1200 GS ADV

[finesse]

Got it via e-mail last night, but you are right, it is all over.

 

[alecmuffett]

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.

I agree totally - if they do use new bikes then BMW'll throw resources behind it and make it work - but just as an aside:

I saw Boorman doing his post-LWR "lecture" at SPC several months back. Apparently the first trip got treated prettymuch as a "just sponsoring another bunch of guys who were going around the world", larded-up with some extra freebies for the movie stars.

From what he (+ a chap from BMW HQ) said, the impression I got was the company as a whole was rather surprised at what happened to their sales when the TV series came out.

So: last time they didn't know what they had. This time they'll be more involved, which may have a downside on the filming...

 

[GSPeP]

Have a look here: http://www.mo-web.de/mo_zeitschriften/willkommen.html

 

[BiG DoM]

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

Why - it is good enough for the HP2 in competition????

 

[mikeh501]

Anyone know what the weight of it is?

A bit less weight, no servo brakes and I'd be interested...

 

[judge]

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

That's not exactly first steps on the moon stuff even for BMW...

Good to see they are using the right pedigree here

 

[JohnnyBoxer]

That's not exactly first steps on the moon stuff even for BMW...

Good to see they are using the right pedigree here

Yeah............but the ones on the GSPD........are a bit more stylish than the ugly buggers on the new 1200GSA..........Andy

 

[judge]

Yeah............but the ones on the GSPD........are a bit more stylish than the ugly buggers on the new 1200GSA..........Andy

Indeed Johnny but as I said elsewhere ugly bars might be just the job if (like Hepco & Becker) they work. The 1150ADV bars were undoubtedly pretty (if you can say such a thing about engine bars) but the most ineffective thing ever, more akin to the effectiveness of the 'cattle grid' headlight grill designed to protect against landslides and meteor showers

As for the stylish PD, there can be only one

 

[Pukmeister]

A bit of an extreme fix to cure the plastic side panels from flying off the 1200 models though.

 

[CandyMan_ZA]

some more pics n stuff here...
R1200GSA

Kevin
R1200GS-WP