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For the second year in a row, Motorcyclist magazine chose the BMW R1200RT as the 2015 "Best Touring Bike." In its August 2015 long-term wrap-up, Paul Dean, of Cycle World, wrote " For riders who love to travel, enjoy having a little fun on the back roads, and often do both with a passenger, the RT could very well be the perfect motorcycle. Way ...
For model year 2015, a completely new R1200R (series K53) with the same 125 hp (93 kW) liquid/air-cooled engine as the 2014/2015 R1200RT, but weighing 100 pounds less, was introduced. [ 1 ] [ better source needed ] It featured a new frame design and major changes included the switch from Telelever to upside-down telescopic forks and the ...
The R series represented 53.6% of all BMW motorcycles sold in 2016. About 17% of the bikes it sold in 2016 were the BMW R1200GS, with a growth of 7% over 2015. The R1200GS Adventure sold 21,391 units (a sales increase of 18.8%) and the R1200RT sold 9,648 units. [21]
It has produced motorcycles since 1923, and achieved record sales for the fifth year in succession in 2015. With a total of 136,963 vehicles sold in 2015, BMW registered a growth of 10.9% in sales in comparison with 2014. [2] In May 2011, the 2,000,000th motorcycle produced by BMW Motorrad was an R1200GS. [3]
In golf, BMW has sponsored various events, [102] including the PGA Championship since 2007, [103] [104] the Italian Open from 2009 to 2012, the BMW Masters in China from 2012 to 2015 [105] [106] and the BMW International Open in Munich since 1989. [107] In rugby, BMW sponsored the South Africa national rugby union team from 2011 to 2015. [108 ...
The R1200ST features the same 1,170 cc (71 cu in) flat-twin engine, a six-speed gearbox and shaft drive as the R1200RT. Though similar in specification to the RT, the ST is a sport-oriented motorcycle, with clip-on style handle bars, lighter fairing, resulting in an overall lighter weight than the RT.
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The BMW R1200RS is a sport-touring motorcycle produced by BMW Motorrad.The Sports Tourer is largely based on the liquid-cooled roadster R1200R (series K53, FIN 0A04 Tool). The bike was presented in September 2014 at the Intermot.