Variable valve timing isn’t necessarily a new idea, but it is new to BMW motorcycles. With a freshly designed 1,254 cc two-cylinder flat engine, VVT is arriving in BMW bikes for the first time with an ...

BMW Motorrad has extended its ShiftCam (variable valve timing) technology and 1254cc boxer engines to the rest of the R range. It was introduced in September to the GS and RT 1250 models. BMW R 1250 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William covers motorbikes, E-bikes, cars, trucks and mobility tech. Not long ago, I reviewed BMWs beautiful R 18 retro cruiser ...

BMW Motorrad has revealed the engine details of its upcoming production-spec R 18 bobber The R 18 is powered by a 1802cc twin-cylinder boxer air-cooled engine with oil cooler. Transmission duties are ...

Details of the Big Boxer engine in the new BMW R 18 cruiser have finally been revealed in Munich overnight. The air/oil cooled boxer will have 1802cc of capacity and develop just 67kW (91hp) at ...

BMW Motorrad have taken the wraps off the ‘Big Boxer’ and it looks like it wants to pick up a fight. It is, after all, the biggest BMW boxer of all time. It will power the upcoming BMW R18 which we ...

Water-cooled, single-cylinder 4-stroke engine, four valves, two overhead camshafts and cam followers, wet sump lubrication ...