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…
Similar to Porsche’s flat-six engine, there will likely always be a horizontal twin BMW. Before and well, during the development of the S1000RR sportbike, the company continued to enhance the big twin’s sporty prospects, and the R1200S is the penultimate boxer ( bowing only to the HP2 ). This example has over 31,000 miles but…
A flawed motorcycle that nevertheless succeeded in its intended mission, BMW’s radical K1 was tasked with changing public perception of the slightly stodgy brand and, although it didn’t actually sell particularly well, it certainly managed to send the brand off in a new direction. A bit too futuristically-styled, and possibly a bit too ambitious in…
When we first saw this bike for sale in 2012 it was being sold with it’s stable mate. Many of the same images are being used in the current auction but talking with Mr. Pegram would probably be best to determine which one is remaining. The listing ends in six days and shows a $27,000…