MOTORRAD DAYS
The 18th edition of
the BMW Motorrad Days
from July 6 to 8, 2018 at
the foot of the Zugspi-
tze mountain was a re-
sounding success once
again. Apart from the
rainy Friday, it was a
sunny summer weekend
with 35,000 visitors from
all over the world com-
ing to the world’s biggest
meeting of fans and rid-
ers of the BMW Motorrad brand.
The motorcycle fans with and without bikes not only
came from Germany and its neighbouring countries, but
from a total of 30 other countries including; Brazil, Can-
ada, South Africa, Japan, Russia, the USA, China, Korea,
Thailand, Latin America and India.
For many of the guests it was not their first time at
BMW Motorrad Days. What better place to talk shop with
like-minded motorcycle fans, ride through the Alpine
foothills together and party into the early morning hours?
Around 80 exhibitors from the areas Customizing, Tun-
ing and Accessories presented their new products and a
packed program definitely made the visit worth while.
The fans made great use of the opportunity of meeting
the BMW Motorrad product specialists in person, to talk
shop in the exhibition tent and to get to know the current
generation of BMW Motorrad models.
As usual a number of special guests responded to the in-
vitation, for example the actor and documentary film-mak-
er Hannes Jaenicke, the
singer Wincent Weiss
as well as photographer
and adventurer Michael
Martin.
While visitors were
stunned by the BMW
Drift Show with Ritz-
mann Motorsport, the
freestyle artists Mattie
Griffin and Dirk Man-
derbach and the wall-
of-death show, visitors
could also take part in the two-wheel action. More than 750
participants enjoyed some offroad riding in the Enduro
Park and over 170 little guests attended the Kids Trial Tast-
er Training on electric bikes.
More than 100 motorcycle enthusiasts with no licence
used the opportunity to get to know this fascinating hob-
by by taking taster rides under professional guidance. The
biking action was rounded off with a motorcycle parade
consisting of around 200 bikes as well as a classic parade
with 30 vintage motorcycles.
In 2018 as well, it was above all the keenly enthusiastic
guests that turned the BMW Motorrad Days into an unfor-
gettable event. This year, guests consumed a record 20,000
litres of beer, 17,000 litres of soft drinks and 1,400 kilos of
“pork hax’n” among other things.
What is more, visitors had the chance of winning two
brand-new BMW motorcycles as part of the event pin
sales: a BMW F 850 GS and a BMW R nineT Racer with spe-
cial equipment.
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