Super swift vid shot this morning talking through the new R 1300 GSA. UK PRICES ARE: R 1300 GS £18,870 R 1300 GSA TE £20,635 R 1300 GSA TE ASA* £21,300 *Automated Shift Assistant (fancy gearbox thingy) Danke.
I dunno why they couldn't send the cool PR video bits as it looks way better but hey ho - here are the prices: UK PRICES ARE: R 1300 GS £18,870 R 1300 GSA TE £20,635 R 1300 GSA TE ASA* £21,300 *Automated Shift Assistant (fancy gearbox thingy)
But if you spec them up it’s a completely different thing. My Tramuntana with luggage was £25k. Having said that I couldn’t be happier with mine. I’ve had zero issues whatsoever. It’s my first GS and I’m glad I didn’t wait for the Adventure as I really don’t like the looks at all. I do feel that new design concepts are a good thing and you are never going to design a bike that everyone will love. Great video
No proper Bavarian would be caught with a pilsner in their hands! The rest probably is based on a somewhat true story 😂 but honestly, it's growing on me. Reminds me of some stuff from 80s sci-fi movies.
it looks decent. have you seen one in person? because bmw the last few years have really managed to make designees that don't work on picture or video but works when you see it in real life and actually get to see the body lines and proportions correctly.
It’s hilarious that we’re now saying the headlight looks good but makes sense when the rest of the bike looks like it was designed on an Etch-a-Sketch…..🤦♂
All that matters is the sales numbers. The 1200 with asymetrical headlights was considered ugly on release. And then went on to outsell the competition. The people will decide.
I think the 1300GS looks really good and aside from weird nostalgia for the headlight, haven't heard too much negative. This is just weird because it's a box on wheels.
It’s hideous…. I had cataract surgery two days and the pain had nearly gone. One look at that hideous machine has bought it back. Put them all in the skip immediately.
I think the loops and hooks on the bike are there incase you drop it. It enables either a helicopter ( twin rota I assume) or a number of engine hoists to lift it back up. Obvious I would of thought Chris 🤷
I know it is difficult to want to say what goes through your head and heart when you see this monstrosity. but your contained laughter and face have said it all. You have been a very good professional but feelings cannot be completely hidden. This is how harakiri is becoming a premium brand.
BMW have obviously taken their square styling queues from the WW2 Kettenkrad or Kettenkraftrad- The tracked motorcycle you will have seen on Saving Private Ryan that the Americans called the Rabbit. - Its only taken 70 years to replicate "ugly"!
Jesus. The GSA Adv now looks like you can store cold beers in the tank. BMW design inspired by Igloo ice box. Shit design and even prouder that I purchased 2024 Ducati V4 Rally.
As far as the extra “Hoops” on the crash bars, I bet they’re there to more resist rolling over on its side to protect the bike, since they’re aren’t any upper crash bars like previous Adventure GS’s.
I noticed they are as wide as the cases, my guess is that they help the rider decide if the bike will fit in certain gaps or not (if the bars fit, the cases would fit too).
BMW cock up designs fairly regularly Remember the 1200ST? The 1200CL? The Scarver? There were others too All monstrously hideous and subsequently didn't sell This is in the same vein I thought the regular GS was bad but this is an Early Learning Centre toaster! What were they thinking?!
The design of this bike is absolutely horrendous. I’d take the silver panels off and spray them Matt black probably . They’ll make one and call it black edition and charge a few grand more.
Ooh, the designers of the XM, the iX and the M3 nostrils have hot hold of the GSA. Looks like Robocop spares have been used on the tank. Bit of an eye lemon.
100% agree, however I think the 1940s Buck Rogers with Buster Crabbe where the spaceships looked like flying bread toasters. This BMW GSA tank looks like that. Disaster.
It’s Mum loves it. In the same way I don’t need my coffee mug to have a temperature gauge, I don’t want a bike with 57 tech features. About as far removed from pure riding as is possible.
Looks a bit like the Harley Davidson. Considering they were quick to adopt the ride height system, maybe they had a bit of a crush on that bike / concept.
22 R1250GSA owner here and I am proud to say for the first time in my life I am not at all excited to sell or upgrade my bike to the newest model. Until 2 factors happens. 1. I pay off my bike. 2. They change the headlight. Otherwise my bike is far to sexy lol.
