Ahead of its time: Ben Brown:
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Ahead of its time: Ben Brown:
READY Issue №1 BMW Motorrad Lifestyle & Equipment Magazine 2016 Ahead of its time: The BMW Motorrad Street AIR system Ben Brown: Adventure in the Alps BMW Financial Services BMW Motorrad BMW Financial Services BMW FINANCIAL SERVICES The ultimate riding machine needs the ultimate in finance. And BMW Motorrad has it covered. Now, with BMW Financial Services, you can get finance on rider equipment and accessories when you sign the contract on your new vehicle. Just ask your BMW Motorrad dealer for more information. Itching for action and the sun isn’t up yet? There’s no better feeling. You’ll get even more out of your day this way. Find the right equipment at bmw-motorrad.com fers of BMW Financial Services may not be available in all countries. Please consult your local BMW Motorrad dealer about the actual valid finance offer in your country. READY MAGAZINE EALSUT/ SOME DREAMS DON’T HOPE FOR THE ONL YBEST. BEGIN TAKE IT WITH YOU. WHEN YOU WAKE UP. The Ultimate The U Riding Machine Riding READY MAGAZINE MASSUB/ The Ultimate Riding Machine DON’T HOPE FOR THE BEST. TAKE IT WITH YOU. BMW FINANCIAL SERVICES The ultimate riding machine needs the ultimate in finance. And BMW Motorrad has it covered. Now, with BMW Financial Services, you can get finance on rider equipment and accessories when you sign the contract on your new vehicle. Just ask your BMW Motorrad dealer for more information. The offers of BMW Financial Services may not be available in all countries. Please consult your local BMW Motorrad dealer about the actual valid finance offer in your country. 4 / Editorial 4 / Editorial BMW Motorrad BMW Motorrad Wake Wake up. up. This This isis your your day. day. It It lies lies before before you you like like aa blank blank page. page. Fill Fill it it up. up. Give Give it it life. life. It’s It’s nono diff diff erent erent with with what what you you wear. wear. Do Do it it your your way. way. 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In the following In the following pages, we pages, focuswe onfocus the fascination on the fascination and and thrill of riding thrill ofmotorcycles riding motorcycles and what and heightens what heightens the emotions the emotions we feel when we feelwe when do it:we thedoclothes it: the clothes that make that usmake look and us look feeland feel good, and good, the technology and the technology that offers that usoffers optimum us optimum protection protection so so We alsoWe shine also the shine spotlight the spotlight on the equipment on the equipment that makes that makes we can enjoy we can every enjoy metre everyofmetre the ride. of the ride. motorcycling motorcycling even better even and better safer. and Wesafer. don’tWe justdon’t offerjust products offer products To remind To us remind of these us ofthings theseand things provide and provide inspiration, inspiration, this this that stand that upstand to theup most to the rigorous most rigorous tests in the tests industry in the industry – we are– we are edition isedition packed is with packed stories withbased storiesaround basedthe around BMW theMotorrad BMW Motorrad proud ofproud the fact ofthat the fact we design that wethem design ourselves. them ourselves. This is how Thiswe is how we LifestyleLifestyle & Equipment & Equipment collection. collection. approach approach every aspect everyofaspect motorcycling, of motorcycling, from rider from equipment rider equipment to to BecauseBecause we are motorcyclists we are motorcyclists ourselves, ourselves, we knowwe exactly know exactly nancial services. We are more We are than more motorcycle than motorcycle manufacturers manufacturers – – how it feels howwhen it feels you when put you on your put on gear your andgear prepare and prepare yourselfyourself for financial for fiservices. we offerwe theoffer whole thepackage. whole package. Since 1978, Sincewe 1978, havewe always have always a new experience: a new experience: crossingcrossing off the days off the before daysunforgettable, before unforgettable, designed designed our riderour equipment rider equipment to complement to complement our motorcycle our motorcycle action-packed action-packed