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Where there is GS, there is adventure nearby; I mean ADVENTURE. The globetrotter version of the most famous of trails is getting serious muscle for 2014. After the liquid revolution of the R 1200 GS in 2013, BMW did not wait long to decline the now traditional version for long roads, African tracks and campsites off the Rockies.
2018 allows it to recover some options that recently appeared on the standard R 1200 GS. Still a tactical issue: suspensions. Now the Adventure can receive the E.S.A Dynamic “Next Generation”. These electronically adjustable elements adapt in real time to driving conditions, automatically correct the motorcycle’s attitude, and adjust the setting according to the weight when stationary.
The catalog of delicacies has also been extended by the emergency call on the handlebars, and a new TFT dashboard. Called “Connectivity”, this screen allows you to monitor all the motorcycle’s functions in a high-tech universe, to let yourself be taken by an on-board guidance system, to pair a smartphone via Bluetooth to control calls and playlists – all in a multicolored 6.5-inch panel controlled by a wheel on the handlebars.
To believe that the R 1200 GS Adv does not stop offering more every year. Already in 2017, a little tweaking was carried out. Improvements on the transmission side increase driving pleasure while the engine receives the necessary adaptations to switch to Euro4. Previously, in 2016, the 1200 GSA had already won small bonuses: the ABS Pro is now available in the options department. This improved anti-lock braking system varies the brake pressure according to various parameters (angle grip, lateral acceleration, angle of rotation). Thus, the more the bike is on the angle, the less the jaws are used, in order to avoid losing the front in a curve..
There is also the Control Brake Light, a system that flashes the brake light more or less quickly depending on the intensity of emergency braking, with the warning light coming on at the end of the deceleration phase. This way, those behind can assess if you are pinching more or less like a deaf person and if it sucks in front..
The options bivouac of the R 1200 GSA gained other refinements in 2015: the Adventure can be fitted with the Keyliss Ride, in order to control access on board without taking the key out of the pocket. The steering, the tank and the contact are thus unlocked by themselves. The Shifter Pro makes it possible to upshift gears without disengaging or loss of load, but also to lower them..
Imposing machine even intimidating for small sizes, it can be lowered by 50 mm. The saddle height will thus be displayed at 860/840 mm. And we can still do better: the Adventure can accommodate the saddle of the standard 1200 GS, which saves another 20 mm.
The least that can be said is that the R 1200 GS Adventure “liquid cooled” is not lacking in confidence. She asserts her personality much more than before. No more Howard Carter’s stature, room for the daring of Benjamin Gates. We will salute the particularly ambiguous work of the designers: whatever the generation, the GS Adventure instantly makes you want to take the loose. For a bit, we could almost see the sand crumble between the spokes of the rims.
One of the strengths of this machine is that plumage relates to ramage. This bike wants to go from desert to pebbles and brings a lot of differences to go towards more adventures than the standard GS. The suspensions gain an additional 20 mm of travel (210 at the front and 220 at the rear) and the aluminum tank inflates by 10 liters to carry 30 units in total. With its protection bars covering the cylinder heads and the high surroundings, the GS is preparing to withstand bowls and loss of balance. Before that, you can calmly cut the road, protected by the new screen, the hand guards and the generous sidewalls. And fissa, because being cousin of the R 1200 GS with float, she recovers the Boxer full of fishing and upheavals – almost enough to transform the Atlas into Pikes Peak for you..
Let’s do a quick refresher on this flat twin, the first from BMW to feature water cooling. The most notable (r) evolutions are the use of liquid cooling to thermo-calm where it heats the most (in particular the cylinder heads), the admission of the gas flow now vertical, the 6-speed gearbox integrated into the engine crankcase, an oil clutch with anti-dribble, and a nice series of watts in addition. Particularity of this engine on the Adventure, the mass of the flywheel of the vilo weighs 950 gr more. An “ointment” to improve the smoothness of the Bavarian block.
The GS Adventure now develops 125 horsepower at 7,750 rpm and 12.7 mkg at 6,500 rpm. Since the previous generation, this adventurer has been slammed with 15 nags and half a mkg. And what about the gap between the first of the name, R 1150, and our charismatic machine here: 85 donkeys and not even 10 mkg for the ancestor, released in 2002.
With the set of sensors, software and technology that come between you and the machine, the 1200 Adventure reflects with you or even before you in the multiple driving conditions that it will have to meet. As standard, the motorcycle is equipped with ASC traction control and 2 steering modes: “Rain” with gentle acceleration, adapted ABS and preventive traction control; and the “road”, where all driving aids are optimally configured.
When the machine is fitted with semi-active ESA Dynamic damping, the work of the suspensions is based on the chosen driving mode. An option that significantly increases the bill (around 750 euros) but offers you suspense with small onions, able to read the road and adapt to it.
