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MOTORREADS: 30 March 2009

mika

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BMW PressClub ÔÇô Spain

Enduro Championship Spain / Ponts (1 / 6)
27.03.2009


Salminen, BMW China and Bern?írdez Adventure, on the podium Ponts (Lleida) .- Juha Salminen was second in the absolute classification and Aaron Bern?írdez seconds at E3 with the BMW G 450 X BMW China Adventure Burn.

The debut of the team in Ponts was held with two podiums. Salminen is placed second in the overall championship scratch, while Ivan Cervantes Bern?írdez accompanied on the podium in E3, ahead of a Marko Tarkkala, three times runner's world. The young Carlos Andreu was not so lucky and after about ten E2 early the first day, today did not exit because it was sick.

Bern?írdez Aaron, meanwhile, showed the enormous potential of the G 450 X for fourth place on the first day at E3 after a great comeback and finished second today after a dramatic pilot that led him to match the times of some of the best pilots world.
The thirteen times world champion Juha Salminen grazed perfection in his debut with the BMW. Salminen will dispute the championship of Spain to complete within the team and BMW China Adventure Burn was placed second after finishing second all the first day and third day. In the final special of the day came second, but an ankle and bent down the pace for fear of being injured. At the end of the incident was not physical, but he lost by a second square of the second day.

Juha Salminen: "It was a perfect start of the season. It was the first race of the year and the first BMW, so do not expect anything concrete because we did not have references. The result is not bad and I think we are ready to start the World Cup in Portugal next week, we had no major problems. I am very happy with the bike. "

Aaron Bern?írdez: "Starting well is fantastic, one pass. The bike has been perfect all weekend ... Go far! I have had great discomfort in the shoulder still with the last injury and I was charged the neck a lot, but I could finish well the two days. I am very happy and I dedicate the podium to the team, which has done a great job and the sponsors, especially China Aventura, which support us to stop and make all this possible. "


BMW PressClub Austria

Austrian Launch Campaign 'Style Icon' for the launch of the BMW F 800 R
26.03.2009



Salzburg. It is time, once the bike from a different angle of view. BMW Motorrad therefore placed in a shoot for the current campaign for the launch of the BMW F 800 R on the eyes of a woman.

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Because the new BMW F 800 R is far from the stereotype of a "Naked Bike". As true Allrounderin is the BMW F 800 R desirable by the design, even for new games to go and the best available in the everyday traffic - and they offer personalization through extensive facilities for bike and driver. A "smart tool" of modern urban life. She is also a high quality bike on the 800 class, and thus ideal for short breaks and weekend trips.

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Away from conventional perspective and authenticity to the image so the briefing was called to the Vienna photographer Irene Schaur who have repeated their talent at work for Playboy or the Sports Magazine impressively has demonstrated.

The only BMW motorcycle Austria developed launch campaign, Style Icon ', their shoots from April in the Austrian motorcycle lifestyle, and media to see.

Irene Schaur about working with the F 800 R: "motorcycle, that is pure machine, tamed by humans. But here is the design in the foreground, the bike becomes a self-cast and shows like the photographer. , Making of 'is the ideal subject. "

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BMW F 800 R - from 9 May at all BMW Motorrad partners.

With the new R 800 R BMW Motorrad completes the logical extension of the F 800-series model and presents a sporty, high driving dynamics and maximum driving pleasure designed roadster segment in the middle-Naked Bikes.

As drive the F 800 R is a parallel twin with four-valve technology and 798 cc. Nominal makes the engine 64 kW/87 hp at about 8,000 min-1 and produces a torque of 86 Nm at approximately 6,000 min-1. The mass balance of the parallel-Twins is via a serial Motorradbau remains unique system in which an additional Schwenkpleuel the mass forces, first and second-order balance and ensure that the twin-cylinder vibration and thus unusual for the driver especially pleasant to work is . Important contributions to the exceptional driving dynamics of the new F 800 R afford even the low dry weight of approximately 182 kg or about 204 kg with full and specifically to the requirements of a sporting Naked bikes tailored suspensions Zweiarm-rear swingarm. The dynamic style and intended use of a sports Naked Bikes accordingly, the new F 800 R also has a secondary drive with O-ring chain.

The chassis is in accordance with the requirements of dynamic roadster in the best handling, agility and steering, and thus to maximize driving pleasure on winding country roads designed, but not at high speed, for example, on the highway, cut in the track to make loyalty.

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All information about the shooting at www.f800r.at
Information about the photographer under www.ireneschaur.com





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