We approached the launch of the K1200RS with some trepidation, thinking BMW was introducing a bigger-bore, still-buzzy sportbike to replace their aging sport-tourer, the K1100RS. We were wrong on all counts.

A nice, quaint review of a nice, quaint BMW.

Sitting in a roadside cafe in Santa Monica the future was clear: At the curb, BMW's new R1100R standard. On the map, a route north. A day to do it.

MOrons of yore give their impressions of the '95 BMW R1100RS.

While the F 650 is a recent addition to BMW's line-up, the German marque has a long history of producing single-cylinder powered motorcycles. Starting in 1925 with the R39 model all the way to the R27 in 1966, BMW produced more than 230,000