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2012 BMW G650GS Sertao First Ride

Monday, January 09, 2012
The 2012 BMW G650GS Sertao is a slick little single-cylinder dual sport intended to draw in potential GS-series consumers interested in entry level adventure touring motorcycles.

2012 BMW S1000RR First Ride

Monday, October 24, 2011
Find out what BMW’s updated 2012 S1000RR is like to ride as MotoUSA puts it to the test in this sportbike review.

2011 BMW K1300S Comparison

Monday, September 26, 2011
The BMW K1300S delivers high performance luxury to the street, but see how it fares against its compeition in the 2011 Road Sport Shootout.

2011 BMW R1200GS Comparison

Monday, September 19, 2011
The 2011 BMW R1200GS comes back to do battle as the aged veteran of the Adventure Touring class. Does this proven air-cooled motorcycle have what it takes to stay on top?

2012 BMW K1600 GTL Comparison

Tuesday, September 06, 2011
Find out more about the 2012 BMW K1600 GTL as we test drive it as part of our 2011 Luxury Touring Motorcycle Shootout.

2011 BMW F800GS Comparison Review

Monday, May 30, 2011
BMW has owned the middleweight adventure touring segment with its F800GS. Now it faces a challenge from the all-new Tiger 800 XC.

2011 BMW S1000RR Street Comparison

Friday, May 06, 2011
Motorcycle USA compares the latest liter-class sportbikes on the street in the annual Superbike Smackdown VIII motorcycle shootout review. Read the 2011 BMW S1000RR comparison test.

2012 BMW K1600GT First Ride

Monday, April 25, 2011
Climb on with MotoUSA as we take the all new 2012 BMW K1600GT Sport Touring motorcycle for a ride through the wine country of South Africa.

2011 BMW S1000RR Track Comparison

Monday, April 11, 2011
After handily laying waste to the competition in last year’s Superbike Smackdown tests, BMW’s top shelf Superbike has established itself as the bike to beat. Despite not seeing any major changes, the 2011 BMW S1000RR is proof that the Bavarian brand has engineered a superbike platform with tremendous potential for winning races.

2011 BMW F800R Comparison Review

Monday, March 14, 2011
Read how the BMW F800R and its Parallel Twin stack up in our 2-3-4 Middleweight Comparison Review.

2012 BMW K1600GTL First Ride

Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Motorcycle USA takes a spin on the BMW K1600GTL during its press introduction in South Africa. Does the Inline Six Beemer live up to the hype?

2010 BMW S1000RR Project Bike Part 1

Friday, February 11, 2011
Interested in modifying your BMW S1000RR Superbike? Find out how Motorcycle USA handles it in this project bike review.

2011 BMW F800R First Ride

Monday, December 20, 2010
BMW reveals a new player to the streetfighter market with its BMW F800R. Read more about this new Beemer in our first ride review.

2010 BMW R1200GS Adventure Shootout

Monday, September 27, 2010
BMW is the defending champion in the Adventure Touring segment. The 2010 BMW R1200GS gets slight updates to the engine but is it enough to hold off the new challenger?

2010 BMW F800GS Comparison

Monday, July 19, 2010
The BMW F800GS is one of our favorite motorcycles, but how does it stack up against a more aggressive adventure bike like the KTM 690 Enduro R?

2010 BMW S1000RR Comparison Street

Monday, May 17, 2010
Motorcycle USA puts all the 2010 Superbikes to the test in our Superbike Smackdown sportbike comparison. Read the 2010 BMW S1000RR street review.

2010 BMW S1000RR Comparison Track

Friday, May 07, 2010
Motorcycle-USA takes the latest Superbikes and put's them to the test in our annual Superbike Smackdown. This is the 2010 BMW S1000RR Comparison track part.

2010 BMW R1200GS Adventure First Ride

Monday, May 03, 2010
BMW Motorcycles has reworked the 2010 R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure with an updated engine. The Adventure Touring king still comes with the most sophisticated gadgets.

2009 BMW K1300S Comparison

Monday, January 25, 2010
We take the revamped-for-'09 BMW K1300S and Suzuki GSX1300R for hundreds of street miles and to the drag strip to see how they stack up head-to-head in our 2008 Hyperbike Comparison.

Corser’s BMW S1000RR

Monday, November 30, 2009
MotoUSA rides Troy Corser’s factory BMW S1000RR to see what the first-year machine is capable of.

2010 BMW S1000RR First Ride

Saturday, November 21, 2009
Motorcycle USA crosses the Atlantic Ocean to ride BMW’s all-new liter-class sportbike. Can the 2010 BMW S1000RR motorcycle really be as good as they say? Time to find out…

2009 BMW K1300GT Comparison

Monday, November 09, 2009
See the BMW K1300GT battle its sport-touring rivals in Motorcycle USA's 2009 Sport-Touring Shootout.

2009 BMW K1300S and GT First Ride

Sunday, March 15, 2009
Motorcycle USA samples the latest incarnation of BMW Motorcycles K series – the 1293cc K1300S BMW sportbike and K1300GT BMW sport-touring motorcycle.

