Ever since BMW Motorrad presented the Concept 6 study in autumn 2009, its 6-cylinder in-line engine caught the imagination of many motorcycle fans. For over seven decades, 6-cylinder in-line engines ...
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The new world record for riding a motorcycle the longest distance on a track in one day has been set with a BMW K 1600 GT – and it could have been even longer! Carl Reese set the new Guinness World ...
We're in for a treat! BMW Motorrad has revealed what goodies its six-cylinder K 1600 tourer family is getting for 2022. The renowned K 1600 GT, GTL, B, and Grand America gain revised six-cylinder ...
We’ve just been given word by RideApart that a handful of Beemers made between 2019 and 2020 have had a recall issued for a bit of weakness at the rear link strut – and if the facts are anything to go ...
BMW in 1966 hired Italian design house and coachbuilder Frua to pen a convertible based on the bones of the GT sports car manufactured by Glas, the automaker most widely known for the Goggomobile ...
Back in the 1960s, BMW acquired an automaker going by the name of Hans Glas GmbH, including its factory in Dingolfing. The reasoning was to gain access to the company’s patents, which include the ...
In 1966, BMW bought Dingolfing-based Glas, a vehicle manufacturer that had launched the Frua-styled 1300 GT in 1964 and the more powerful 1700 GT a year later. While the Glas 1300 GT and 1700 GT each ...
The BMW 1600 GT (also known as the Glas GT) is a pretty obscure car on its own. It's a two-door '60s coupe built by BMW in small numbers that sports styling that's far different from any other Bimmer.