Official statement from BMW NA, received Wednesday, 20 September 2023: “BMW of North America is dedicated to providing vehicles to our customers that meet their expectations. To ensure that our vehicles are of the highest industry standards, BMW performs ongoing testing and evaluation. Following a recent quality analysis, BMW is …
In recent years, I’ve regularly chosen gear bedecked with hi-viz yellow to increase my conspicuity on the road. I also added LED driving lights to my bike, more for this purpose than to augment nighttime illumination, since I rarely ride after dark these days. Maximizing my visibility to car drivers …
Well, he’s gone and done it again. Our very own Ron Davis has published another collection of his clever works, kindly saving us from having to page through shelves of BMW Owners News back-issues to reread them. Unlike evaluations of products rendered obsolete with the passage of time or descriptions …
Earlier in this series, we discussed the basics of hot-weather motorcycling and the amazing effectiveness of some gear designed to exploit evaporative cooling of our necks, arms, and torsos. In Part Three, we focused on a shirt from LDComfort. Please read that review before this one, as I won’t be …
Previously in this series, we discussed the basics of hot-weather motorcycling, the critical importance of keeping our brains from overheating and the outsized effectiveness of evaporative cooling neck wraps. Here’s a truly special piece of gear to involve your upper body in the heat-management process, maximizing comfort and safety at …
In Part One of this series, we discussed the dangers of overheating, how our bodies naturally mitigate excessively high temperatures, and some methods motorcyclists have traditionally used in pursuit of the increased comfort and safety that come with staying cool. Here, and in Parts Three and Four, you’ll find gear …
Last summer’s record-breaking heat provided plenty of impetus to investigate more ways to stay comfortably cool on our motorcycles. Surely all serious riders have already developed some method(s) for coping with high temperatures, but some approaches are better than others, and some products specifically designed to beat the heat may …
The idea it takes 10,000 hours of practice to achieve expert status was popularized in Malcolm Gladwell’s bestselling book, Outliers: The Story of Success. It’s a misleading oversimplification to reduce his message to this one element, but he highlights the absolute necessity of long-term immersion in an endeavor to become …
What if there was something you could do to make you a safer, more confident, more comfortable rider? Of course, there is—motorcycle training! It’s one of those things most of us agree we need more of, yet most riders don’t do it. Even MotoGP riders train. They have rider coaches …
As a relatively new recruit to the Order of the Roundel, I wanted to familiarize myself with BMW’s history and the evolution of its model lines. I’ve certainly followed coverage of the marque in the enthusiast press for decades and examined many offerings in person—in dealerships, at rider hangouts, and …
