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This year more than 40,000 visitors once again turned the festival grounds at the Hausberg mountain into the world’s biggest BMW Motorrad meeting. The magnifi- cent sunshine and glorious blue skies made it the Sa- turday with the most visitors ever at the BMW Motorrad Days. Fans of BMW Motorrad attended from as far away as Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, the USA, Canada, South Korea, India, the Philippines and Australia all undertaking the long ride to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Around 80 exhibitors presented new products as well as introducing many visitors to the world of customising, tuning and accessories. BMW Motorrad took the opportinity to present the new BMW R nine T / 5; a motorcycle which echoes the legendary BMW R 75/5 of 1969. True to the motto “clas- sic, authentic, original – and air-cooled”, the four bikes shown on the festival grounds went straight to heart of the fans as reflected by the almost euphoric reaction to the latest BMW Motorrad model. Two concept bikes by BMW Motorrad also proved to be special highlights. Firstly, the BMW Motorrad Vision DC Roadster, an electrically powered naked bike and then the BMW Motorrad Concept R 18 custom bike with a large-capacity boxer engine for the cruiser segment. The Concept R 18 was also the centrepiece of the new Heritage Area which thrilled many visitors with its many attractions and its relaxed atmosphere. Motorsport enthusiasts were also catered for in a number of ways. For example at the autograph sessions of Helmut Dähne, the TT winner of 1976 or also at the live broadcasts of the Superbike World Championship in Donington, England where Tom Sykes from the BMW Motorrad WorldSBK team took the first pole position for NEWS MAGAZINE 81 TRAVERSE 81