Heinrich replaces Robb as head of BMW Motorrad Design Studio

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01/30/2012

Munich. Edgar Heinrich (53) will be taking over the BMW Group's BMW Motorrad Design Studio as of July 1st 2012. He succeeds David Robb. After completing his university degree in design, Edgar Heinrich started his career as a motorcycle designer with BMW back in 1986.

4th Quarter BMW Council News Released

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11/17/2011
Munich, Germany

The 4/11 edition (4th quarter 2011) of the BMW Clubs International Council Newsletter is now online as a PDF at the Council's website.

3rd Quarter BMW Council News Released

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09/16/2011
Munich, Germany

The 3/11 edition (3rd quarter 2011) of the BMW Clubs International Council Newsletter is now online as a PDF at the Council's website.

R90S.com joins VBMWMO

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09/23/2011

Today we announce the merger of Andrew Macpherson's website, R90S.com, which focuses specifically on the BMW R90S model, into the Vintage BMW Motorcycle Owners club's more general website. By combining forces, we hope to increase awareness of this special model and provide a single place to find information about all vintage BMW motorcycles.

Days of ZAMM Ride - Follow Along!

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07/01/2011 - 07/30/2011
USA

This past winter, Ron Angert (VBMWMO #6949) had an idea, to ride his 1968 R60/2 across the country from his house in western Virginia to visit friends who are expecting a child in July. By mid January, the idea had turned into a plan, to ride out along the route that Robert Pirsig took in his book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, which runs from St.

Quail Motorcycle Gathering Review in Sports Car Digest

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06/10/2011

It's not often that the car people give we motorcyclists a lot of room in their media, but that's not the case with the four long pages that Sports Car Digest has given author and photographer William Edgar. His extensive piece reviewing this year's Quail Lodge Motorcycle Gathering, titled Bike Day Bliss, covers every aspect of the event in detail.

Photo © William Edgar

2nd Quarter BMW Council News Released

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06/01/2011
Munich, Germany

The 2/11 edition (2nd quarter 2011) of the BMW Clubs International Council Newsletter is now online as a PDF at the Council's website.

Chicago Vintage Racing Sets New Records!

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05/13/2011 - 05/15/2011
Maxton, NC

Chicago Vintage Racing (Daniel May and Rebecca Berneck) traveled to the ECTA (East Coast Timing Association) May 2011 meet in Maxton, North Carolina on May 13-15, 2011, with a vision to beat the standing land speed record in the P/PV-250/4 motorcycle class set last October, in addition to setting a new record in the MPS/VG-250/4 class.

Brooks Motor Works Landspeed Record Slide Show

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01/22/2011
South Sound BMW, Seattle/Tacoma Metro Area

If anyone is in the Seattle/Tacoma metro area, Kevin and Barbara Brooks will be giving a talk at South Sound BMW on January 22 about their efforts in setting land speed records at Bonneville in their R50/2 and R50/2 sidecar.

They will start around 6pm and there is a $12 admission fee, South Sound asks to call to RSVP. Contact information is:

South Sound Motorcycles

New Land Speed Records Set on R25/3

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10/30/2010 - 10/31/2010
Maxton, North Carolina

Word is in that long time vintage BMW rider and restorer, Daniel May and racer Rebecca Berneck, have just set three new top speed records in 250cc Vintage classes. Our congratulations go out to them!

The new top speed in the P/PV-250/4 class of 72.08536 mph was set at the Maxton Mile during the October ECTA meet there over the weekend of October 30 and 31 by Berneck. May set records in two other categories with the bike as well.

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