from www.visordown.com

Ich Ben Ein Berliner! Wait, umm, BMWs are made in Munich. Well, it IS German, and all that really matters is that this is one fine piece of engineering. With over 170 ponies and over 100ft-lbs of torque, this piece of Bavarian ingenuity truly is a naked beast. And yet, the ride is supremely confident and settled, especially with the ESA (electronic suspension adjustment) and anti-slip control (ASC). Somehow we think that BMW has a case of TMA (too many acronyms.) But we digress…

This is a great bike. Maybe you’ll look like a bit of a poser, riding a $15,000 naked bike, but hey, really, guys like me will just be jealous of you. I say if you can swing the sticker price, this is a bike that will treat you very well and be a hell of a fun ride.

Over at Visor Down they got a chance to run this bike through it’s paces and have a full review for your reading pleasure.

Honestly, I’m not sure what was done to this BMW K1300R. I just know it was beastified. It looks evil. And I like it.

Modded and tuned by the German firm Wonderlich, this Beemer won’t be winning any awards for sexy, but I bet it rides nice

from www.motorcycle.com

For a while I’ve had an ambition to cross the US – from California to New York and then back to California – on a motorcycle. And I’ve been taking really long looks at the new versions of any sport-touring motorcycles out there – from the FJR1300 to BMW’s models.

I would definitely have to give the ’09 version of the new BMW K1300 some serious consideration, not only for its power, but for its utter stability (which is something my current steed lacks). I also have short legs, and the option for a lower seat height would be a welcome one for me.

Motorcycle.com has a good review covering all the changes from last year’s K1300 model (and plenty of pictures too!)

from www.motorcyclistonline.com

If you’re in the market for a large displacement supermoto – I guess megamoto is the right word – do yourself a favor and check out motorcyclist online’s comparo looking at the Ducati Hypermotard, KTM 950 Supermoto, Buel XB12STT, and BMW HP2 Megamoto.

I’ve been wondering about the KTM for a while and it’s nice to see a good review of it, but any one of these bikes would be mounds of fun. Anyway, do yourself a favor and hop on over to the review if you feel like spending a bit of time on moto reading – the review is 9 pages long!