What's the BMW R1300 GS like to tour on? - A trip to Wales!

Many of us BMW GS fans use our bikes primarily to go places - the big GS makes a great touring bike, but how does the new R1300GS do on a long trip? I took the Tramuntana to Wales for a couple of days to find out....

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[rogerparkes]

Can use the button on the key to open my top box with ignition off and other button to lock it again.

[smileyish]

So glad you mentioned the 20mph a lot of people think the whole of wales is 20 lol (yes i am welsh)

[robbo]

Keis heated gloves and jacket - same here- absolute game changer

[johnDukemaster]

Aaah...Wales. Such a lovely place indeed. I strongly recommend a trip to Wales.
Cheers!

[edwardt]

Mrs Flyer on board? Ah i see Mrs Flyer at destination. Low flying fast jets and low flying fast 1300GS😅. Excellent B&B

[christopherwatson]

As l don't ride during the winter months ue to health reasons l look forward every week to watching your or Bruce's (Teapot One) travels and its the next best thing to actually riding myself. So thank you for keeping me sane until the weather improves Andy and stay safe.

[petersheppard]

The place you stayed in looked same sort of place in Cornwall would have been considerably more expensive

[jvl]

What a pleasant trip; beautiful countryside and towns and a great bike. With a fully loaded GS one hardly notices the wait difference. In 3 weeks I will be taking my 1250 out of winter storage..can’t wait! Greetings from Berlin, Jim

[russsaunders]

A very fun trip to Wales on an awesome bike! With good friends and wife...even better!

[garryclarke-kray]

Definitely a great bike for touring and munching those miles, lovely place to stay and share with friends

[samuelgillard]

Nice, enjoyed that, love the air b'n'b and the sheep 🐑 noise was very amusing 👍🏻

[nigelsride]

Another great ride out Andy, love Wales I need to visit it more on the bike. Its a wonderful riding destination. Love the Air B&B 😊

[somersetlevellersmtb]

Nice too see you riding my old haunt, stopping in Beddgelert where I grew up, in Somerset now.

[anotherturnofthewheel]

Great video. Good choice of location. Adaptive cruise can be overridden by a touch of accelerator or by performing earlier motorway Lane changes, to avoid the middle lane hogger. Hope that helps! 😊

[pm]

Dont forget adaptive cruise control works on distance from vehicle in front. So when you pull into middle lane behind another vehicle adaptive cruise will react and reduce your speed to increase distance between you and vehicle infront. The cruise control is working perfectly.

[davidsandilands]

Great vid so far. As regards the Active Cruise i dont have it on a bike but I have had 4 cars with it fitted too, it takes a little while to appreciate how it works and learn how to get the best from it. You can adjust the distance to the vehicle in front of you that it operates from, this is speed sensitive, you also power through/override the the control on the throttle, then it should return to the setting you set it too. it take a while to get use to, be brave !

[welshboyonabike]

I am fortunate to live just outside Betws y Coed and live just off what Is nicknamed locally as the "qualifying lap"

[garyhope]

Great video showing us some lovely scenery yet again, right on our doorstep. Looks like the new GS just loves those roads. Once you get used to the Adaptive Cruise Control, especially on long motorway rides, it really is a wonderful piece of technology and makes them almost bearable. Your AirBnB looks great too.

[kevinmcanulty]

Croeso Cymru. The 20 mph limit is a pain in ar.. if you live here!!!

[jamesread]

Wales looks a beautiful spot. A bit like some of the areas in your Japanese tour. Be safe and look forward to more trips and tests.