1200 GSA Pics & Launch

[retroman]

The more I look at it the dodgier this pic seems.

Whats that bloody big cable looping up over the handlebars??

 

[Tim Cullis]

From De Welt (but what do they know about bikes?)

Was an bisher bekannten Abbildungen nicht stimmt: Die neue Adventure kommt nicht mit Telegabel, sie kriegt den Telelever der normalen GS. Vom Rahmen her wird es vermutlich eine Mischung geben zwischen der HP2-Geländemaschine und der GS. Riesiger Tank (30-35 Liter), Koffer von Touratech, alles in allem etwa 30 Kilo leichter als die alte Adventure. Sehr gut möglich, daß die Adventure erst ohne, dann mit dem servo-losen ABS angeboten wird. Preis: Um die 12 500 Euro.

The new Adventure does not come with telegabel, it kriegt the Telelever of the normal gs. From the framework it will probably give a mixture between the HP2-Gelaendemaschine and the gs. Enormous tank (30-35 litres), suit-cases of Touratech, all in all about 30 Kilos more easily than the old Adventure. Very well possible that the Adventure is only offered without, then with the servoless ABS. Price: Around the 12,500 euro.

Tim

 

[Deleted account W]

The more I look at it the dodgier this pic seems.

Whats that bloody big cable looping up over the handlebars??

The same cable thats on the HP2 on the left below.

It's a photoshop job, not a real bike...........

 

[demito]

The magazine is "MO BMW Sonderheft Nr. 15": they admit it's a tricked picture. As false as can be.

Too bad for those who liked it...

 

[Emoto]

The Aprilia engined F650CS style thingy?

The T800.

 

[LOLGEOFF]

I didn't find it, it's the picture out of the German mag and a publicity shot of the HP2 I had on my hard drive.

I pasted them into Excel, resized them then took a screen shot

That won't matter I bet Nadeem will buy one off you.

 

[Steptoe]

BMW have announced a 'world preview' at the show...what else could it be...?

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The 800 parallel twin

 

[Mr K]

??????????

Phew!

That pic just saved me £12k!!

 

[nadeem]

That won't matter I bet Nadeem will buy one off you.

I doubt it, not if that's what it ends up lookin' like.

 

[Fanum]

I actually like it...a lot......

It's very purposefull- it screams 'don't fekk with me' and looks very tough to boot.

Ugly?? Sure, but what GS (or GSer) isn't

(Forum ladeez excepted naturally )

 

[MATKAT]

yeap

Yeap. I'm with Bill.if it aint to tall to get my leg over i'll have one

I actually like it...a lot......

It's very purposefull- it screams 'don't fekk with me' and looks very tough to boot.

Ugly?? Sure, but what GS (or GSer) isn't

(Forum ladeez excepted naturally )

 

[Den]

This is obviously fake.
Look at the front forks, they are solid. It still has the conventional bottom yolk from the HP2 with telelever legs grafted on without the slidy bits at the top.

 

[JAY]

BMW have announced a 'world preview' at the show...what else could it be...?

The supermoto version of the HP2 as far as I know.

 

[Steve]

I doubt it, not if that's what it ends up lookin' like.

Looks didn't stop you buying the 1200....

 

[Mr K]

Nah.....s'gonna be the new middle-weight thingumeebob?

 

[Engineer]

What a hideous pile of pooh!

 

[(RIP) Geriatric Germ]

Looks didn't stop us buying the 1200....

Or the R80GS, or the R100GS, or the R1100GS, or the 650 GS, or the R1150GS nor even the Beautiful R1150GSA, we are all and will buy anything that becomes our personalities.

 

[Tricky]

Quote:
The new Adventure does not come with telegabel, it kriegt the Telelever of the normal gs. From the framework it will probably give a mixture between the HP2-Gelaendemaschine and the gs. Enormous tank (30-35 litres), suit-cases of Touratech, all in all about 30 Kilos more easily than the old Adventure. Very well possible that the Adventure is only offered without, then with the servoless ABS. Price: Around the 12,500 euro.

Hehe... I love Babelfish or maybe Dr ABS is on the case for us

 

[Steve]

Or the R80GS, or the R100GS, or the R1100GS, or the 650 GS, or the R1150GS nor even the Beautiful R1150GSA, we are all and will buy anything that becomes our personalities.

Au contraire, my quote-editing friend. Looks certainly stopped me having any interest whatsoever in the 1200.

 

[Tim Cullis]

12GSA launch in Oct 05

According to a thread on AdvRider, the new R1200GS Adventure will be launched in Germany in October 2005: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98031

Tim