tours; the tours; bends thethat bends youthat took; you thetook; places theand places and models. models. At the same At the time, same wetime, havewe tried have to remain tried toatremain the forefront at the forefront roads that roads youthat discovered; you discovered; the landscapes the landscapes that youthat travelled you travelled of innovation of innovation with ourwith products. our products. through;through; the unknown, the unknown, waiting for waiting you to forcome you toand come discover and discover it. it. We are proud verytoproud announce to announce the latest the groundbreaking latest groundbreaking The loveThe of motorcycling love of motorcycling encompasses encompasses all of these all ofthings. these things. We are very additionaddition to our product to our product range inrange this magazine: in this magazine: the the This is what This drives is whatyou. drives you. BMW BMW Motorrad Street AIR. Street It’s AIR. one of It’sthe onemost of the advanced most advanced In this issue In this weissue will meet we will themeet multi-talented the multi-talented Ben Brown, Ben as Brown, he as he Motorrad motorcycling motorcycling safety systems safety systems in the world, in thewhich world,uses which uses gets up before gets updawn, before sets dawn, off to sets discover off to discover the seductive the seductive wild beauty wild beauty technology technology previously previously only available only available to professional to professional MotoGPMotoGP of the Alps, of the and Alps, records and records his experiences his experiences for us infor a webisode. us in a webisode. riders – riders now it –can now offer it can youoffer protection you protection on everyon tour. every tour. The newThe BMW newMotorrad BMW Motorrad LifestyleLifestyle & Equipment & Equipment collection collection is for everyone is for everyone who lives who andlives breathes and breathes motorcycles. motorcycles. It’s for It’s for everyone everyone who gets who up gets in theup morning in the morning ready forready the adventure for the adventure each new each daynew brings. day brings. Happy reading! Happy reading! Jürgen Lubos Jürgen Lubos BMW Motorrad Aftersales Head ofHead BMWofMotorrad Aftersales bmw-motorrad.com bmw-motorrad.com 6 / Index 6 / Index BMW Motorrad BMW Motorrad Lifestyle & Equipment Lifestyle & Magazine Equipment2016 Magazine 2016 UrbanUrban —8 —8 A new A new day. day. A new A new direction. direction. Ben Brown Ben Brown Interview Interview — 44— 44 Out Out there, there, thethe possibilities possibilities areare endless. endless. Every Every day day is diff is diff erent. erent. You’re ready, You’reearlier ready,than earlier thethan rest.the rest. You’ve got You’ve yourgot gear. your Yougear. feelYou feel good in good it. Youinfeel it. You safefeel in it.safe It’s in time. it. It’s time. The street Theisstreet callingisyou. calling you. Safety Safety — 22— 22 We headed We headed up to theupAlps to the with Alps Benwith Brown BentoBrown watchtothe watch sun the rise.sun rise. We talked Wetotalked him about to himmotorcycling about motorcycling and he recorded and he recorded a vlog a vlog episodeepisode for us. for us. Ahead Ahead of of itsits time. time. The BMW The BMW Motorrad Motorrad Street Street AIR system AIR system ConquerConquer the streets the and streets experience and experience the brand thenew brand new BMW Motorrad BMW Motorrad Street AIR Street system. AIR system. Sven Kirschning, Sven Kirschning, the BMW theMotorrad BMW Motorrad product product designerdesigner responsible responsible for Street forAIR, Street explains AIR, explains in an interview in an interview why thiswhy newthis wearable new wearable airbag means airbagthat means motorcycling that motorcycling has never has been never safer. been safer. Care — Care 50 — 50 Make Make every every rideride as good as good as the as the first.first. BMW Motorrad BMW Motorrad Days — Days 29 — 29 TheThe 15th15th BMW BMW Motorrad Motorrad Days. Days. Adventure Adventure — 30 — 30 Born Born forfor adventure. adventure. You’re free You’re to follow free toevery follow whim. every whim. And youAnd dress you todress be ready. to be ready. Motorsport Motorsport — 52 — 52 Seize Seize thethe dayday with with both both hands. hands. PracticePractice in your dreams. in your dreams. 