No sooner had the brand new BMW R1300GS damaged cowl, than followers of the mile-munching boxer have been clamoring for the much-anticipated R1300GS Adventure. After all, the flagship GS has had an accompanying ‘Adventure’ variant since 1999, usually providing extra vary, extra safety, and extra baggage capability. Now, virtually 10 months later, the BMW R1300GS Adventure is lastly right here… and it’s chunky.
The R1300GS marks the largest redesign of massive BMW boxer since perpetually, and the brand new BMW R1300GS Adventure builds on this. It makes use of the identical new-generation 1,300 cc liquid-cooled motor, full with its transmission-under-the-motor format and BMW’s improved ‘ShiftCam’ variable valve timing system. The numbers keep the identical; 145 hp at 7,750 rpm and 149 Nm at 6,500 rpm.
The Adventure mannequin additionally shares the ‘regular’ 1300’s Telelever entrance suspension, redesigned sheet metallic shell front-end body, and die-cast aluminum rear body. The Adventure seems to sport a unique subframe although (BMW is fuzzy on the main points), presumably designed to deal with the added load that BMW expects of the Adventure variant.
‘Added load’ might as properly be the brand new BMW R1300GS Adventure’s catch phrase. As with earlier ‘ADV’ fashions, BMW has taken a extra is extra strategy right here.
The gasoline tank positive aspects an additional 11 liters, bringing its general capability to a whopping 30 liters [7.9 gallons]. Given its measurement, BMW’s engineers determined to make the aluminum gasoline tank a function reasonably than conceal it behind extra plastic, so most of it’s seen. It additionally options three anchor factors distributed round its gasoline cap, designed to make BMW’s tank bag plug-and-play, and a small compartment to retailer a smartphone whereas it fees.
BMW has additionally utilized the additional actual property to supply extra climate safety to the rider. Not solely is the tank broader, however the GS Adventure additionally will get additional wind deflectors on its hand guards and alongside its major windshield. Rubber pads just under the handlebars (the place the gasoline tank’s flanks create a pure shelf) provide a non-slip spot to stash instruments and the like while you’re parked.
Previous iterations of the GS Adventure got here with baggage racks as commonplace, however it seems that the R1300GS Adventure doesn’t provide that individual bonus. You do get a chunkier passenger seat than on the bottom mannequin GS although, with what seems to be one other particular BMW baggage anchor level.
There is, naturally, a full set of aluminum containers on provide, ex-works. The set features a 37-liter high case with an 8 kg [17.6 lbs] load capability, and 37-liter (left) and 36.5-liter (proper) facet instances, every with a ten kg [22 lbs] load capability. All the containers connect with a cast aluminum baggage rack system, with a magnetic coupling on the left case that sends energy to a USB charging socket.
The high field makes use of an anti-vibration mounting plate, and every pannier may be expanded by an additional 10 liters through optionally available bolt-on extensions.
Under the hood, the GS Adventure boasts your entire array of digital gadgetry that its stablemate does, after which some. There are mountains of acronyms to wade by, however the highlights embrace ABS, traction management, switchable rider modes, and BMW’s new and improved ‘Dynamic Suspension Adjustment’ (DSA), which dynamically adjusts damping and spring charge on the fly, relying on a wide range of elements. (There’s additionally an adaptive trip peak system that may be fitted as optionally available tools.)
Cruise management is commonplace too, and is aided by the 1300’s entrance radar system. It features a collision warning system, with a rear collision warning system accessible as an additional.
One notably notable function is BMW’s new Automated Shift Assistant (ASA). In a nutshell, it’s a semi-automatic gearbox and clutch that makes use of electromagnetic actuators reasonably than providing a direct connection to the clutch and transmission. You can nonetheless run it in ‘manual’ mode, or you’ll be able to flick it over and let the bike do the shifting for you.
Up entrance, the GSA’s alien-esque X-shaped headlight is flanked by a pair of auxiliary LEDs. The quirky headlight design one way or the other appears to swimsuit the Adventure mannequin higher than it does the bottom mannequin GS, however we’re nonetheless not satisfied that it’s an enchancment over conventional BMW designs. What is abundantly clear while you have a look at the R1300GS Adventure from the entrance, is simply how beefy it’s.
The outgoing R1250GS Adventure is massive to start with, however the R1300GS Adventure provides simply over an inch to its general width. And whereas the bottom mannequin R1300GS weighs in at a surprising-for-its-size 237 kg [522.5 lbs], the Adventure swells to 269 kg [593 lbs].
All of that bulk interprets right into a muddled aesthetic. Its slim LED gentle and thin 19” entrance wheel are dwarfed by its entrance view, and, when considered from the facet, its gasoline tank and accompanying aluminum panels dominate the visible.
It will get higher wanting as you transition to the darker colorways on provide, however there’s no denying that the BMW R1300GS Adventure is nearly painfully utilitarian. But maybe that’s the entire concept. After all, although a 1,300 cc, 593-pound journey bike with 30 liters of gasoline on board is complete overkill, it’s by no means stopped BMW from promoting bucketloads of those.
Source: BMW Motorrad
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