I have three generations of BMWs in the garage. Also as a sidecar. Each of them is fun in its own way. . . By the way, spare parts even for the /5 are not really an issue. . .
@gerry3437 ай бұрын
5:15 No mention of the leading link forks fitted for many years.
@lloydgoss24144 ай бұрын
Not on a GS
@ronanrogers41277 ай бұрын
Such a pity BMW didn’t continue to develop this…if they’d put WP suspension on it the HP2 would have been very successful
@darrenwindle35928 ай бұрын
Get the dakar back to Africa
@thedudeman8408 Жыл бұрын
Did he jumped off the bike before coming to a stop. I don't see how else he could ride such tall bikes at 5'3"
@fabriziogibin5557 Жыл бұрын
I am very proud of mine R1150GS. The last iron made GS without electronic frills. A real truck on two wheels.
@garyhoward4064 Жыл бұрын
Does the GS80 share the same crank case as the GS1000? Can you fit the 1000 cylinders on the 80?
@fredtracy3931 Жыл бұрын
I may own 2014 Honda CB500X, but I acknowledge that BWM is the benchmark to which all adventure bikes are judged. Eat your heart out KTM and Harley-Davidson!!! 🏍🇨🇦
@dcxplant Жыл бұрын
Too bad BMW has turned these into status symbol mall/Starbucks crawlers for Yuppies and DINKS that are as fragile as porcelain tea cups.
@Storzvogel Жыл бұрын
Great videos, really enjoy them! What gastank did you mount, is that HPN?
@estebanmaldonado1395 Жыл бұрын
The video is a gift for us the BMW's lovers, riders and followers
@Porsche996driver Жыл бұрын
My ‘05 still runs like a clock!
@cosef4491 Жыл бұрын
Excellent documentary on the BMW GS! It’s rare to see moto content talk about how RELIABLE, versatile and successful BMW motorcycles are. The GS is a real world tested motorcycle and it won many endurance races?!? This certainly isn’t something that has been widely circulated. BMW and the GS are legends. I’m glad videos like this exist to acknowledge that fact❤️
@MOTOZILIANS Жыл бұрын
amazing video lots of history bmw bikes are amazing
@4842arendal Жыл бұрын
No mention of Elspeth Beard?
@twinturbo8304 Жыл бұрын
I have a 92 bumblebee in I'm a proud little peacock, it is so beautiful and purrs like a pussycat
@thomaswachinger1416 Жыл бұрын
😍
@ianmangham4570 Жыл бұрын
Everyone remembers seeing the beauty single swingarm
@treborif Жыл бұрын
I owned a Paris Dakar GS for 26 years and did 330,000 kms on it. Beemers rise at the back end when the throttle is opened - in effect the back wheel is being pushed onto the road - chain drive bikes do the opposite and squat when the throttle is opened. This is the main reason they are so good on dirt roads. I could open the throttle on a wet winding road, 2 up with luggage, lean the bike and open the throttle and the bike would power slide - hitting a white line helped too - both feet on the pegs - I'd overtake big bikes, sideways, leaned over - fantastic feeling. The best bike I've owned/ridden.
@jamesbramblett3346 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Love watching the classics like this one
@Teatimeted2 жыл бұрын
Quite mad to think that without the treaty of versailles we wouldn't have both BMW motorcycles and arguably, the Second World War.
@Teatimeted Жыл бұрын
@on spokes No, are you stupid? People who write one word replies to comments generally are. Here, let me educate you... The treaty of Versailles prevented BMW from continuing to manufacture aero engines, which is why they turned to auto engines and bikes. The treaty of versailles also arguably lead to the rise of Hilter, due to hyperinflation in Germany caused by the harsh terms of the reparations Germany had to pay following WWI, which were agreed at Versailles. You're welcome.
@leosimmes69932 жыл бұрын
Rip Gaston Rahier .
@3h33am Жыл бұрын
RIP Hubert Auriol
@prafulltiwari2162 жыл бұрын
Aye bro don't steal the clips from other channel and merge them and post it here , all those views and credits could have gone to the filmmaker who struggled to get all these clips . I'm informing him and will ask him to report you for copyright
@TheZanshen2 жыл бұрын
I had the 1150Gs and now have the 1100Gs and the 1100 is better built in my opinion.
@apexxxx102 жыл бұрын
*BMW Motorrads GS 1250 and F900R built in Thailand (not Taiwan)* kzfaq.info/get/bejne/odqKeKynsLrKhKs.html
@michelveit82382 жыл бұрын
I have read quite a few comments to videos of the GS where people hate the GS for beeing to heavy, complicated, illogical and whatever else. But I have never ever in my live heard of anyone who owned a GS and thought it was a bad bike. There were a few, me included, who found out it is not the perfect bike for them. I own a F650GS Dakar and it is a great bike. But I realized that I don’t ride as much offroad as I had hoped when I bought it so I want something that is more road focused than the 650 Dakar but still capable of riding any fire road and with an engine that is smoother than a 650cc Single. So I will be picking up a 1200GS very soon.
@ianmangham4570 Жыл бұрын
1200 must be so amazing
@michelveit8238 Жыл бұрын
@@ianmangham4570 Yes it is. By now I have picked it up and at least for now, I couldn't imagine a better bike
@johnhewitt10962 жыл бұрын
The best was the R80GS i bought in 1984. Super light and simple and reliable. Sadly for me the latest GS looks like a Tiger tank. Too big too complicated
@nobodyinparticular709 Жыл бұрын
Best bike I ever owned was a 1982 g/s with white tank and orange seat.
