Ultimate Adventure Bike

UBER TOURER

When you’re on a good thing, you stick with it. Seven years and over 50,000km down the track, Chris Bostelman is in absolutely no rush to move on his beloved BMW R 1200 GS Adventure.

“It’s just been awesome. I love it and it does everything I want — there’s just no reason to update it,” Chris explains emphatically.

Chris is the kind of guy who knows what he wants. At six-foot-five he’s quite the man giant, so you double-think yourself before trying to question his line of reason.

“I’ve ridden the new 1250, and while the new bike might get the jump over the 1200 in a roll-on, my bike holds its own because the new bikes are pretty choked by the latest emissions requirements. For me, there’s just not enough between them to worry about the upgrade yet.

“And besides, this

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