One of the most visually distinctive features of the big new BMWs are the headlights, with two rings of LEDs acting as daytime running lights (just like their cars), and a smart “third eye” in the center that is the cornerstone of the Adaptive Lighting system. Look closely and you’ll see a strong light pointing [...]

There’s no doubt about it, computers are invading bikes, from determining how much throttle you really want (ride-by-wire) to lighting the sparkplug, and everywhere in between. BMW’s K1600GTL is a veritable tech-de-force, but they’ve found a really simple way to let the rider control it all:

Conventional wisdom says that if you have to step up to a bulky dSLR if want high quality photographs. But in the last couple of years, Panasonic, Olympus, and Sony have challenged that wisdom, with ever-shrinking cameras that support interchangeable lenses and good image quality. Next up, Pentax, with their Lillipution Q: To perform this [...]

It’s hard being digital on the open road, because for every sleek and slim digital gadget there’s a correspondingly bulky and pannier-eating charger. Digital camera? Need a charger. Phone? Need a charger. Netbook? Need a charger. iPad? Need a charger. Get my drift? I’d imagine that I’m not the only one facing this conundrum – [...]

Spent a couple minutes at IMS speaking with Laurence Kuykendall of BMW Motrorrad. Got some questions from readers via Facebook thought that I’d ask BMW directly. Here is their response.

Victory introduced their new High-Ball in New York City last week. The venue was the iconic Amsterdam Billiards in Greenwhich Village. Took a couple of minutes to chat with Gary Gray, Product Manager, and talk about Victory’s touring models. Take a look:

Just a friendly reminder to join RoadRUNNER on Facebook if you haven’t already. Along with the Forum, it’s just another way to stay connected to the magazine and like-minded riders…

BMW Motorrad has introduced a Roadside Assistance app for the iPhone. Makes sense, since three years of roadside assistance comes with every new BMW motorcycle. If you are stuck in the middle of nowhere (but still have a cell phone signal), the app can transmit your GPS location and motorcycle details (model, color, etc…) to [...]

In the old day – the 1980s – “BMW motorcycle” conjured up images of middle-aged gents riding solid if quirky bikes that purposely avoided the trends and fashions of the day. In other words, BMW motorcycles were the Saabs of the motorcycling world. But times change, and so did BMW, first with creating the adventure [...]

Sigma is one of the largest third party lens makers, making lenses that fit on Canons, Nikons, Pentaxes, Sonys, and more. Good quality zoom lenses are often the difference between a good point-and-shoot and a good dSLR. There are size penalties, obviously, but if getting the shot is ultra important, dSLRs mated to nice lenses [...]