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Lee Nichols, 1971-2022

In January this year we lost one of the standout leaders of the motorcycle industry in the UK. Lee Nichols was most recently the head of BMW Motorrad Japan. However, prior to this Lee spent the previous 20 years of his career working for BMW in the UK. Lee joined BMW in the mid-90s, initially working in the car division, despite a passion for two wheels that stemmed back to being a top-level national BMX racer in his youth.

In 2007 Lee joined BMW Motorrad

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