The new BMW R 1250 GS

[DongTranVLOG]

Simple but astounding. No need to talk much, it is BMW ! 💖

[MrHornig]

Looks great. Excited to see ist at Intermot!

[あいかわ]

It was officially announced in Japan too! It is a wonderful bike that I can run anywhere!

[suloman]

The only thing i have learned from this, this so call new bike has cool dashboard.

[GSMicrobe]

What kind of brakes do They use? No more brembos?

[GerhardCombrink]

Manufacturers have, undoubtedly, one of the most important research tools at their disposal, for free. It’s called Youtube, and the comment section is as important. With that being said, there is undeniable proof that they prefer paying research firms consisting of either non-riders, riders by name only, or professional riders huge amounts to basically tell them what they want to know instead of the truth.

It this wasn’t the case, Royal Enfield would use loctite on their screws, KTM adventure motorbikes would have steering dampeners and a small fan extracting heat from the rear header away from the rider, Yamaha would have had a year of Tenere 700 sales before Kawasaki blindsided them with their KLR650 replacement, the G310 would have been a G400 or 450 with a cheaper 21” tubed spoke front wheel and progressive front springs, Ducati wouldn’t lie about the Multi-Strada’s power output and ensure they put fresh batteries in their keyless ride keys from the factory, Honda’s nc750x motor would be doing service in a replacement Transalp, the BMW 850gs and 1250gs would come with a dct transmission option, the Honda Africa twin adventure sports would have speed control as standard and the front end would feel less like riding on a corrugated dirt road when if fact its a smooth tar road while still being good on a bad dirt road, the BMW 1000xr would come with a clutch not requiring a vice grip to operate and led headlights, more low-down torque, better fuel economy or a larger fuel tank and gearing that makes touring on it pleasurable.

I can go on, but this list proves my point. Manufacturers aim to please marketing and research agencies, or test riders paid by them to not insult their bosses, and thus lose their awesome jobs and pay checks instead of aiming to give their customers what they’re begging to pay for. And when they realize their mistakes they try to bullshit the facts or plaster them over with rubber mounts, bar end weights or a clever marketing campaign after entertaining a bunch of drunk journalists in an exotic location to read or publish their own marketing handout.

I ride the bike that comes closest to what I’m looking for after thoroughly testing the options myself, with my own money and time. Right now, both the best and second best bike for my needs are R1200gs adventures, but that does not mean it can’t be improved further, as it should. I’m not loyal to any brand, only to the best bike in the world.

I have space for a third light weight mid-size adventure/dual-sports hybrid, something light, cheap and about 45kw and a 350+ kms range. Everyone is looking for this, it does not exist, yet, but the race is on. Who will be taking our money, and for my other bikes, will they stay BMWs? I sure hope so, but I want one of them to be DCT and make lane splitting during my daily commute easier while also making touring comfortable and riding a dirt road through the Karoo pleasurable for my kidneys.

[Oldfogey]

Too much drumming....please can we hear the engine instead!

[basicallybiken]

At least 25 thousand euro and driving in the dirt 👍👍👍 of course LOL. My blood runs cold.

[鄧福源-pw]

I wish the BMW C400X GT is electric engien . if you really want to improve(THE NEXT 100 YEARS).

[vladsokolov]

And now take a look of New ktm 1290 super adventure r 😃

[minegamer]

Just slap in another 50 cc bois and make it HP

[bmwmotorrad]

+Oldfogey Oldfogey
There is also a good set of tech info.
Have a wonderful day!
- Elizabeth, BMW Motorrad Team

[pcranebmw]

6 to 8 recalls the first year. Minimum.

[Reday_ceo]

BMW company, all managers and marketing department! Please make automatic transmission on GS and GTL motorcycles, like Honda's DCT.

Every Honda lover will change his Honda to Bmw .

Now i have Africa Twin DCT, but when you'll make DCT on your bikes, I'll buy BMW R1250 GS ADVENTURE CARBON EDITION DCT OR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

THANKS YOU IN ADVANCE.

[dayidmcd]

Motorad Glasgow sold me one of these duds, save yourselves both the cost and disappointment dont buy one

[volvoheadgasket]

lets hope its a lot more reliable sold mine, the most unreliable bike i ever owned .

[Reday_ceo]

BMW company, all managers and marketing department! Please make automatic transmission on GS and GTL motorcycles, like Honda's DCT.

Every Honda lover will change his Honda to Bmw .

Now i have Africa Twin DCT, but when you'll make DCT on your bikes, I'll buy BMW R1250 GS ADVENTURE CARBON EDITION DCT OR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

THANKS YOU IN ADVANCE.