To arrive in Motorrad showrooms is one of the more interesting new bmw motorcycles of recent times, the BMW’s HP2 Megamoto. Some motorcycle manufacturers such as Ducati have developed 1000cc plus uber motards as motard motorcycles have grown its importance in the industry and market share. And now here comes the most inexorable and single-minded street bike BMW Motorrad has ever produced. The legendary Boxer-twin powerplant pumps out an admirable 113 bhp with an impressive 115Nm of torque. Built with some remarkably one-of-a-kind composite and metallurgical materials for a street bike, the Megamoto weighs in at just 179kg. It therefore gives the bike a mightily impressive, arm-wrenching power to weight ratio. A key goal for BMW engineers has been to deliver pure character that is full of performance throughout the Megamoto’s  [...]

Modern sporting motorcycles can come with a near dizzying array of suspension adjustability. Pre-load, compression damping, rebound, high-speed damping, low-speed damping, etc. Where to start? Before you start looking over your bike to see what we’re talking about, please note this article is primarily intended for the sportbike rider. Most cruisers have little or no suspension adjustability. You either live with what the factory gave you, you have your suspension components upgraded with after market units, or have the internal bits replaced by a professional. The easiest and most important adjustment you can make is to set the static sag. Sag is just what it sounds like – how much the bike sags when you’re on it. Ideally your sag should be from 25 to 30 mm, or 1 to 1 ½ inches, on most bikes. To find out where  [...]