Are you more demanding?!? Never mind. BMW offers other electronic co-pilots with the “Pro driving modes” option. The Adventure is then enriched with “Dynamic” and “Enduro” modes. With a coding card, the “Dynamic” mode becomes “Dynamic Pro” and the “Enduro” moves into “Enduro Pro”.
Because I wanted to come back to the adventurous side of this R 1200 GS Adventure, certainly determined to distinguish itself as it is and no longer as a variant of the GS. To do so, in addition to the aforementioned equipment, it highlights a more wandering face and sides, a more robust beak, small deflectors to support the efficiency of the windshield, a saddle adjustable in inclination and on 2 heights ( 890 and 910 mm) – high on legs the beast: equivalent and more to a KTM 1190 Adventure R. a protective grid, the crutches adapted to the greater travel, adjustable and reinforced foot controls, and we specify the grafting of a vibration damper between the gearbox output and the cardan shaft to ease the reactivity in the technical and / or trialising passages.
As with the R 1200 GS, we will not be talking about evolution but about a new generation of Adventure, whose leitmotiv remains: to take you as far as possible. Already ready to lead you to the gates of the desert, it will nevertheless be necessary to pass on the side of the options to have enough to penetrate in the harsh countries. A little luggage, a piece of GPS, a cruise control, heated grips, an update to adapt the mapping to regular gasoline…. and why not have fun with the full LED headlight unit supplemented with daytime running lights, an Akra pot, tire pressure control, etc … Yes, well, the percentage of debt is going to jump monstrously. But in this category, the BMW R 1200 GS Adventure is the bike of choice.
The 5 possible driving modes on the BMW R 1200 GS Adventure:
– “Rain“Offers smooth metering and response to the engine’s acceleration to support the rider. The ABS law is tailored to the road and ASC traction control responds earlier than in“ Road ”mode. is equipped with the dynamic ESA option, the damping of the combined front and rear spring / shock absorber is rather flexible and thus conforms to the prevailing conditions.
– “Road“: the engine responds spontaneously and the steering aids are adjusted to achieve optimum performance on all roads. ABS is suitable for the road and ASC ensures optimum traction. Sila motorcycle is equipped with the Dynamic ESA, the front and rear spring / shock absorbers are in the normal damping position.
– “Dynamic“reveals the sporty side on the road. The engine is tuned for a direct response to acceleration and the discreet intervention of the ASC allows experienced pilots to indulge in slight controlled skids. The ABS stays on the calibration. road. The damping is firm if the motorcycle is equipped with the dynamic ESA option..
– “Enduro“allows you to experience the R 1200 GS Adventure in all terrain. In this mode, the engine response to acceleration is smooth and the intervention of the ASC discrete, allowing the experienced rider to deliberately initiate controlled skids of the rear wheel. The ABS law is optimally adapted to unstable terrain and road tires. Dynamic ESA provides flexible damping that matches the use of the motorcycle.
– “Enduro Pro“is aimed at ambitious enduro riders and unleashes the full potential of the R 1200 GS Adventure on the terrain. This riding mode, which is characterized by spontaneous engine response, is designed for operation with studded tires. when the brake pedal is actuated, the ABS function is deactivated at the rear, while the optional dynamic ESA switches to firm calibration.
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Max speed:
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Acceleration
0 to 100: 3.70 s -
Consumption
medium: 5.90 l
The technical aspect
2018 BMW R 1200 GS ADVENTURE
- Frame
- Frame: perimeter in steel tubes, carrier motor
- Tank: 30 liters
- Seat height: 890 mm
- Length: 2,255 mm
- Width: 950 mm
- Wheelbase: 1,510 mm
- Weight in running order: 260 kg
- Train before
- Telelever fork Ø 37 mm, deb: 210 mm
- 2 Ø 305 mm discs, 4 piston radial calipers
- Front wheel:
120/70
– 19
- Transmission
- 6-speed gearbox
- Secondary transmission by cardan shaft
- Rear axle
- Paralever evo single-sided shock absorber, deb: 220 mm
- 1 disc Ø 276 mm, 1 piston caliper
- Rear wheel:
170/60
– 17
- Motor
- Twin cylinder
flat
, 4 stroke - Cooling: Air and water cooling
- Injection Ø 52 mm
- 2 ACT
- 4 valves per cylinder
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1170 cc
(101 x 73 mm) -
125
ch
at 7,750 rpm -
12.70 mkg
at 6500 rpm - Compression: 12.5: 1
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Competitors
Honda CRF 1000 L AFRICA TWIN Adventure Sports 2018
Yamaha XTZE 1200 Super Tenere Raid Edition 2018
Suzuki DL 1000 V-STROM XT 2018
Ducati Multistrada 1200 Enduro Pro 2018
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