1200 GS ADV

[retroman]

Arse ...

.... I like it.

A lot.

 

[Theo]

I like it too!!!!!!
But this may be a problem now... 1200 GS or 1200 GS ADV
£15.000 !?!?!?
Some info about the panniers?? Touratech??

 

[viatormundi]

i think it looks good in general but the crashbar looks ugly IMHO

 

[2 wheel humvee]

Is that it then? Oh dear Is the KTM forum any good?

 

[shuck raider]

Still needs a proper tank, not that fekkin' awful plastic thing

 

[Deadskin]

Not surprised
a 1200 GS with bigger tank with anodised wheels and 20mm taller

not something that makes me regret buying the 1200GS
but in two years time i'll probably have one in the garage

 

[Dinger]

The pillion seat looks less rudimentary than the 1150's. BMW have done well, that looks just like my next bike.

 

[Stumpy]

I like it so far

looks like the bike to replace my 1150

Stumpy

 

[alecmuffett]

CAMBUS?

Check out this week's MCN. Nice photos of new ADV, and definitely appearing at NEC according to MCN!

It's probably rude to quote yourself, but I don't care, it saves typing:

http://www.crypticide.com/dropsafe/articles/bikes/post20051025234732.html

What with the timing, and the upcoming Birmingham NEC (UK) launch, I can't help but wonder whether it will be announced that the mooted LongWayRound2 Adventure - McGregor, Boorman and Law doing the Guevara thing - will be done on bikes such as these?

It'd be a sizable brand-gamble for BMW to provide three of these relatively new bikes for moderately heavy thrashing in the public eye; nothing like so bad as Siberia or Mongolia, but still - if these Adventures are likewise CAMBUS/Fly-By-Wire like my 1200GS, then having a TV crew around for several weeks will be a significant test of confidence in the system.

LWR1 was done on old technology, and it's less easy to hack a computerised ignition systems when in the middle of a swamp, or desert.

Perhaps the rumours are true. Maybe these aren't CAMBUS bikes?

Anyway - 18 month's development to make an already beautifully ugly bike into one that is even more ugly. Superb!

Does anyone know whether this is fly-by-wire too?

 

[Gandan]

If by TT you mean Touratech then the cylinder head guards are oem BMW not TT. I know just got them fitted to my 1200. Look much better than TT ones with all the crappy studs on them. Fecking expensive though.

How expensive,pick my bike up in two weeks and am looking for some guards

 

[Lazy Paul]

£110 + VAT I think! Bit more than TT ones but look much better.

 

[kiwiAdventure]

The bike is no bloody good if it still has the same gear box as the 1200gs

 

[GSPeP]

I think I like it.

I only hope these aren't the standard "beautycases" that will come with it. Wasn't it mentioned Touratech would deliver the cases for the adventure?

 

[chris567]

1200 ADV

New Adv looks great in MCN cant wait to see it at the show

i think it looks better than my 1200 which ive now sold and have my name down for an 1200 ADV

looks better than KTM

Chris

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

Is that it then? Oh dear Is the KTM forum any good?

Bull bars on bikes..............whatever next!!

 

[Fanum]

It'd be a sizable brand-gamble for BMW to provide three of these relatively new bikes for moderately heavy thrashing in the public eye; nothing like so bad as Siberia or Mongolia, but still - if these Adventures are likewise CAMBUS/Fly-By-Wire like my 1200GS, then having a TV crew around for several weeks will be a significant test of confidence in the system.

It will be a gamble, but I wouldn't underestimate what they'll do to make it work.

A laptop with the diagnosis software on it and a trunk full of replacement brains, looms and electrickery bits, with a BWM mechanic on board their support vehicle and they'll have it nailed.

I don't think they'll have a major problem...the vanilla 1200gs has had a good work out and there haven't been many problems with the canbus system itself- the problems have mainly been the other 'new' bits and they've effectively been tested in the field (quite literally) for well over a year.with 'fixes' applied no doubt to this new model.

Unless they've been really stupid, I can't see that the extra suspension or bigger tank will actually cause any 'new' problems, so effectively it should be a fully tried and tested bike now with all the niggles and teething problems worked out.

BWM won't understijate the impact that LWR I has had on their sales, and I really can't see them cocking it up, or at least providing strong enough support to 'fix' it en route.

If there is another LWR, I'd also bet that BWM will be far more involved in the planning and support operation than last time, maybe even financing it (given the impact for their sales) and this may include some sort of diclosure clause in the filming of problems....not ideal and rather distastefull for us as enthusiasts of the GS range and m/cycle travelling perhaps, but a necessary marketing technique for them.

JMHO.

 

[aspad]

Looks butch eh?

The bike is no bloody good if it still has the same gear box as the 1200gs

Has yours failed or do you think first is too high?

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

It's probably rude to quote yourself, but I don't care, it saves typing:

http://www.crypticide.com/dropsafe/articles/bikes/post20051025234732.html



Does anyone know whether this is fly-by-wire too?

The R1200GS isn't fly-by-wire so I'd be very surprised if the ADV was.

Andres

 

[finesse]

SCOOP 1200 adventure photo

Photo courtesy of friends in USA

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

Photo courtesy of friends in USA

Wonder what site they got that from

Andres