Took a 1200GS around the world. 63 Countries, 50,000 miles, never once left left me stranded. Did I need to get some repairs... of course, but I rode it to BMW every time. BTW, I bought it used. It was 4 years old, had 20K miles, $9,400, and I still have it and love it. Its a boxer and oil cooled. The oil cooler is under the headlight.

Before I die will own one of these.

After owning Harleys, Indians, Hondas, Yamahas, 2x R1150RT's, I'm now on a 2014 R1200GS, and I love it! I bought it in 2022 with only 4453k's on it! I'll probably keep it till I die!

I know some riders who ride GSes eveyday, they will ride in the rain, in the heat, and when its 35 degrees and one thing I can say some of those guys take those bikes on the trails and ride them hard. I can say this, after dropping and falling the bikes take it really well, they only have minor scratches and dings, they truly made those machines to go down and keep their eye appeal. amazing bikes, maybe one day ill get one, me personally I would stick to the street I just can't beat it up, just not my kinda deal.

My father owns this exact bike and i absolutely love it!

If you run the bike at higher RPM's from time to time is not 'beating up a bike', will not harm it at all. Red lining the bike on a "cold" engine and not changing the oil when you are supposed to do a lot more harm, "that" is beating up the bike. Most people do not take it off road, some do light off roading, you need better tires for that, for heavier off roading you would have to invest into side rails to protect engine and other components. Personally I won't be taking mine, I get enough off roading mountain biking.

The Motorcycle spirit is essential , you ride your youth!

Didn't expect the video to end abruptly like that? Nice Bike! Keep Riding! Enjoy Life!

All the joints an welding spots are clean af

Dyna is dynamic mode, quicker throttle response and re-maps traction and ABS. They're ugly but that bike was meant for long long iron man rides. Great bike. Called the SUV by many.

I ride my motorcycle so much, that when I’m in my car and I’m coming to a stoplight I feel like it’s going to stall because I’m not putting in the clutch

expensive? The Harley Street Glides are 25K just to walk in the dealership door...no ABS/not heated grips etc. I have an 18' Triumph Bonneville T120/ de cat with X-pipe, BC predator pro pipes, and K&N air filter/progressive front spring and Fox piggy back rear shocks - I rode with some Harley guys riding street glides and it was kind of funny listening to them hit the throttle and I'd hear a loud noise but barely see the bike move. I had a hard time riding behind them. One of them piped off and called my bike a moped. I really wanted to leave their asses in the corners, but too much traffic and I'm a nice guy. :D

3:02 if you have BMW You don't need turning lights. Šabane

I had the good fortune to ride a new 2001 R1150GS back to MN from Las Vegas for the owner. I loved the bike in spite of the weird turn signals. In 2014, I bought a new 1200lc. 2 months later, I took a 2 week trip through Canada. Baby head rock trails for miles, long washout bypasses down creeks, sand, mud, it took them all on. Now it's my workhorse. I travel hundreds of miles weekly for work. Everything was good until the stator went 'poof.' You know, that thing that sits on the end of a transverse crankshaft and takes all of 10 minutes to replace? Yah, no. They put it inside the engine IN FRONT of the transmission. Clutch off, shaft off, transmission off, there it is. Labor x3 what the part cost which was a ridiculous $800+. Scuttlebut on the boards says the earlier ones looked like they were wound by 5-year olds. I was out of warranty, and my pleas to BMW for some financial relief were unfulfilled. I even had some douche from Germany call me to tell me my bike was out of warranty. No $h1t, if it was still in warranty, BMW would have been replacing the stator. The fact that they superceded the part twice fell on deaf ears. After 9 months in the shop (another nightmare...) I'm finally riding again, but not with the same confidence I had before. I love the 2014 for the lighter flywheel. It's a liability in the dirt, but it sure scares the hell out of sport bikes who blow by me only to see my off-road lights right there in their mirrors a few seconds later.