2009 BMW K1300GT First Ride

Sunday, March 15, 2009
Motorcycle USA takes a spin on BMW's latest version of its K series touring motorcycle - the BMW K1300GT.

2009 BMW G650GS First Ride

Tuesday, December 16, 2008
We ride one of BMW's most popular dual-sport machines, the 2009 BMW G650GS, an improved take on the original F650GS and Dakar models.

2009 BMW F800GS First Ride

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
It's been one of the most anticipated multi-purpose bikes to arrive on our shores in 2009. The new BMW F800GS has arrived and we found it more than agreeable during our ride in southern Utah.

2009 BMW G 450 X Review

Monday, October 13, 2008
Sporting an innovative frame design and compact engine, the 2009 BMW G 450 X looks to make a name for itself in the sport enduro motorcycle market.

2008 BMW R1200GS Adventure First Ride

Tuesday, April 22, 2008
We ride BMW's best-selling motorcycles, the R1200GS and GS Adventure, for two days through a springtime Arizona desert.

2008 BMW K1200GT Comparison

Monday, February 04, 2008
Come along for the ride as we take five Super Sport-Touring motorcycles for over a 1000-mile trek up the scenic Pacific Coast Highway.

2008 BMW HP2 Sport First Ride

Wednesday, December 19, 2007
While it is the most powerful and sport-focused BMW to come out of Germany in years, does the new BMW HP2 Sport justify its hefty price tag?

2007 BMW G650 Xcountry Comparison

Friday, November 02, 2007
Take three big-bore Single thumpers, the Honda XR650L, Kawasaki KLR650 and BMW Xcountry, and you get our 2008 Dual-sport Comparo.

2007 BMW 1200GS Comparison

Monday, September 17, 2007
Once again we pooled together the best off-road capable streetbikes for a long-distance battle across our home state for this year's Adventure Touring Comparo.

2007 BMW K1200R Sport Bike Test

Monday, June 18, 2007
We take BMW's latest K-series design, the half-faired K1200R Sport, for a 1000-mile test ride on the freeway, backroads and track.

2007 BMW F800ST First Ride

Monday, May 21, 2007
When BMW invites you to ride its newest middleweight sportbikes, the F800S and F800ST around the Big Island, what do you do? We packed our bags fast.

2007 BMW F800S First Ride

Monday, May 21, 2007
When BMW invites you to ride its newest middleweight sportbikes, the F800S and F800ST around the Big Island, what do you do? We packed our bags fast.

2007 BMW Xchallenge & Xcountry

Monday, May 14, 2007
We pounded the pavement and parched Arizona desert to find out where the BMW Xchallenge and Xcountry line up in the grand scheme of off-road and dual-sport bikes.

2007 BMW G650 Xmoto First Ride

Monday, April 16, 2007
MCUSA shipped Hutch to the Sonoran Desert for a romp on BMW's street thumpin' 2007 G650 Xmoto.

2007 BMW R1200R First Ride

Monday, November 27, 2006
We invite our pal T-Rod to sample BMW's new Boxer. Without options, it's an elemental roadster; optioned up, it has more gigs than the average laptop.

2007 BMW R1200S First Ride

Monday, August 21, 2006
BMW invites us to the Playboy mansion to check out its desirable new Boxer sportbike. We accept.

2006 BMW R1200GS Adventure

Saturday, August 12, 2006
We put BMW's Adventure-Touring extraordinaire through the ringer, both on the road and off, on a trek to the Grand Canyon.

2006 BMW HP2 Bike Test

Sunday, July 02, 2006
Based off the existing R1200GS and former factory Dakar Rally bikes, our imaginations were running wild, and that's exactly what we did during our test of the BMW HP2.

2006 BMW K1200GT First Ride

Sunday, June 18, 2006
BMW's new K1200GT might have what it takes to give the FJR a run for its money as king of the Super-sport-touring class.

2005 BMW R1200RT

Friday, September 16, 2005
BMW's Boxer RT gets more power and luxury features, yet it's even lighter than before. Take a ride with us on one of the best long-distance mounts we've tested.

2005 BMW K1200S

Monday, June 20, 2005
When rumors began to spread about a Formula One-derived in-line four-cylinder Beemer, the motorcycle industry was all ears.

2004 BMW Montauk First Ride

Friday, January 07, 2005
BMW believed that the cruiser market was ripe for a different kind of cruiser that would appeal to a different enthusiast than Harley-Davidson or Japanese.

2005 BMW R1200GS

Thursday, April 22, 2004
BMW's class-defining adventure-touring bike takes lessons from the sportbike world, becoming faster, lighter and more powerful.

2003 BMW R1200CL

Friday, November 22, 2002
What's this? A BMW with floorboards and a heel/toe shifter? That places style ahead of functionality? Blasphemy!

2002 BMW R1150RT

Tuesday, November 12, 2002
Every car driver must be aware of the BMW brand. They make quality cars that have an emphasis on performance and luxury. But how many four wheeled pilots realise that the proud German firm also makes some of the best motorcycles on the planet?

2002 BMW F650CS

Tuesday, November 12, 2002
And the spinning propeller company knows which side of the bread is buttered, as America is BMW's largest export market for third year in a row.
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