Woodcliff Lake, NJ – February 29, 2008… Motorcyclists asking
for lower seat heights… your prayers have been answered. BMW
Motorrad is pleased to announce that a Low Suspension option
will be available, beginning in March, on 2008 BMW R 1200 GS, R
1200 R, and R 1200 RT models.

The Low Suspension option, which includes the Low Seat option
on these models, lowers the seat height to 31.1 inches on the R
1200 GS and to 29.5 inches on the R 1200 R and the R 1200 RT.
The Low Suspension option is available at BMW Motorrad
retailers for a manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $175.

BMW Group In America
BMW of North America, LLC has been present in the United States
since 1975. Rolls-Royce Motor Cars NA, LLC began distributing
vehicles in 2003. The BMW Group in the United States has grown
to include marketing, sales, and financial service
organizations for the BMW brand of motor vehicles, including
motorcycles, the MINI brand, and the Rolls-Royce brand of Motor
Cars; DesignworksUSA, an industrial design firm in California;
a technology office in Silicon Valley and various other
operations throughout the country. BMW Manufacturing Co., LLC
in South Carolina is part of BMW Group’s global manufacturing
network and is the exclusive manufacturing plant for all Z4
models and X5 Sports Activity Vehicles and the upcoming X6
Sport Activity Coupe. The BMW Group sales organization is
represented in the U.S. through networks of 338 BMW passenger
car centers, 335 BMW Sports Activity Vehicle centers, 142 BMW
motorcycle retailers, 82 MINI passenger car dealers, and 30
Rolls-Royce Motor Car dealers. BMW (US) Holding Corp., the BMW
Group’s sales headquarters for North, Central and South
America, is located in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey.

Roy Oliemuller
BMW Motorrad USA Communications Manager