Past Articles BMW Motorcycle Reviews

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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