‘WHAT AN AMAZING MACHINE!’
The success story of BMW’s rugged, large capacity GS adventure bikes is one of the greatest in motorcycling history. Selling in large numbers worldwide, the popularity of the range has grown slowly since the birth of its iconic R80G/S back in 1980. Admittedly, it took time for the virtues of the GS to be truly appreciated in the UK – but as time passed, and the GS continued to grow in size, so did its popularity. Ever since BMW’s 1170cc R1200GS appeared in 2004, the adventure bike market has gone from strength to strength – and the GS remains its undisputed king.
Helping the cause and bringing the big BMW to more people than ever before, Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman used a pair of 1150 Adventures for their famous Long Way Round TV show back in 2004, and then in 2007, they used a couple of 1200 Adventure models to film their Long Way Down follow up. As a result, BMW’s R1200GS and R1200GS Adventure machines have
