BMW R 1300 GS ADVENTURE | FIRST LOOK!

[@FortyFourTeeth]

What do you think? Hot or Not?

[@GCTO239]

Unbelievably hideous. So it is a clear NOT!

[@FortyFourTeeth]

@@GCTO239 So your'e not sure then?

[@RabbitStu-M7UTS]

It’s growing on me

[@GCTO239]

​@@FortyFourTeethhell yeah! 😂 NOT! Love your channel, mates!

[@GCTO239]

​@@FortyFourTeeth😂

[@haymush69]

It kind of looks like a normal GS except its got a mini fridge down its shirt

[@FortyFourTeeth]

🤣

[@MarinaDiamandis4Ever]

😂😂😂😂😂 that made me laugh and I love the industrial look of the mini fridge 😂

[@jbuckley2546]

The ally panel looks like the back of my washing machine.

[@mickenoss]

Looks way better with the luggage mounts, should be standard or at least have an option that looks better.

[@beetleything1864]

Handy when your in Africa and need a spare panel.

[@domp51]

You have a revolting washing machine then mate. Get a Miele, much better looking.

[@hartleyhare1972]

I thought wings off the new defender

[@jbuckley2546]

@@domp51 Maybe. But still haven't found the missing sock.

[@Exploding_Barrels]

"The average age of a motorcyclist in the UK is now 54." Suddenly it all makes sense

[@TeslasSecret]

Average? Bloody hell. The median age might be even scarier.

[@JK-tu1xx]

Just think of how ridiculously cheap used adventure bikes will be in 10 years when they're all too old to ride.

[@Fatcatztravel1250]

Just enough time to pay it off before u retire. Hope backs still okay to lift it!

[@chrishart8548]

​@JK-tu1xx they will be cheap in 10 years time anyway. Because 10 years old

[@chrishart8548]

​@Fatcatztravel1250 think they are paying cash or just handing them back anyway.

[@DrNat1]

The polite vest wearers will be in heaven

[@hypermotardking]

kept getting distracted by the CSL behind 😂

[@starfox_wr-45e93]

Yep. Me too.

[@-Eternal-Damnation-]

Yeah not sure if this is still a controversial opinion, but I actually really like the design of that car. Remember how much hate it got when it came out? People were fuming 😂

[@BillCook62]

The first bike ever to slow down for width restriction barriers!

[@dnbanb]

Folks like to hate on the GS. Always have. But when they spend time on one, especially hooning around in the dirt, they change their tune. No difference here. It's taken me a minute to get used to the new front end, but I have. The tank on this is similar to what my 1250 would look like with the crash bar bags on. It's a beautiful, class-leading bike. BMW shows why they've been at the top of this ADV game for 40 years and will continue to be.

[@daystate123]

As he walks away rubbing his hands and getting a pat on the back from BMW execs 😂😂😂

[@leocoolix6591]

What does the rear collision control do? Flash a light on the dash right before you get murdered by an idiot on his cell phone?

[@DanTube2010]

Flashes the hazard lights at the rear at a fast rate, like a disco at the rear.

[@01tommyd]

"The tank is a little bit boxy" Understatement of the century. Each to their own, but I will never understand the design of this. This era of BMW bikes and cars is just dead to me (hate the look of the M4 too, the previous one was gorgeous).

[@Chambers36TheEnter]

A lot of the option 719 bits look more like option 2.99 temu

[@223Sako]

It has the kind of looks only a mother could love.

[@GCTO239]

@@223Sako exactly 🤣

[@cp4512]

Even a mother would be hard pressed to love those looks! 😂

[@GCTO239]

Now I have look at an Africa Twin, a DesertX or a T7 to regain my love for adv bikes...I have to regain eyesight first. 😂

[@domp51]

I washed my eyes with detol, it helped.

[@GCTO239]

@@domp51 hehe. Should do the same. 🤣

[@cp4512]

Yes 😂

[@aboykjg2159]

@@domp51lol 😂

[@mart7798]

did your cheque from bmw just clear?😂

[@MH-xd2nd]

I haven’t been this excited since I waited for a bus at the bus stop, it never turned up, and I went home.

[@adamc209]

Fair play with the order placed Chris. I feel this should be entitled “man reads invoice justifying his new bike” 😁

[@HabitualFixation]

If that tank is "A LITTLE BIT BOXY" then the Pope is A LITTLE BIT CATHOLIC

[@jjnewman65]

Love it. I bought a GS1300 in March and it’s the best bike I’ve ever owned. Brilliant manufacturing. 9500 trouble free miles all over the uk and Europe.

