Look Arsey I realize if KTM's 1290 SADV has 155 hp and 133nm torque and the new V-4 Multistrada 170 hp and 125 nm torque BMW with the 1300 cc Boxer will emphasize on torque so I suspect 150 hp/nm which is fine but 160-170 hp wpuld be even better if the torque which translates into instant acceleration no matter what gear you are in is not sacrificed...In the end it really does not matter with bikes with upright seating position if you have 165 or 200 hp as the S1000R accelerates just as fast o-125 as the naked Panigale because the electronic intervenes cutting power trying to keep the front on the floor...The 1290SDR is even a tad slower despite having 184 hp on the same dyno.In that regard 160 hp would be enough for the GS as even more hp would only matter at speeds above 125 mph...Even the current 1250 is a lot of fun with 143 nm torque which is K1300S or Hayabusa territory.Only caveat is at 8000 rpm the party is over.With 2000 rpm more and a healthy kick at the top-end the engine would be perfect...
I don't care if a japanese brand produces their lower cc bikes in Thailand as they are cheap bikes...But so called premium brands should produce in their homelands ! Everything else is fake...And I don't care if BMW makes their car engines in Austria or the U.K. even if I would prefer Germany because they are called Bavarian and not Austrian or British Motor Works but at least they are still made in europe and not some third world country to make a quick buck on the back of the workers for a few fat shareholders...It is time that the pendulum swings back in favor of the working man !
The origional Horex had even a supercharger and belt drive to the rear...But I pass and rather wait for the truly germanic masterpiece which is a lighter and more powerful street-only version of the GS called M1300GS...
