BMW R 1200 GS Adventure & R 1200 RT – towards the sun

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BMW R 1200 GS/Adventure & R 1200 RT – towards the sun

BMW R 1200 GS Adventure & R 1200 RT – towards the sun-1200

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Wanderlust Express: R 1200 RT in a new guise. The fairing is intended to provide even better wind and weather protection.

BMW R 1200 GS Adventure & R 1200 RT – towards the sun-120057

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The nation is still reeling from the harsh winter. In such situations, bikers who love to travel in particular like to flee the permafrost with warm thoughts of a real touring motorcycle. In this context, the propeller brand once again offers ideal dream vehicles. There the duo R 1200 GS/Adventure & R 1200 RT was considered mature enough to cope with a robust valve train.
The HP2 Sport served as a model, from which the two overhead camshafts per cylinder and the radially arranged valves were copied. In the case of the GS, this increased performance by five percent to 110 hp at 7750 rpm, while maximum torque increased to 120 Nm. Because the usable speed range has also been widened, the acceleration and torque values of the two travel classics should have improved noticeably.
In contrast to the normal GS – with which you can ride wonderfully into the sunset – the Adventure, which is around 1500 euros more expensive at 14,550 euros, thirsts for the furthest corners of the world. Who deals with such a BMW only to the Baggersee, does his bike violence. So the electronically adjustable chassis was quickly adjusted to the additional load and the big change of scenery initiated!
Anyone who has this in mind, but thinks less of Mongolian gravel roads and more of luxurious long-distance travel, is better off with the R 1200 RT. Here, too, it is now ventilated twice, while the other travel qualities have been slightly modified. In other words: If the RT doesn’t have it, you don’t need it. However, what you need is at least 16,200 euros. But we saved on road salt …

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  1. and Yamaha?
    Why is Yamaha left out of this listing entirely? Not that they don’t just bring something new, but with the Super T n r the first serious competitor to the BMW R1200GS for a good 15 years. Not forgetting the new FZ8 and FZ8 Fazer.

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