They are made for off road but they did such a good job you don’t want to use it for that lol

you did both explain why you went with this bike, what things to look for, repairs etc.

Same as mine exactly . He's right.

Issues so far - R1200GS LC 2013 40000km on the clock +- replaced both front and rear rims twice (Spokes), heavy wear on rear brake pads, wobbly front end at 140kmh with paniers, no pannier wobbly at 170km/h. Rear right indicator melted, excessive wear on grips. Three new batteries, replaced rear shock, replaced charger, replaced burnt out stator coil, now having fork bridge issues and gearbox issues not to mention the windshield mounts keep cracking and breaking I replace every service. Normal commuting roughly 80km a day. Completed 1 big trip +- 6000kms and of that 400km was dirt. Biggest money pit ever. Selling mine as soon as I can.

awesome bike. if it a 14 or newer it should be liquid cooled.

buy it used....I bought my 1200 gs new and 7 months later i owe $19k and it value is $12k trade in

Boxer motor cuz pistons move toward each other like boxers fists hitting each other. And it is air/oil cooled but I believe water cools the cylinder heads. Great review. I want this bike so badly. Thx

The Swiss Army Knife of motorcycles. I just bought an 07 GSA with 33K for $5500. It needs a couple of small things but I wouldn't hesitate to ride across country as is. I still can't wrap my head around the fact that it holds 8.7 gallons of gas!

Luckily didn't waste time to watch whole thing. Click Bait.

Pick mine up Saturday, can't wait.

You really need the shift assist. Your 0 to 100 was SO slow, now I know how good the option is, we have the same bike! Shift assist knocks off a loads of time for sure! Thanks for the share

as a 16 year old from sweden with a tuned moped im scared of this haha

Great desert turquoise color, never saw that before. Great bike.

Same as mine exactly. Gotta love it. Like me you need to cut back smoking.... cough like mine too.

This is my dream bike ,May Allah make it easy for me inshaallah 🙏

Why should I watch before i buy? Seriously why... Oh I get it...click bait..... oh well... and you don't know about the engine...... :(

I going to pick up mine today, I'm so excited about it alraedy!

Is it me or are these videos always the same. "Don't know what any of these buttons do" and "Guys, I - Love - This - Bike". Fun nonetheless :)

I'm so sad, just bought one of these bikes,2015 model, love it, but can't ride it because of lockdown, thanks for the film, ride safe, John from sunny Devon UK

What is thePopping sound? It almost sounds like a Gunshot. It can’t be the Bike. Is it something in the Helmet? Anyway, I’m getting a 2006 R1200 GS ADS on the 16th of this Month and I can’t wait. I’m actually swapping even for a Harley FXDWG. I’m ready to have some fun on a Bike again.

i ride a harley davidson , but im looking to upgrade to this bike... already found a used 2017 R1200 GS. i think il buy it just need to test it. but not sure what al things to look for.

I'm an Enduro rider KTM 300 XC-W, and for the life ofe I don't understand how anyone can ride this thing off road. Its a 500 plus pound machine!! Physics just don't work! I k ow it can't go anywhere near what my 300 can do/go, but you'd have to be an amazing rider to ever do some serious fireroads, let alone baby single track with this beast!

Just sold my 2005 GS1200, fantastic bike, just time to move on.

great review!!

An adventure bike with a drive shaft. Just what i want

Man... engine is oil cooled. And one for you safety - use turning indicators, otherwise somebody might hit you accidentally and this will not be a fun anymore.

You wrong,,Boxer pistons moving together to inside and outside

I love this bike, but I am beginner I think it is not a beginner bike at all, but I would like to go for a long trip across europe and I need a shaft drive bike. Any ideas?

I have tried to reach out to you about a bike you have for sale and know one got ahold of me. Very disappointed.

Which modelyear is best to buy? 2009 or 2013?

Great review. 👊

You love every bike.

