit is that it’s about to be thoroughly trounced.  …

Blame the weather; an early March dump of snow in Vancouver is near unheard of and put our regular bike testing plans on hold.  Sipping coffee and walking along the beach it was easy to …

All the hype about this new big dirt bike from BMW, the HP2, has the adventure biker set all worked up. I try not to get too excited about new bikes because I just …

By reason of looks alone, BMW’s R1200ST is utterly memorable. In a world of Back-Street-Boy-sportbikes clamoring to all look alike, the R1200ST’s looks are challenging. OWD uses this phrase for lack of anything stronger. The …

It’s as if all the frustration and repression in the fatherland were suddenly given an outlet through this engine, and that should be terrifying.  Except this is a Beemer, so it’s not. This, the BMW K1200R, …

Looking down at the gauges I realize I’m hardly even moving the tach.  The sci-fi whine that would not be out of place on the bridge of some of the galaxy’s better appointed battle cruisers …

Who am I to turn down the offer to ride the newest BMW offering, the ground-up reworking of the GS theme, the R1200GS.  Especially when that offer involves cavorting about the streets of San Francisco …

I was jazzed at the opportunity to test the new 2005 BMW R 1200 GS, but not particularly impressed by the choice of venue: Las Vegas.  I don’t really gamble and have a hard time …

On a motorcycle we are titans, roaming a new and beautiful world, unsuspecting, innocent, and uncaring of the changes we will see, moving forward along interlaced roadways, and existing in the now of travel and …

I’m going to tell you a secret. I rode this bike earlier this year (2003) for the BMW test ride days, and I liked it –a lot. I know the cartoon character headlights with one …

After just over a year of ownership and 36,000 kms or so my K1200RS is no more due to a rather serious partially airborne incident. After riding a bike for 36,000 kms you get to …