Or better still, imagine a BMW motorcycle with a Peugeot sidecar; Mrs Merkel in leather trousers and Mr Sarkozy tagging along.

In 2009, China BMW held their annual Motorrad Festival at the tai Ping Lake holiday resort outside the beautiful scenic city of Huangshan (Yellow Mountain) in Anhui Province.

New in 1999, made with a BMW base, seen in the Show of Munich. Concept sport touring motorcycle from Honda and BMW.