New R1200GS Revealed

[TheMcQuaid]

http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/N...012/October/oct0212-new-bmw-r1200gs-revealed/


Well, what do we reckon??

 

[columbus]

Pricing would help

 

[somclan]

Left

Will the drive shaft being on the left make it last longer than on the right ?

Nice lookiing yoke for sure..Reckon it will be touching 20 k here... way way to much for me ... I might have serious look at one when (IF) the 50k mile reports start coming in .. Just my 2 cents worth

 

[red1]

Pricing would help

Guess: GS £12,500 ----- GS TE £14,000

 

[bogman]

Reckon it looks very like the Triumph Explorer

 

[Mullabrack]

Its just looks right!

It looks bang up to date but still unmistakingly GS
Remus and Akropovic will be laughing all the way to the bank after seeing the photos I reckon

 

[Sleepy]

Reckon it looks very like the Triumph Explorer

Yeah... they both have two wheels and handlebars...

 

[Shrimpo]

Liking it quite a lot

Only thing I don't like is the very front of the beak which looks a bit fussy to me.

Otherwise I think they have done a nice job of updating it.

 

[araspitfire]

Anyone notice the alternator is quite a bit smaller than when it was mounted outside the engine case?

Al...

 

[TheMcQuaid]

No hand guards in photo, surely not being sold without???

 

[TheMcQuaid]

Anyone notice the alternator is quite a bit smaller than when it was mounted outside the engine case?

Al...

Where you see that?

 

[GS_or_bust]

Anyone notice the alternator is quite a bit smaller than when it was mounted outside the engine case?

Al...

I think that is because you can throw everything away except the coil.

 

[araspitfire]

I meant capacity..

Old GS1200:
Elektrische installatie
Dynamo wisselstroom 720 W

New GS1200:
Elektrische installatie
Dynamo wisselstroom 580 W (nominaal vermogen)

The battery is 15% smaller on the new bike too...

Not sure if this will make a difference to two up with heated everything...

Al...

 

[john_aero]

bit like the new ktm adv, ugly as too modern and space ago looking..

what i always loved sabout bmw's ws they wer built to be purposeful and rugged, the fact were never stylish made them even nice ot look at in my eyes.

 

[somclan]

nice pictures here

Some nice photos here.... http://blog.bahnstormer.co.uk/?p=2406

I like the headlights and the dials

 

[Engineer]

Anyone notice the alternator is quite a bit smaller than when it was mounted outside the engine case?

Al...

620W according to the blurb

 

[Oberon]

I think that looks nice, wonder if they will lower it for short arses