Took a test ride on one of these yesterday. Im giving some serious thought on tradingt in my 14 HD Ultra Classic. The more i road it the more I wanted it.

This never goes through anything about the bike, just how good it it is as a 3rd person, please spend a little more time reviewing the bike. Peace out

I love this bike I fell In love with it in the crew 2 so I had to get one IRL.

Dynamic is like sport mode

Please help me pick BMW GS Bike. I'm 6'2" ... Which bike would you buy? Preferably used.

you forgot to start the bike

Mine was a heap of shit. The servo braking system had so may problems and the engine had an ignition fault that would cut the engine on the over run. Owned it for 18 months and for a whole 6 of those, the bike was at the dealer. Not what I expected from a brand new bike costing £11k.

Some one to answer my question pls .. If I had to choose between the Gs and Bolt ... Considering that I love the power , speed doesn't matter, respect on the road, how it's looks like. Coast of maintenance tho Also I like to have some one with me .. And the price ..

I watched now I want one

Did you crash? That video was suddenly over.

Buy them second hand...

My dream bike still dreaming about.

it is a boxer punching side to side, thanks for variety

I sold my 2014 GS with 95K miles and bought a KTM 890 Adventure R. Rode KTM for 10K miles and sold it to buy another BMW GS!!!

J'ai la même..en noire et c vrai c formidable superbe moto...

The older r1200gs was air cooled

Dyna means - Oh Sh@t.

This guy has not ridden a bike that he didn't fall in love with... Every video starts about the same way. I guess it's easier to sell them that way 🤣

Where on you helmet is your camera attached?

Isn’t this the low seat option

silent and smooth like a sewing machine. thnx for this, cool video, but they should confiscate your driver license.

Which city is this? Really nice views

It's pretty clean lol

Hows the reliability? And Mpg?

I've always loved the GS bikes. But man they are high compared to cruisers I'm about 5'7 5'8 and i remember barely touching the ground upright

Love the ad it had electric car "I can't hear a thing" thump!!! Roadkill haha who thought that bright idea on road safety

It is adventure also

I dont know why i watch your videos all time when i dont like your reviews

Why are you so ENVY?

Air cooled? No sir. This one u r riding is not. All good.take care.nice video

Ok...now i see, u saw it.sorry. anyway...and,what is a boxer engine.keep it up.good videos.all

Did you know you can upshift w/o pulling the clutch? =) Oh and it is a not Liquidcooled Boxermotor (180° Angle). It's very hard to pass Euro-Norms with only aircooling ;)

My father has africa twin 750cc

Not aircooled.

It’s 25k in USA 2021.... insanely expensive

These bikes are used for fast organ transportation in London. I wonder how do they transport organs in America?

Dude, you know nothing about these bikes. It’s embarrassingly bad.

Must watch? Then learn your specs

"Piston arms" Im out.

Nice video though

Must Watch before you buy: First 3 lines: I love it Hmmmmm, my mind hasn't changed about this bike then XD

Great points !

Title says "Must watch for any BMW".... Direct quote from this guy "I may not know all the he technical spec's but I know what it feels like"...... Thanks for wasting my time you muppets 👍

Says it got so much power haha you must newer rode 1000cc super bike

Dream bike

worst review ahaha

Dynamic

lol sounds like somebody has fallen in love...

Really great video, slightly ruined by the annoying cough!

You dont have a quickshift assist?

BMW s1000xr as well 1 of the best bikes on the road

Dad Bike.

R1200gs it's just perfect,not like ducati multistrada - service, service... 700pounds belts change,1000pounds desmodichi service,300pounds chain kit,150pounds fuckin rear wheel nut!!!!!!! Always many errors on the screen! Nobody can delete,just ducati service-150pounds!

Absolutely, buy a used BMW bike, have fun don't trash it, more resale value that a beaten to hell Honda Africa. The reason I bought a used Toyota FJ-Cruiser 6-Speed manual transmission 4x4. I don't miss my left nut that much.