2014 BMW Motorrad Days
40,000 people flocked to Garmisch -- the same figure as 2013 – with the trend towards motorcycle ‘lifestyle’ clearly evident among the assembled throngBMW Motorrad Days is over for another year, with the huge motorcycle party in Garmisch attracting 40,0000 people and a number of special guests including Australia’s Troy Corser, a BMW ambassador; Michael Dunlop, who secured three victories at the recent Isle of Man Tourist Trophy; Valerie Thompson, America's fastest woman who recently set a straight-line speed record on her S 1000 RR, and designer Roland Sands, who brought along a converted BMW R nine T
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The trend towards motorcycling as a lifestyle -- already clearly in evidence last year -- was even more pronounced this time round, with Ace Café, Motodrom and some great BMW conversions reflecting a richly varied motorcycle culture.
Guests were able to test ride the nineT as well as all the other current BMW models, but for those who missed out due to the huge interest there was a high-tech solution -- the nineT simulator: Oculus Rift VR goggles, headphones, a ventilator and a BMW
R nineT to sit on provided such a realistic ride in a 3D film that the user would sometimes hang out into the arms of the onlookers.
The BMW Concept Roadster was also featured -- a show bike that is designed to point the way forward to future BMW roadsters.
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