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Women’s cut also available. cut also available. Messenger bag Messenger bag Trendy bag made Trendy from bagwaxed, made from waxed, water-repellent water-repellent canvas. Interior: canvas. Interior: (left to right) (left San to Diego right)men’s San Diego jacketmen’s / Messenger jacket /bag Messenger / BMW Motorrad bag / BMW capMotorrad / BMW Logo cap /men’s BMW softshell Logo men’s jacket softshell / jacket / San Diego women’s San Diego jacket women’s / Motorsport jacket /kids’ Motorsport bike kids’ bike equipped with equipped padded with 17 inch padded 17 inch DownTown jacket DownTown Men/women jacket Men/women laptop holder laptop and water holder bottle and water bottle Half-length 2-in-1 Half-length jacket with 2-in-1 jacket with holder. 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BMW BMW Motorrad Motorrad Lifestyle & Equipment Magazine 2016 2016 Lifestyle & Equipment Magazine UrbanUrban / 15 / 15 Left page to(left right) Roadster women’s shirt / Soulfuel cap / Ride T-shirtT-shirt / BMW/ Logo hat / BMW case / case Roadster stickersticker set / BMW / bag / Left(left page toConcept right) Concept Roadster women’s shirt / Soulfuel cap Wild / Ridechildren’s Wild children’s BMWchildren’s Logo children’s hat / Logo BMWpencil Logo pencil / Roadster set / Logo BMWtravel Logo bag travel Transforming men’s men’s T-shirtT-shirt // Right// page to(left right) / BMW/ Logo / R nineT men’s men’s T-shirtT-shirt / BMW/ Logo jeans /jeans BMW/ Logo sneakers / Transforming Right(left page toBMW right) Logo BMWwater Logo bottle water bottle BMWmug Logo/ BMW mug / Logo BMWbraces Logo braces / R nineT BMWunisex Logo unisex BMWunisex Logo unisex sneakers / Vintage men’s men’s T-shirtT-shirt / Ride Wild top top Vintage / Ridewomen’s Wild women’s 16 / Urban 16 / Urban BMW BMW Motorrad Motorrad Left page to(left right) trousers, men &men women / Wild women’s T-shirtT-shirt / BMW/ Motorrad Easy Tube BMW/ Logo cap / Legend helmethelmet / Ride sunglasses / R nineT rear bag / Roadster towel /towel / Left(left page toCity right) City trousers, & women / Wild women’s BMW Motorrad Easy/Tube BMWchildren’s Logo children’s cap / Legend / Ride sunglasses / R nineT rear bag / Roadster Vintage cap / San women’s jacket jacket // Right// page to(left right) top / BMW vest / Vintage unisexunisex jacket jacket / Roadster women’s T-shirtT-shirt / Roadster badgebadge set / Rset nineT Vintage capDiego / San Diego women’s Right(left page toBMW right) Logo BMWwomen’s Logo women’s top / Logo BMWmen’s Logo men’s vest / Vintage / Roadster women’s / Roadster / R nineT aluminium seat hump cover /cover Vintage unisexunisex hooded sweatshirt / Roadster unisexunisex beaniebeanie / R nineT mini model aluminium seat hump / Vintage hooded sweatshirt / Roadster / R nineT mini model Lifestyle & Equipment Magazine 2016 2016 Lifestyle & Equipment Magazine UrbanUrban / 17 / 17 For Forgoing goingout. out. 18 / Urban 18 / Urban For Forwork. work. BMW BMW Motorrad Motorrad Lifestyle & Equipment Magazine 2016 2016 Lifestyle & Equipment Magazine UrbanUrban / 19 / 19 Left page to (left right) men’s men’s jacket jacket / BMW/ Logo / Roadster wallet /wallet Roadster keyringkeyring / BMW/ Logo / BMW/ Logo pen / Roadster men’s men’s knittedknitted jacket jacket / Messenger bag // bag // Left(left page toDownTown right) DownTown BMWumbrella Logo umbrella / Roadster / Roadster BMWnotebook Logo notebook BMWballpoint Logo ballpoint pen / Roadster / Messenger Right page to(left right) Logo wallet / BMW/ BMW Logo watch / BMW/ BMW Logo men’s polo shirt, / Roadster women’s blouseblouse / DownTown glovesgloves / BMW/ BMW Logo men’s shirt, Blue BMW/ BMW Logo belt / belt / Right(left page to BMW right) BMW Logo wallet Logo watch Logo men’s polo White shirt, White / Roadster women’s / DownTown Logo men’s shirt,/ Blue Logo BMW BMW Logo men’s short-sleeved shirt / BMW short-sleeved blouseblouse / Roadster women’s jacket jacket Logo men’s short-sleeved shirt / Logo BMWwomen’s Logo women’s short-sleeved / Roadster women’s MONDAY MONDAY TUESDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY EVERY EVERY DAY DAY 22 / Safety 22 / Safety BMW Motorrad BMW Motorrad Lifestyle & Equipment Lifestyle & Magazine Equipment2016 Magazine 2016 A world A world first –fiand rst –aand newa way newfor way you forto you show to show others others the way. the way. Equipped Equipped like alike pioneer a pioneer should should be, and be,prepared and prepared for the forbest the that’s best that’s yet toyet come. to come. Ready Ready for something for something unforgettable, unforgettable, with only with the onlyhorizon the horizon out inout front in front of you, of and you,the andworld the world at your at your feet. feet. AHEAD AHEAD OF OF ITS ITS TIME. TIME. The BMW The Motorrad BMW Motorrad Street AIR Street system AIR system Until now the Untilwearable now theairbag wearable system airbag was system reserved wasexclusively reserved exclusively It offers flexible, It offers active flexible, protection active protection that you can thatrely youon, can wherever rely on, wherever for MotoGP forriders. MotoGP Now riders. BMW Now Motorrad BMW and Motorrad Alpinestars and Alpinestars are are your fancyyour takes fancy you.takes Sensors you.inSensors the vestinrecognize the vest recognize an impactan impact bringing itbringing from theitracetrack from the to racetrack the road. toThe the road. unique The protective unique protective within 30 to within 60 milliseconds 30 to 60 milliseconds – depending – depending on the typeonand theseverity type and – severity – technology technology is the result is the of years resultofofintensive years of intensive research and research and and high-tech and high-tech compressed compressed air tanks fiair ll the tanks chambers fill the chambers within within development, development, countless countless crash testscrash and hundreds tests and hundreds of thousands of thousands 25 milliseconds. 25 milliseconds. MaximumMaximum protectionprotection in the blinkinof the anblink eye. of an eye. of test kilometres. of test kilometres. It’s worn by It’sthose wornwho by those don’twho just wait don’tfor just new wait for new innovations, innovations, but who keep but who pacekeep with pace them,with kilometre them, by kilometre by kilometre, kilometre, and day byand day.day by day. The BMWThe Motorrad BMW Street Motorrad AIRStreet system AIR is system ready when is ready you when are. you are. Simply zipSimply up thezip jacket up the to activate jacket tothe activate system the forsystem your next for ride. your next ride. Street AIR Dry Street jacket AIR Dry jacket Safety / 23 Safety / 23 24 / Safety 24 / Safety BMW Motorrad BMW Motorrad Lifestyle &Magazine Equipment Magazine 2016 Lifestyle & Equipment 2016 Sven Kirschning Sven Kirschning BMW Product Motorrad Product Development BMW Motorrad Development Safety / 25 Safety / 25 Mr Kirschning, whyMotorrad is BMW Motorrad are the advantages of the system? Mr Kirschning, why is BMW offering offering What are What the advantages of the system? Street AIRnow? system now? the Streetthe AIR system Because system works independently in Because the systemthe works independently in We had a huge in it right the full driver has fullHe flexibility. We had a huge interest ininterest it right from the from the the jacket,the the jacket, driver has flexibility. can useHe can use At themarket system’s market the head product With theRace DoubleR AIR, we already any motorcycle on theprotection. system’s protection. At the system’s launch, thelaunch, head product beginning.beginning. With the DoubleR AIR, Race we already any motorcycle and rely onand therely system’s spokeabout in-depth about the company’s hadthat a system that was purely designed purely built in such it can deploy in collisions developer developer spoke in-depth the company’s had a system was designed for use on for use It’son built in It’s such a way that ait way can that deploy in collisions latest innovation, unique AIR system. the racetrack. So itawas just aof question fromofallangles, kinds of angles, suchthe as driver when the driver latest innovation, the uniquethe Street AIRStreet system. the racetrack. So it was just question time of time from all kinds such as when when bring we would outfor a system forIn road use. In isatstanding a traffi andinto is driven when we would out abring system road use. is standing a traffic at light andcislight driven from into from Alpinestars, havewith a partner can by behind anotherThe motorist. BMW Motorrad Alpinestars, we have a we partner whomwith we whom can webehind anotherby motorist. BMWThe Motorrad offer this system. exclusivelyexclusively offer this system. canboth be used thethe rider and the Street AIRStreet can beAIR used by theboth riderbyand areseveral alreadyairbag several airbag systems pillion passenger. What’s more, the system doesn’t There areThere already systems pillion passenger. What’s more, the system doesn’t for motorcyclists on theWhy market. 