Not feathering the throttle in the twilight of the flat twin engine’s development, BMW made a great re-design for their 4-valve boxer sport. The R1200S was more sport and less touring, and this mint example has done very little of either. 2007 BMW R1200S for sale on eBay For 2007 BMW went more mainstream, shelving…
There’s a proud tradition of independent motorcycle builders “sportifying” some very unlikely machines: CBXs converted into monoshock cafe-racers, heavily modified Swallower Moto Guzzis with chain drive and Hossack front ends, even venerable RZ500 engines stuffed into R6 frames. In the case of the HP2, BMW built their very own factory eclectic performance motorcycle by taking…
Every supercar manufacturer has their adult red, a deep metallic indicating adulthood and serious investment. This 1200cc BMW sportbike is one of the company’s best, a repaint in McLaren’s Volcano Red, nicely upgraded with low miles. 2007 BMW R1200S for sale on eBay Updating their epic R1100S, BMW saw the writing on the GVWR…
Mid-1980’s BMW was already planning around the end of the air-cooled era, and developed the 1-liter straight four for the K100. Marketing naturally wanted pizazz, and the response was the 16-valve K1, with bodywork achieving an unheard-of 0.34 drag coefficient. Controversial as all ground-breaking designs are, the K1 was fast if not quick, and gave…
Built for only two years as BMW approached the flat-twin summit, the R1200S was significantly lighter and more powerful than the R1100S. This adult-ridden example has low miles, dealer service, and the nice factory option paint. 2007 BMW R1200S for sale on eBay Sporting a single overhead cam and four valves per cylinder, the R1200S…
Mid-2000’s BMW knew the air-oil cooled line had to come to a close, and developed a brilliant 4-valve engine to cap their 90-odd years of boxer twin development. Though the engine was built into an enduro and supermoto model, the HP2 Sport received the most overall development and every detail of the bike is superlative…
BMW developed three variants of their HP model – enduro, sport, and motard, in that order. Each has the 4-valve 1170 cc engine, blue trellis frame, and two-bike price tag – but strangely without BMW’s Telelever front suspension. The Megamoto is more similar to the enduro, with the step-stool-required seat height but smaller front wheel…
When BMW stops developing the horizontal twin, likely they’ll stop putting the blue and white Rondel on the tank. But as noise and emissions regulations compelled them to cool the heads with water in 2012, the pinnacle of the air/oil-cooled generation remains the HP2 Sport. Dual overhead cams enable the 1170 cc engine to push…