New 1200GS Rallye LC

[Andy B]

If anyone is seriously considering this bike there is a good article in the American magazine, BMW Motorcycle Magazine. Test ride in Iceland. Looks as if BMW has gone much further with this bike than the TC version. There's an app for the mag or you can source hard copies from the US but with the wait.

There is also a road test on the G310R and a decent article on adjusting the valves on a Water Boxer.

 

[2 wheel humvee]

I read that today and thought it quite interesting especially given the author's preference for his older more "lived in" GS

 

[unicycler]

Have you a link to read it?

 

[2 wheel humvee]

Have you a link to read it?

No sorry but if you get the mag's app you can buy a single electronic issue and read it from there.

 

[Nutty]

Is that on Readily?

 

[2 wheel humvee]

Is that on Readily?

I got the magazine's own app Rich and read it there, that they have their own app suggests to me that it might not be available on other apps, but as I don't have Readily I can't check for you.

 

[unicycler]

Cant get it on android?

 

[Nutty]

I got the magazine's own app Rich and read it there, that they have their own app suggests to me that it might not be available on other apps, but as I don't have Readily I can't check for you.

Ok, no worries

 

[oldnfat]

I usually find the articles a bit too bias towards BMW....could have been written by Engineer. however, the write up on the Rallye pulls no punches in terms of his thoughts on earlier incarnations of the LC. His view on the Rallye was that it is much better in the rough stuff than the previous LC models.

Doesn't bottom out on jumps and whoops....but who really is going to take a £16k bike and do this stuff...assuming you have the skill in the first place.....looks nice though!

 

[Meloman]

Not to brag but that's me on page 90.

 

[Khulu]

Not to brag but that's me on page 90.

Show us a picture then, please.

 

[Dom.S]

Not sure if it's been linked elsewhere but there's a decent review of the Rallye on YT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS9shkzVUgI

Best looking GS yet IMO.

 

[vRSG60]

Quite an honest review that, thanks.

 

[Meloman]

Khufu, what do you want a picture of ? I wrote the story and submitted it to the magazine about a year ago and it was just finally published. Though the article isn't current the picture of my 2015 is and shows the new Lupin Blue paint job I had done to make it look like a Rallye.

 

[Micky]

If anyone is seriously considering this bike there is a good article in the American magazine, BMW Motorcycle Magazine. Test ride in Iceland. Looks as if BMW has gone much further with this bike than the TC version. There's an app for the mag or you can source hard copies from the US but with the wait.

There is also a road test on the G310R and a decent article on adjusting the valves on a Water Boxer.

The magazine is great and well worth subscribing to. Top quality articles, stunning quality photographs and all inter-active

I don't run an iPad anymore, only a small MacBook, and not being able to download the mag is a serious let down to me

 

[theop]

Love how BMW is milking it via their marketing machine... clearly follows on the Porsche example where they provide 120 versions of the 911, the slowest of which will only be used above 8/10ths by 1% of its buying public.

Same for the GSs. I reckon fewer than 10% of bikes in circulation have ever seen anything more than 20meters of gravel drive. So what's the point of the rallye? Perhaps with the exceptions of rare custies such as Meloman above ar you seriously thinking that any prospect owners are limited by off road capacity of regular GS so to need more? It's just fluff... but the blue frame will look really nice in my Canary Wharf car park parked amongst 25 other GS s.

 

[Skid06]

image is everything to us tossers

 

[Arsey]

Not sure if it's been linked elsewhere but there's a decent review of the Rallye on YT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS9shkzVUgI

Best looking GS yet IMO.

Until the paint falls off and it goes back for an engine change in 6 months

Love how BMW is milking it via their marketing machine... clearly follows on the Porsche example where they provide 120 versions of the 911, the slowest of which will only be used above 8/10ths by 1% of its buying public.

Same for the GSs. I reckon fewer than 10% of bikes in circulation have ever seen anything more than 20meters of gravel drive. So what's the point of the rallye? Perhaps with the exceptions of rare custies such as Meloman above ar you seriously thinking that any prospect owners are limited by off road capacity of regular GS so to need more? It's just fluff... but the blue frame will look really nice in my Canary Wharf car park parked amongst 25 other GS s.

Spot on !!!

Very few people have the talent or wallet to exploit a Rallye off-road and if they did then they would probably buy a KTM1290R with 35 more bhp and even better off-road ability.

As you say,it'll,be used for parking outside of Costa,while the twat-suited owner sips a double mocha chino


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[unicycler]

I like the more off road rugged look of the rallye, and an adventure is too big and cumbersome for me, so the rallye is an ideal inbetween of both which is what i wanted.

Plus i do a bit of off roading when its in front of me

 

[Robbo1200ADV]

Not sure if it's been linked elsewhere but there's a decent review of the Rallye on YT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS9shkzVUgI

Best looking GS yet IMO.

I like the look of the Rallye , big tall but slim bike , and looks good if you want to go off road. I'll be checking it out this weekend