BMW Motard. Feb 09

In 2008, BMW Motorrad added seven new models to its local line-up which helped secure the exceptional result of 2,119 machines delivered to customers across both markets.
This represents growth of close to six percent for the year. The figure could have been even higher, since the biggest selling individual model, the BMW R 1200 GS was run out at the end of 2007 leaving dealers with no stock for almost three months until the facelifted BMW R 1200 GS arrived with the revised R 1200 GS Adventure, both of which were launched at the BMW GS Safari in March.Furthermore, the two most hotly anticipated all new machines joining the BMW family did not arrive until very late in the year: the BMW FG 800 GS and the BMW G 450 X. They were both launched in October.

Also joining the line up in 2008 were the BMW F 650 GS parallel twin preceded by the BMW G 650 Xcountry and G 650 Xmoto singles. The BMW F 800 GS arrived with a huge backlog of orders to be filled, only a few of which were actually delivered within the 2008 total, the remainder to be delivered in early 2009. BMW Motorrad has a busy year in 2009 with the arrival in March of the BMW K 1300 S, BMW K 1300 R and BMW K 1300 GT four-cylinder update models, while the long-awaited BMW HP2 Sport is destined for an imminent Australian debut. 2009 will see the launch of the Works Superbike Team and the debut of the BMW S 1000 RR.