Northern Illinois BMW Riders

BMW Motorrad announced a slew of updates to their motorcycles for the 2025 model year; bikes with these new options will be available for ordering in August 2024 at your favorite BMW motorcycle dealer. Most …

It didn’t take a lot of prescience to figure out BMW Motorrad was going to produce an Adventure variant of the new R 1300 GS—the only thing fans were left wondering was when it would be …

Photos by Kandi Spangler and Bill Wiegand and courtesy of the BMW Performance Center. “Feel your butt!” That was the phrase etched into my brain 15 years ago when I had the opportunity to do …

Remember Kermit the Frog’s signature song and 1970 Sesame Street super-hit? Kermit’s ode to involuntary (and sometimes unpleasant) individuality was about the literal color green, but there’s a parallel with the figurative version—as in being …

Ride Vision’s recently introduced Pro2 system sets the standard for blind spot and distance/collision alerts for motorcycles. The Ride Vision Pro2 system features state-of-the-art AI and machine learning algorithms to offer riders real-time alerts during …

Imagine an eight-day trip—with six riding days—through Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Italy, all organized and led by the U.S. Rider Academy! The tour package includes a two-day Street Survival on-road training class at the BMW …

With the new Automated Shift Assistant (ASA), BMW Motorrad presents an innovative technical solution that makes riding simpler and more comfortable. True to the motto “Simplify your ride”, the riding experience is enhanced by automation …

  MOA’s national rally is just around the corner! click image for rally website  

Photos by Bill Snead Perhaps there’s a little moto-cultural myopia going on that causes us to consider “motorcycle training” as something that only involves actually riding the motorcycle—learning to do it or getting better at …

Obsession. Rumination. Insomnia. The angst of buying a motorcycle can be sweet torture. This ordeal may arrive unbidden. You don’t have to be out looking for a bike to end up smitten by some irresistible …