BMW was never the bike brand to invest in if you wanted minimal software, and this recent debut of the brand’s MY2024 S 1000 XR proves our point and then some. Touted to be the ultimate long-distance ...

Touring bikes need performance. This is for a number of reasons, but the primary one is that they’re big, heavy bikes because they need to be comfortable and overengineered. That means a chassis that ...

Harry has been writing and talking about motorcycles for 15 years, although he's been riding them for 45 years! After a long career in music, he turned his hand to writing and television work, ...

In one fell swoop, BMW Motorrad has introduced the updated S 1000 XR and the all-new M 1000 XR. Starting with the mainstream variant, the 2024 BMW S 1000 XR is billed as an “enhanced version” of their ...

The design sheet for the S 1000 XR always has me thinking it came from a mad genius. Borrow the engine from the RR and the riding position of the GS bikes. Make it look like a tourer but not too much ...

Over the years, several of the world's most prominent carmakers have set up performance divisions. That would be people tasked with taking production cars to new levels of speed, handling, and comfort ...