BMW R1200GS Adventure

[hs0zfe]

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Congrats Azoulay, you have a dream machine. 109 hp? I chose for 100 octane super fuel in Germany for my 1992 R 100 R. So both 95 and 91 octane would be far from perfect for your bike

[Azoulay]

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Hi Friends,

Better late than ever, in fact I promised you a trial report of the "new 2010 BMW 1200 GS Adventure" model, here it is.

So in fact I tooke advantage of this official BMW invitation to test the new model which is characterised by the following modifications/improvements:

-the engine which is now a DOHC
-the injection map where the ruptor has been delayed by 500 rotations
-the tork which is wider
-the supension where you can now adjust the front as well as the rear in the past
-the exhaust pipe where there is now a valve to give a better sound and an increase power (a bit like with the Akrapovic exhaust)
-the color, Yellow will replace Red
-the functions on the dashboard


According to my impression, this is far from being a "revolution" (French like this word) but more a smooth and soft "evolution" of the model.

The Adventure is still massive, veloce like a bicycle when you are moving and evrything is well responding, a honest bike to ride long distances without being tired.

I was not impressed by the engine changes (DOHC, injection map and exhaust modification) and did not felt a huge diffrence between mine (2009 model) fitted with an Akrapovic exhaust muffler.

Happy to have such feeling as it means mine isn't obsolete yet...(after a year...).

BMW seems to have difficulties to renew its star model and this is not this minor changes which will dynamise their sales again, few guest of this BMW party did agree on that.

As HsOzFe mentioned 109 HP is quite model for a 1170 cc and I think is wanted the simple OHC engine coiuld easily deliver more with small attention, but in the state of affair, I don't think it's really necessary as its more than enough for the purpose.

So to conclude on the bike, overall, it's a very nice bike, crazily expensive in Thailand, with wonderfull possibilities...Unstoppable...