Wednesday, March 11th, 2009
Happy Birthday Rider Magazine: 35 Years Old
I’ve been enjoying a number of motorcycle mags every month for many years.
Rider magazine is among those and their April 2009 issue contains a series of articles that are likely of interest to many riders. One of my favorite articles in this issue is “Touchstones” (p. 64), by Bill [...]
Lineage of Sport-Touring Motorcycles
Tags: BMW, Concours, Concours14, FJR1300, Honda, Kawasaki, R1200RT, ST1300, Yamaha, ZG1000
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
This month the big German motorbike maker announced they’re upgrading their BMW K 1200 GT to a K 1300 GT for 2009.
To note the obvious (at least for this website), the GT (Grand Touring) is BMW’s younger, high-performance, sport-tourer. (In contrast to the grand daddy of the sport-touring world, the BMW “RT” series).
Although the [...]
BMW Announces K 1300 GT for 2009
Tags: BMW, K1300GT
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