On June 6, 2023, BMW Motorrad officially pulled the cover off its M 1000 XR prototype. 2023 is the 100th anniversary of BMW Motorrad, so the company is keen to celebrate in every possible way it can. Since the first two M motorcycles in the BMW Motorrad lineup have so successfully carried the high-performance badge through from the automotive to the motorcycle side, it’s only fitting that the third bike to bear the M badge should appear in 2023.
As the ‘prototype’ designation implies, this isn’t the full-fat M 1000 XR reveal just yet. That, BMW Motorrad says, will come sometime in the back half of 2023. Instead, this is a tantalizing glimpse at what’s to come, as well as confirmation that yes, it’s the M 1000 XR—and yes, it’s the ‘crossover bike’ that you’d expect from anything with an XR in the name.
