And first one is in
Ride Reviews….
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A modern TwinCam HP2 for 2025
As said, we need to see Northover on it. 
Yup, as much as Chad is an experienced journo, it’s always a slight disappointment when his mug appears rather than Chris’sAs said, we need to see Northover on it.
I thought the R12 G/S was air and oil cooled, but seems just air cooled? Back to the future bike.
The other question is why the / what does that actually mean?
The other question is why the / what does that actually mean?
The first GS the R80 was a G/S
https://www.bennetts.co.uk/bikesocial/news-and-views/features/bikes/history-of-the-bmw-gs
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Only one bike had a side bag?
Very nice sat on one today . Felt very comfortable . Test ride soon then we will see !
Saw it at the Bike Shed show, looks bloody lovely. Only thing i'm not keen on are the bars (look like very mini Apes)... Will be testing one out in a few weeks, the bike the Urban should have been...
Should soak up every last pound out of an old engine.
Had a poke and prod yesterday .. the ORS team have one at their centre, not for punters at this stage .. instructors were out and about at Walter's Arena.
Pro's
- it looked superb in the flesh, a simple and clean looking bike which looks very purposeful and well balanced
- standover/seat felt very much 'big enduro bike' with the benefits of a low COG
- sounded fantastic and it's good to see the 1200 motor in place with good HP and plenty of grunt
- Suspension is decent with rebound and compression adjustment similar to the F900 .. front had marzocci forks
- instrumentation was simple and old school
- 18 inch rear wheel (21 front) .. lots of tyre options
Cons
- Price .. but then, likely many of these will only be ridden to the pub or on sunny Sundays (nothing wrong with that) but I think this would be a great shame given the capability as it is a true G/S
- Bar risers are plain ridiculous and it felt like it would be the first thing I would swap out
- Handlebars flexed way too much .. again, would swap these out
- I wasn't allowed to have go on it! (but did have 2 fantastic days being beasted by the legend which is Gwyn Barraclough)
.. the instructors were literally fighting to have a go and their feedback was that it is excellent/excellent fun in the dirt .. they were certainly having a lot of giggles and were very enthusiastic about the bike.
There is some clear comparisons with the HP2 .. but the HP2 is considerably lighter at 175Kg (ish) whilst the R12 G/S is 216Kg with same basic engine and similar output but the HP2 was definitely more extreme
.. I'll be looking forward to a demo ride at some point.
Pro's
- it looked superb in the flesh, a simple and clean looking bike which looks very purposeful and well balanced
- standover/seat felt very much 'big enduro bike' with the benefits of a low COG
- sounded fantastic and it's good to see the 1200 motor in place with good HP and plenty of grunt
- Suspension is decent with rebound and compression adjustment similar to the F900 .. front had marzocci forks
- instrumentation was simple and old school
- 18 inch rear wheel (21 front) .. lots of tyre options
Cons
- Price .. but then, likely many of these will only be ridden to the pub or on sunny Sundays (nothing wrong with that) but I think this would be a great shame given the capability as it is a true G/S
- Bar risers are plain ridiculous and it felt like it would be the first thing I would swap out
- Handlebars flexed way too much .. again, would swap these out
- I wasn't allowed to have go on it! (but did have 2 fantastic days being beasted by the legend which is Gwyn Barraclough)
.. the instructors were literally fighting to have a go and their feedback was that it is excellent/excellent fun in the dirt .. they were certainly having a lot of giggles and were very enthusiastic about the bike.
There is some clear comparisons with the HP2 .. but the HP2 is considerably lighter at 175Kg (ish) whilst the R12 G/S is 216Kg with same basic engine and similar output but the HP2 was definitely more extreme
.. I'll be looking forward to a demo ride at some point.
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Me too, I have a test ride booked for the 20th…
The ultimate road tester has his say
O, a log, better go over that LOL
I 100% agree - surely something more like a cross-braced Renthal would be more in keeping with a bike like this?
Saw one in Vines. Looks very cool but out of my price range for a second bike dedicated to a job. And too tall. Could not even get a foot down to lift it up properly
Dealer said something a linkage to lower the bike. Can't see how. I hope they do a ST.
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