@damselinea2 жыл бұрын
My 1150 gs is turning 21 years old with 150 000 km. Clutch and gear box renewed (getrag didn't do great at that time... ) . Some bearings. But not much. Great bike
@SteelHorseman2 жыл бұрын
Love this
@AnotherHipster3 жыл бұрын
I've brought a Urban GS in honour of the history, I want to expand my horizons and its based on the R80 G/S that Helge rode around the world on. I want to do the same but 1 month trip somewhere new every year to get started
@simonodell21032 жыл бұрын
Bought
@AnotherHipster2 жыл бұрын
@@simonodell2103 ah yes, cheers Simone
@concretejungle91823 жыл бұрын
Jetzt leider zu schwer und groß mit Hubraum wie ein Auto 😓
@ivanobrancaleoni3 жыл бұрын
I love this story
@hagestad Жыл бұрын
How about a fact they used slave labor during ww2. Not to mention the same type of bike was used to wreck Europe during ww2 and the murky history of bmw owners the Quandt family. BMW history is a horror story.
@TheRIZKYRAMA3 жыл бұрын
why around the world trips always skipped Indonesia?
@XRV650AFT3 жыл бұрын
Le Vrai Dakar des burnés... V
@kosteros5 жыл бұрын
Too bad that after one good bike like r80GS model, BMW cant make new GS for this kind of riding. It's like promoting standard family SUV by showing rallyheavy duty parts that are not part of actual car.
@brianvogt81254 жыл бұрын
There is no market for these expensive prototype upgrades. BMW has gained public attention, with the R series bikes in the 1st wave of involvement and F series in the 2nd wave. Sales went well.
@LookattheBiggerPic5 жыл бұрын
...all these years and I'm just finding this - amazing riding on a very heavy BMW Boxer Enduro bike really - really amazing effort - I love my R1200GSA and have had it tough off-road but nothing this tough! Thanks for sharing this!
@JohnErikjohansson3 жыл бұрын
but fast gravel roads work good. i did all kinds of drifts etc on mye 1150.
@mickeypopa6 жыл бұрын
I'll stick to my Versys 650, tyvm. :P It may not have on-the-fly adjustable suspension or 3 levels of traction control or manual ABS control or cruise control or whatever else, but that's a lot of things that can go wrong that I don't have to worry about. :D
@bigmartin6 жыл бұрын
Picking up a new R1200GS tomorrow ~ I'm super excited.. Great video, thank you
@podnozulo42136 жыл бұрын
I have a 1989 bmw r100 and will never part with it.
@bryanhurd99556 жыл бұрын
Best selling BMW...R69S
@pascrew46396 жыл бұрын
DR
@Rossi46Moore6 жыл бұрын
OK BMW now give us an S1000GS
@hakan28126 жыл бұрын
You do know they have the S 1000 XR model right?
@Rossi46Moore6 жыл бұрын
Yes but it isn't an adventure bike now is it?Its just a sports tourer made to look like an adventure bike.
@thenobleandmightybeaver44116 жыл бұрын
Ross Moore - I would dare say any adventure bike 1000cc and up is more a touring bike than adventure bike regardless of how it is configured or marketed. When the engines get too big they become untenable for true adventure/off road use. If you can't easily pick the bike up on your own after you lay it down how useful is it really as an adventure bike? I did a cross Canada adventure tour with my father, an uncle and 2 of my cousins a few years ago. We have all ridden bikes since childhood and have a lot of off road/enduro experience. I rode a KLR 650, for which I took a good bit of ribbing before we left as I bought the smallest/cheapest bike by far. One of my cousins came out in Africa Twin (1000cc) and the rest were on R1200GS's. The rest of the pack had had their bikes for some time, whereas I bout the KLR just for this trip and sold it straight after as I don't have much use for a road bike this size (I have a 350 dual sport and a 250 trail bike). What I can say at the end of the trip is that running a bike that was ~160 pounds lighter, with more of a dirt orientation made the trip more fun. I threw an aftermarket, cushy seat on the KLR, which made highway driving quite comfy. When we got into any loose, bumpy or really wet stuff (which was often) the KLR breezed through everything. The smaller, simpler bike also proved to require much less maintenance and fiddling that the BMWs. When we stopped in places with true trail riding terrain, I could strip off the panniers and do a proper trail ride down single track whereas my mates had to wait to take turns on my bike. My dad, who is a big dude, sold his 1200 when he got back and picked up a XR650 which is what he does all his adventure biking on now.
@user-rm8gh3sh8e6 жыл бұрын
Мой R1100GS 1993 - 180 000km , super bike!)) Minsk,
@escriba15797 жыл бұрын
what about Honda Transalp?
@wildone21637 жыл бұрын
such great history! it's a shame bmw has dropped the bar in reliability in recent years....
@maxflight7772 жыл бұрын
Any evidence to support that wild claim ?
@GertCombrink7 жыл бұрын
A boxer has that incredible low center of gravity and low speed control no other layout can match. Would be great if BMW introduced a R900GS shaft drive on 1 September 2020 to replace the current F800GS, which is in itself an amazing motorbike but does now require a 70Kw motor, a diet to shave off a few Kgs while retaining range and hauling ability to again dominate the market. Who knows...
@jonathanschafer72327 жыл бұрын
5:40 look at wikepedia the us army ask harlydavison to build a motorcykel like clyno . nerver from bmw .
@bobbybackmarker96657 жыл бұрын
I'd love to buy a GS but the reliability issues always stop me from taking the plunge!
@aidanpysher27644 жыл бұрын
2013-2015 GSs are one of the last of the exceptionally reliable versions. 2016s on up are the years having serious issues. I have a 2015 that rolled over 22.5k miles this week, and I haven't had a single problem pop up.
@alastairroberts51362 жыл бұрын
Get the f650gs - Rotax engine would have any bither
@simoneverett6081 Жыл бұрын
@@aidanpysher2764 22,500 miles in a week, that is some going. Hat well and truly doffed!