[@robinireland810]

My 1200 Multistrada Enduro Pro is chuckling in the garage. He knows he’s safe with me, and he knows I know, if you know what I mean!! Looking forward to the Lego version of the GSA, as I think it’ll be curvier.

[@warrenr4]

Good grief. For what this behemoth is going to be used for, you might as well buy a goldwing. Added bonus it won’t be back at the dealership for a recall every five minutes either.

[@mrkang4080]

Adventure bike is 100x more fun than a Goldwing, even if you're just cruising and crushing miles...

[@charliestoybox2099]

Ive had the Golding. I found the seating position of the GSA 1250 much better for long distance riding. Unfortunately the new 1300 footpeg position has gotten more aggressive and isn’t comfortable anymore.

[@chriscleland7008]

Save $, buy the Goldwing! 🎉

[@AB-kc3hg]

Buy a Goldwing, but don't tell us it is light, nimble, beautiful, inexpensive or fun to ride ...

[@headrace4863]

That E46 CSL… man I miss mine. The GSA, I’m sure it’s beyond excellent but, it looks like a child’s homework. Sorry.

[@kawabungah20]

Reminds me of the 1969 Munch Mammoth.😊

[@kimnielsen7449]

Lego did the design, on there night out, for sure this is most not needed bike ever.

[@JezNashMusic]

It’s ugly. It’s supposed to be. It’s a GS. It’s probably going to be the best bike on the planet, like all of its predecessors.

[@49googie]

BMW now need to get influencers' to help sell the new bike with beer and foreign travel. You'll be telling us next that "horse balls are lemons" !!.

[@Dius765RS]

Robo Cop wants his chest plate back...

[@scaryhotharryscott]

'utilitarian...like a jeep' I think it's about as utilitarian as a blinged-out G-Wagen or Range Rover 👑 Can't wait to see you review yours

[@djwozzawoz]

Above everything else here! That BMW E46 CSL M3 is the best! HOLY FUCK. I drove a E46 M3 for about 1K back in the oo's and it was sublime. Fast AF..Closest thing to motorcycle acceleration...Loved it and would own one...Well Jell...

[@daletaylor6724]

Absolutely hurendus!

[@Jungleland33]

You like the look of the new 1300 GS adv.???? What's your guide dog's name?

[@namir1782]

man that m3 is beautiful

[@sufeeb]

Hideous....I doubt seeing it in the flesh will change my mind.

[@GCTO239]

@@sufeeb agreed

[@alexmorgan3435]

+1.

[@cp4512]

Yep!

[@HyperBiker]

It did for me when I saw one at a bike meet where a Suffolk Motorrad dealer had set up a stand. Don't think it was exactly this spec, but I liked it instantly and I told the dealer it's a GS I would consider purchasing in the near future.

[@MadChalet]

It's just not wide enough! Ah, problem solved ... lash some bags on the 'tank'! They've added coffee cup holders (?) and yet it's the Jeep of bikes, meant to stray into the wilds, where Starbucks has yet to land. Some people just have too much money.

[@Boxer1250RT]

You did a great job convincing yourself that the new GSA "looks good". BMW corporate, send me to Spain all paid and I'll say lots of nice things too.

[@PDCRed]

Cheap shot. How sad.

[@viscountpasty8124]

Glass half empty kinda guy?

[@kwakithailand]

Your spot on comment triggered a couple of ❄️😂

[@gelul12]

Hé will buy anything with a bmw badge

[@FortinbrasBB]

The looks of this bike really grew on me. Very clean and very functional. Definitely leaning Option 719 for my new bike.

[@DeSousm]

You know if it's a BMW... Chris will be all over it :D

[@idevilk]

looking at this, 1250 now seems like a beautiful bike :)

[@brianrainey2739]

I am guessing no windtunnels were used in the design of this motorcycle.....

