What they're NOT telling you about the BMW R1250GS

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[petersmith]

This video was so amazing that my girlfriend just fell asleep watching it with me. Thanks so much for the brief moment of peace and quiet and so I can go eat my Captain Crunch cereal without her judging me.

[yemayagold]

Great Review
I had the Paris Dakar GS80
Still have my R100 R 25 years later. Fully restored now.
Had a GS 1200
Then a GS 1200 Adv
Now the GS 1250 Adv

I tried one for a couple of days and had to upgrade.
The difference is incredible. Power delivery and flexibility at all speeds are exceptional, and totally different to the previous models, even when fully loaded with boxes, bags and passenger.
The bike does not argue at all. The balance is phenomenal. A buddy who rode it kept saying he couldn’t believe how light it felt.
Just crossed Spain to Portugal and back, and it’s true, traffic jams don’t exist!
I call it “Enduro de Carretera” - Enduro for the highway.

[_Bram]

Just a small correction on the story; GS stands for Gelände-Strasse, where Gelände means off road and Strasse means road.
Fun fact; Laverda did a large portion of the development of the r80GS!

[bud]

nice video, I have a 2019 GSA HP. I like the extra fuel capacity. And I went to the BMW performance center and did the two day on road course, very good. I love mine, I've had it for about three years and hope to keep it for as long as I ride. I do have one suggestion that you didn't seem to mention is the quick shifter. Once you get tuned in to using it you can blow through the gears like nobody's business.

[juro]

Owning a '19 HP myself, there are some additional improvements to the standard GS. It has the GSA's higher suspension, and the wider footpegs. It's a great bike indeed.

[stephenfricke]

Love this video. I had a 2007 BMW1200GS. IT was the only vehicle i owned for 2 years. It was and is an amazing bike. I had them opportunity to take a trip. Trailer out to Reno, then California, north to Oregon, idaho, Montana, ND, SD, COLORADO and Wyoming.
This trip changed me. I understood depend on the motorcycle, it failed to start once at 19 degrees. Once i got it out of the shed, and it warmed up to 33 started RIGHT UP..

GOT IT AT 8 miles, sold it at 44, 200. Sad day. Bought a 2009 used F 650GS

[MaceToDaFace]

I love mine. I haven't pushed the bike's limits like you have (or dropped it!) but it is quite refreshing to see you do it. You're awesome, Sean, God bless you!

[tinyrider]

Hello, cool video! Thumbs up. I'm a biker girl from Germany. My husband drives the R1150GS and the R1250GS as ADV version, which is a bit bigger and heavier, and I drive the R1250RS. However, I have to ask a question. Why do you leave the key in the GPS lock? You will lose the key!! Keep it in your jackets breast pocket. The lock is only there to lock the GPS navigation module firmly.
Only as protection against theft.

[normporter]

First time I drove an adventure bike, it was a GS1200. This was during a bike trip around Portugal with my wife, celebrating our 25th anniversary.
It was a big intimidating bike the day I picked it up. Day one we were coming down a beautiful twisty mountain road, at the bottom I pulled over and got a smack off the back of my helmut. Wife claimed I flew down the mountain and that I was flying through the turns. I hadn't notice this because it was so smooth. I was instantly sold on the adventure bike and loved the GS.
When we returned back home the first thing I did was sell my 2 cruisers and bought a 2017 Yamaha Tenere. 'Loved the GS and would have bought one but I love having money in my pocket to do bike trips instead.' We've had the Tenere for 5 years now and have done many trips in to the US, we have driven from the East Coast of Canada to the West Coast of the US on this bike. Wife and I have a trip coming up this summer, flying into Vegas renting a GS and riding up to Utah and exploring that state for 2 weeks. When ever I can't bring my bike (time constraints) I now rent a GS.

[infinion]

i have this exact bike same color, same rallye seat etc in 2020, its hard to look at any other bike, because this bike handles insanely well. it takes the curves insanely well, loves to lean, grips well even in my 50/50 tires. often times my friends actualy slow me down when we reach the tight twisties, i outhandle them and im on 50/50 tires. offroad its surprisingly well, your completely right, its the riders skill. thanks for this vid

[superflycatchermtb]

Great review. I own the same bike; 2019 R1250 GS HP, mine has the factory sport (GSA height) suspension. it also has the Tractive Plug and Ride upgraded suspension front and rear, along with a custom built 21" front wheel. It is an absolute blast off road on jeep and forest roads.

[flyknotrancher]

Love my GS Adventure and have been to the West coast BMW School at RawHyde. I took my brand new 2022 GSA to the school and rode it for the class instead of renting. I dropped it many times, and by drop, I mean crash. I returned from the school having ridden there and back, with a sense of accomplishment, and yes pride, but that machine just worked and albeit I’ve got a few scratches - amazing. On a side note I tipped over my Multistrada in a parking lot once for a whopping $3800 in damage. Great video, thanks for being a good human.

[MicahPotts]

He's right about everything he's saying about it. I'm 5'6", 140 lbs and I found this bike super easy to ride, super nimble, not too tall, soooo much fun, my absolute dream bike. I can't wait to own one someday, I dream about it everyday.

[louvedova]

The R1200GS has been a world-wide best seller since 2007 or a couple of years after Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman did some epic road trips with it; glad you came around it...the one item that was overlooked and makes this motorcycle truly a step ahead of the curve is the front telelever that both on and off road gives the rider the feeling of riding a very nimble 650cc.

[grants]

This is the only bike I wish I got instead of the Triumph Tiger XCa 1200. Every time I've dropped it a lever breaks, which sucks. Barely dropped it once in slow motion in soft sand and it STILL broke a lever. But you're right these adv bikes start to feel small and comfortable, especially on road. Took it to Dragon's Tail and was stupid comfortable flicking it around the twisties.

[BeanieBiker_AutisticRider]

Great video, I have the F750GS TE which is heavily modded, but they're such a joy to ride, traded in my street triple 675 before I lost my licence on that yobo bike, this bike I'm happy to cruise on and take offroad, having changed the wheels and suspension.

[mattyvtx]

Hey Sean, great review. One other feature of the HP version, in addition to the color scheme, is the suspension, which I believe is similar to the Adv version. Also, make sure you lube the rear spline on this as they can dry out and rust pretty easily. Loads of videos on YouTube that show you how. I love the HP and plan on keeping it for years.

[texasadventurestogo]

I’ve had my 16 model gsa for a year. Woke up at 4:30 on to do 120 mile trip for a bagel before having to work a 12 hour shift. Only issue with the gs in my opinion is it makes every other motorcycle sub-par.

[douglaselliott]

A paramount but rarely mentioned performance feature of the GS1250 is its Saxon-Motodd(Telelever) front suspension. It is the principle reason it handles off road as well as it does despite its 600lb weight. I owned an early 90's R1100 S with the Telelever front suspension. Its total lack of brake-dive and bump steer along with its 120, 000 miles of service before requiring any maintenance makes it stand out further than any multitunable, multi-valved, anti-dive inverted telescopic fork ever offered IMHO.

[BC-pvgn]

I have a 2014 F800gs, it's such an extremely capable and comfortable motorcycle. I think the older 800s are probably a bit more capable than the newer 850s. It's quite a bit lighter than both at 450lbs wet, but only makes slightly less power than the 850 at 85hp/61tq, but the 800 has a better power to weight ratio overall. With the 21 inch front wheel, it feels like a really big dirt bike in the dirt, but is still excellent on the road as well.