Great commentator and follower of the blog, George shows his BMW bikes, his 2013 travels and reviews all in one video. Godd stuff George…any questions post the on this post and I am sure George will add his insight.
This is a compilation of places I’ve travelled by motorbike during 2013 filmed with my GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition.
Today was motorcycle show day for us. Although the weather really smarten up and actually was pretty nice out we drove anyway because Cheryl is not feeling well. I think everyone in the lower mainland must have headed out to the show today because the temperature was above freezing and there was no snow coming down.
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A SoloMoto.es reader spied what appears to be an undisguised, liquid-cooled replacement for the BMW R1200GS testing on a Spanish highway. In addition to the new motor, it looks like the beak has been sharpened up, the paralever swingarm/drive shaft has been moved to the bike’s left side and the exhaust canister to the right. Why liquid-cooling when the rugged simplicity of the air-cooled boxer suited the GS so well?
Anyone have more info about this potential change for BMW and the 1200GS??????
Source: Hell for Leather
Maybe this bike the R1200GS rather the 1200GSA is a direct comparison to the new Triumph Tiger Explorer. Perhaps Triumph will release an Adventure package with their new 1200cc bike like BMW. In any case, here is the new 2012 BMW and it will be interesting to see what happens in the BIG ADV bike market next year when Triumph reveals their new addition to the ADV market. With so many companies getting on board might there be more competitive pricing??? Or, are we the public going to pay MSRP no matter how high just because we love these type of bikes? BMW has not only added ABS as standard in their base package but all their options have subtly gone up too like centre stand prices, heated grips etc. In the 1200 category their package pricing has gone up just a bit. 2010 equipment package price in Canadian dollars was$1600 and 2012 in US pricing is $1645, which will most likely translate to about $1745 CDN in or around.
100% Options
| Code | Description |
| 630 | Integral ABS (disengageable) |
Standard Equipment
| Code | Description |
| 588 | White Turn Signals |
| 636 | Center Stand |
Special Packages
| Code | Description | MSRP |
| 200 | Special Model “Triple Black”: includes options 186 (special model), and 670 (special color cross-spoke wheels) | $650 |
| 431 | GS Standard Equipment: includes options 519 (heated grips), 539 (on board computer), 589 (hand protection), and 681 (saddle bag mounts) | $845 |
| 432 | GS Premium Equipment: includes options 350 (chrome exhaust), 416 (enduro ESA), 519 (heated grips), 539 (on board computer), 589 (hand protection), and 691 (saddle bag mounts) | $1,645 |
Colors
| Code | Description | MSRP |
| N64 | “Triple Black” Sapphire Black Metallic (only with 200) | $0 |
| N86 | Lupin Blue Metallic | $0 |
| 751 | Alpine White | $0 |
| 764 | Titan Silver Metallic | $0 |
Options
| Code | Description | MSRP |
| 186 | Special Model (only with 200) | $0 |
| 350 | Chrome Exhaust | $150 |
| 416 | Enduro ESA | $800 |
| 499 | Low Suspension | $250 |
| 519 | Heated Grips | $250 |
| 530 | TPM (Tire Pressure Monitoring) | $250 |
| 539 | On Board Computer | $295 |
| 589 | Hand Protection | $100 |
| 603 | Anti-Theft Alarm | $395 |
| 650 | Enduro ASC | $400 |
| 670 | Special Color Cross Spoke Wheels (only with 200) | $0 |
| 681 | Saddle Bag Mounts | $200 |
| 771 | Cross Spoke Wheels | $500 |
| 776 | Low Seat | $0 |
Standard Package (MSRP: $16,995*)
| Code | Description |
| 431 | GS Standard Equipment |
Premium Package (MSRP: $17,795*)
| Code | Description |
| 432 | GS Premium Equipment |
Rules
2012 R1200GS Lupin Blue Metalic (color N86)
2012 R1200GS Titan Silver Metallic (color 764
2012 R1200GS “Triple Black” Sapphire Black Metallic (color N64)
2012 R1200GS Alpine White (color 751)
All these bikes I am posting are awesome looking machines and in the field I am sure make the owners very happy. If we win the lottery we would have one of each in our garage! 😉
Just so you all can see on one page here is the Tiger Explorer again.
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