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Without usingattached ripcords to attached to the motorcycle, compromising compromising of movement using ripcords the motorcycle, freedom offreedom movement you get you get youthe only getprotection the right protection under certain additional protection that normally you don’thave, normally have, you only get right under certain additional protection that you don’t circumstances. case of afor collision, forand whichand which is only noticeable when it is needed. circumstances. In the caseInofthe a collision, is only noticeable when it is needed. example, it’sfor possible for the to deploy it’s alsothat fantastic that the airbag example, it’s possible the system to system deploy too Oftoo course,Of it’scourse, also fantastic the airbag late. With electronic systems, the disadvantage is performs than conventional late. With electronic systems, the disadvantage is performs better thanbetter conventional protection.protection. thatisthe drivertoisalimited a specific motorcycle. 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An intelligent and there were no distractions controller unit in the unit backinprotector. intelligent and there were no distractions that might that havemight led have led algorithmthe evaluates theregisters data andsudden registers sudden to a potentially situation. You have to algorithm evaluates data and to a potentially dangerousdangerous situation. You have to If a dangerous situation occurs, consider the consider how fast the systemeven operates: even though anomalies.anomalies. If a dangerous situation occurs, the how fast the system operates: though system needs about 30 to 60 milliseconds,the rider isthe riderofisthe aware of the deployment, the reaction system needs about 30 to 60 milliseconds, aware deployment, the reaction on the severity and of the accident, time that is sohe’s slowalready that he’s already driven onwards dependingdepending on the severity and angle of theangle accident, time is so slow driven onwards to send a deploy command. 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The BMWThe Motorrad BMW Street Motorrad AIRStreet system AIR consists systemofconsists of a breathable a breathable airbag vestairbag and its vest compatible and its compatible Street Street AIR Dry jacket. AIR Dry It works jacket.independently It works independently from the from the motorcycle, motorcycle, without ripcords withoutor ripcords any additional or any additional extraneousextraneous sensors. Intelligent sensors. Intelligent sensors recognize sensors recognize a a collision within collision 30 to within 60 milliseconds 30 to 60 milliseconds – depending – depending on its typeon and itsseverity. type andThey severity. activate They highly activate efficient highly efficient compressed compressed air tanks, air which tanks, fill air which chambers fill air chambers in in 25 milliseconds, 25 milliseconds, so you’re so fully you’re protected fully protected within within 85 milliseconds. 85 milliseconds. At 100 to At 400 100 milliseconds, to 400 milliseconds, the the blink of anblink eye typically of an eyetakes typically at least takes twice at least as long. twice as long. from top to bottom: from topStreet to bottom: AIR vest Street / Street AIR AIR vestDry / Street jacket AIR (also Dryavailable jacket (also in Grey/Black) available in Grey/Black) Safety / 27 Safety / 27 Lifestyle & Equipment Lifestyle & Magazine Equipment2016 Magazine 2016 THE THE 15TH 15TH BMW BMW MOTORRAD MOTORRAD DAYS. DAYS. otorrad BMW Motorrad The UltimateThe Ultimate Riding Machine Riding Machine A custom-build A custom-build saves thesaves day. the day. 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