[@domp51]

Or eyesight

[@christiangrendel9893]

😂😂😂😂

[@chrismcniece-g5b]

It’s grown on me massively recently. I have the 1300GS and it’s an awesome machine, and I love the headlight. Nothing else remotely similar👏

[@GSAirTherapy]

„eye catching“ & „interesting“, - say no more. We get it, and yes, BMW gets it, too. Might as well say what you really wanted to say? Unless, you fear to lose future BMW invitations. The tech pieces? Sure, BMW has grown over time. Good stuff. Most of the consequential pieces are already available on the 1250. Adaptive height, only one box locks centrally, the automatic, etc. - thankfully, all optional! I‘m curious to see how many people will spec any of this stuff. Main developments? The elephant ears on the crash bars. BMW accidentally(?) wrecked the highway peg industry. They added a tank-based Starbucks platform. Thus, the tank-mounted luggage must be for creamer and sugar.

[@nialbarnsley4108]

ABSOLUTELY DISCUSTING . Possibly the worst looking bike on the planet

[@aliciashepherd1805]

if you cover the headlight section its absolutely stunning and utilitarian. All they need to do is to make those fog lights much much bigger and make it a triple headlight like aprilia or possibly add a metal headlight cover to draw attention away from the center. The side cargo panel is brilliant though because we have been hanging bags on the crash bars for years and its like a modern adaption of it, rather like on the new defender.

[@cheny6489]

i LUV the hulkier look and design language! it is definitely a long shot away from all conventional boring bike design

[@bens5186]

OMG still not backlit switches. I would drop my money on the tiger 1200GT explorer. Was hoping for more from BMW….

[@rob2475]

I chyme with your opening comment “It’s so ugly, It’s disgusting” The king is in the all together, he’s altogether as naked as as the day that he was born 😂

[@Edgunsuk]

I thought ""its boxy but its good" was a volvo catch phrase ....

[@adrian_o777]

I wonder if the guy who designed it still works at BMW

[@GPR111]

Busy patting himself on the back for the great job he has done 😂.... most people so far think it looks total shite.. me too 🤓

[@scottmcpeek4132]

Love the bonus shots of the CSL! The bike's cool too, I guess. 😉

[@rudyhonings]

No, you still can't specify what you want, on the configurator. If you e.g. start with a 'Tri Black, and want a high windshield, you are automatically forced to take the Trophy colors. Only if you leave another stack of money at the dealer, they will offer you whatever you want., take half of it apart and than make it how you like Even a big white windscreen with the extra transparent fender is not possible. Than you need to get the tinted windscreen. Ridiculous!

[@mick-c4k]

I have owned 3 GSA,s my current a 2020 model 1250. I would rather get the bus then buy one of these Ugly Birds. The 1300 GS was hard to take. But this monstrosity is awful. Hello Africa Twin for my next bike. You hit the nail on the head, I quote. "You virtually work for BMW". You kinda say it all. Absolutely no one with a biking brain has anything good to say about this awful motorcycle, or the 1300 GS.

[@arnoldtm31]

It's the same guy that said Kawasaki makes ugly bikes...but hey no bias here.

[@leenewton5053]

It's even more hideous than all the other gs bmw's that came before it but I'm sure all the hi-viz Norman's will love it, I'd literally rather take the car than ride around on that contraption.

[@fr00fro]

Fiat multipla of the bike world

[@spangoz1000]

Someone just sold his soul to BMW ... either that or they threatened to kick your guide dog 🦮

[@georgepasson5656]

This is by far the best looking GSA ever made, imo!

[@rsole65]

News just in, Harley Pan America now second ugliest adventure bike😃

[@mrvmermoto4725]

Come on Chris, we love you but, but BUT! Oh well everyone loves a freebie. 😂

[@TheGoldenPig.]

Can't wait to show my grandad this. He's gonna get his first tingle in years.

[@GCTO239]

@@TheGoldenPig. yeah. No doubt. 🤣

[@kwakithailand]

Is Grampa visually handicapped, perhaps?

[@markfromleeds]

spot on walk round. I did laugh at the cup holder gag 🤣

[@tdeloriea]

One question I have is regarding the seat on the GSA versus the GS. It appears to be more of a flat profile front to back where the GS seat seems sloped forward towards the tank. Did you notice this or was that the tall seat on the bike, which I believe is a bit flatter Than the mid or low seat. I have the 1300 GS and the seat just constantly has me sliding forward and I purchased an aftermarket adjustment set of bumpers to raise the front of the seat which has helped a bit. Regarding the looks, BMW does an excellent job of making their older bikes look obsolete when they release a newer style and each time the newer style is a bit out there, but it translates to being the new bike which is instantly recognizable by all of those in the know. Case closed. Case

[@mdeerocks6792]

I hope they offer a seat with a built-in shitter option.

