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If you've ever been inside a modern vehicle manufacturing plant, you know it's a tightly choreographed and highly automated dance.
Parts arrive just when needed, machines do the heavy lifting, and — mainly in auto plants — huge robotic arms weld body parts together in showers of sparks. It's a display of efficiency that may make you realize your idea of "manufacturing" is out of date.
Compared to an auto production line, motorcycle assembly still seems to involve more human hands, but it's still a very much streamlined and machine-assisted procedure. We recently told you about the new 2026 BMW R 12 G/S, the Heritage model that pays tribute to the original adventure motorcycle and is more true to the form than its predecessor. Now, BMW has given us a look at how one comes together in the company's plant in Berlin.
Bet you didn't think step one was attaching the exhaust to the cylinders of the boxer engine.
