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Question of the Day: Single-sided or Double-Sided Swingarms

The classic form versus function debate A couple of weeks ago, Ducati pulled the covers off its seventh-generation superbike, the 2025 Panigale V4 and V4 S. The new Panigale introduced a number of changes to the engine, chassis and electronics, aimed at pushing the performance envelope even further. There was one particular change that we knew was going to be polarizing: the change from a single-sided swingarm to a double-sided swingarm.

BMW F 900 GS Rally Prototype Review

Rallye-Comeback? At BMW Motorrad, vehicle development has been in the hands of passionate off-road rider Christof Lischka for a number of years, and the last official two-cylinder Dakar bike from the Munich-based company, built in 2001 for Nani Roma, is displayed in his office. With such an object before your eyes, you probably can't help but think at least once a day about how to conjure up something from the current motorbike product portfolio to make off-road sport happen again at BMW.

BMW Reports Q2 2013 Results – 15.5% Increase Produces Record Quarter

BMW reported a record second quarter with sales of 40,209 motorcycles for the three months ended June 30, 2013. The quarter saw a year-on-year increase of 15.5% from sales of 34,816 motorcycles reported in 2012. For the year to date, BMW has sold 64,941 motorcycles, also a record for first half sales in the company’s 90 years in the motorcycle business (those numbers however do include 1,110 Husqvarna motorcycles sold in the first quarter before the brand was acquired by Pierer Industries.) The record half comes in the face of a worldwide decline of 7.1% for motorcycles 500cc and larger over the first six months.