1976-1984/1986-1992 BMW R100RS
The new flagship of the small BMW fleet is really some motorcycle, as it ought to be for a cool $4500 on the road. It is new in several regards,...
2004 BMW R 1200 GS
The little clearing in the scrub is perfect for the night’s camp. Plenty of firewood, no chance of human visitors, comfortable ground to roll the swag out on and a...
1980 BMW R80G/S
The BMW R80G/S is an important motorcycle. Not because it will sell a million. It won't. Not because it’s everyone's ideal. It may be, but it's $5000. Not because it’s...
BMW R75/5
Living with a BMW for any length of time is like being exposed to old guard aristocracy. One is continually aware of the need to tidy up shortcomings, to make...
1975 BMW R90S
There is universal agreement among motorcycle enthusiasts that the BMW is about the world’s finest motorcycle. The marque still seems to set a standard all but unapproachable by most makes...
Kel Wearne
Kel Wearne, also known as Captain Flashbulb, was Australia’s answer to Hunter S Thompson, and throughout the 1970s and early 1980s was very prolific in Two Wheels, writing epic long...
1980 BMW R100S
For Captain Flashbulb, (aka Kel Wearne) long-distance rally runs on BMW’s R100S and RT created new impressions of the Bavarian Boxer in a realm beyond mere massed panniers and fairings....