BMW Motorrad teases Marshall partnership, likely for upcoming BMW R18 bagger and tourer.
The BMW R18 line up is about grow bigger this year and, if BMW Motorrad’s latest teaser is anything to go by, they will likely feature premium audio systems from Marshall fitted.
The legendary British audio masters arguably holds a very special place in both pop culture and rock & roll history. This collaboration sees Marshall making its maiden venture into manufacturing motorcycle audio components, and the teaser indicates that the new R18 variants are where these novel new hardware will debut first.
We’ve known for some time that these two new variations of the boxer-powered retro cruiser are coming, and it looks set to happen very soon. This tie-in seems all the more fitting considering the popular use of audio systems in this genre of bikes.
In other words, you could soon match the R18’s ‘Rock & Roll’ ride mode with matching tunes blasting from a set of on-board Marshall speakers…