[@terrydaniel8698]

If it’s was Suzuki you would say it was ugly because it a bmw you think it beautiful

[@robormsby7259]

I like it, was a bit of a shock to start with but it quickly grew on me. Makes the older 1200/1250 look very dated when you compare them side by side This is why European bike manufacturers are doing so well compared to Japanese. They are willing to push the boundaries and be bold. The Japanese big four just keep turning out the same old thing and are definitely been left behind. Well done BMW 👏

[@ians8254]

@FortyFourTeeth - the pannier racks look more central, but it’s hard to tell in the video. Are they? Does this mean you can now have two equal sized panniers instead of an offset one?

[@jacko791]

JFC, a bike so big it has blind spot warning! How does a motorbike have a blind spot? Or are they just assuming the average rider is so old that their vertebrae are all fused?

[@tomwoggle9411]

So here's the big question I couldn't yet find any answer to: What does so very different about the boxy R1300 GS Adventure that one basically not spec an R1300 GS to? (With the Endure pro package and the sport suspension and whatever other features available on the GS) Wouldn't a full on Enduro spec R1300 GS (being slightly lighter and slightly shorter) end up making a slightly better 'adventure" and off-road bike than the actual R1300 GS Adventure?

[@tuonouk6896]

Looks like a Chinese replica of what the real bike should have been. As much as i appreciate function before form BMW have massively missed their customer base .

[@myagoodbody7942]

It’s a two wheeled land rover defender

[@Kurlach]

Man discusses bike he’s ordered and disagrees that it looks shite. Objective reporting at its finest 😂 I’ve said it before, people are allowed to dislike something guys.. not everyone has to agree. Personally I happen to think it looks pleasantly.. ..shite.

[@gordonatkins9135]

Hi Chris, BMW showroom is a giant sweet shop for you…love the CSL

[@Checkyoursix77]

Are the BMWs designers blind? Both BMW cars and bikes look terrible nowadays. Such a shame…

[@Scarletsb0y]

Taking delivery of ny R1250 GSA tomorrow, want the R1300 GSA to be around for while before I buy due to the problems with the boxes, leaking suspension, etc etc don't want to be a test rider for BMW unless they pay me but it does look nice in green.

[@lilpinkiy]

nice BMW... the CSL!!

[@cthulhurising4860]

Oh Jesus....my eyes!!!! 😱

[@buzz7927]

you mention you ordered one, have you received it yet, or approx wait time. If you have received are you happy with it.

[@Motoscotty]

It’s growing on me! I have the R1300GS and it’s a fantastic bike so I’m sure this will be great as well!

[@elephantom12]

The headlight looks like one of those electric arc lighter heads.

[@mattstorey3890]

Yeah, that's a no from me.

[@mentlegentlemen7409]

Spoken like a true salesman, using alternative words for calling it ugly...different, eye catching. Nah it's genuinely ugly

[@ThaSideWeed]

Yikes, they put blind spot indicators on those garbage mirrors so now it'd be a bit weird to take them off. Hands down one of if not the worst oem mirrors I've ever used.

[@iancharlton5530]

I like it 1150 to 1200 massive change same with 1250 to 1300. Looking forward to seeing it in the flesh.

[@exa4003]

Thank you! I've been looking to test ride this bike but couldn't be bothered to get up from my chair. Appreciate the service you do. 🙏

[@FortyFourTeeth]

probably need to wait until November so you have time to summon up the energy :)

[@exa4003]

@@FortyFourTeeth Of course, this is the "Adventure". I meant the regular GS. Maybe I should watch the video first... 😅

[@laggmonkei]

My problem with is that i dont think the slim normal gs front, that they were so proud of, mesh well with the boxy side. The sides would probably need to flow forward towards the beak or something for it to look ok.

[@timrains5011]

Looks high quality utilitarian like all previous GSAs, not sure if any were meant to be "pretty bikes", just appealing through function or being exclusive. So a great bike; tend to think I'd go for something a lot lighter if doing varied terrain adventures but it's all high fashion.

[@nickrider5220]

Does look better than the single angle initial photo, that did it no favours. All gs mod gs models look 'lovely to their mothers', but it's functional. Glad you told us why the 'eye catching' front aluminium bits exist 👍🏻I like the 1300 btw !

[@martinnathan472]

At last. The Germans have developed a sense of humour.

[@RobertJones-pm3zk]

I like the new adventure, not so much the standard GS, but the new Adventure does look nice. I just picked up a used 2017 Adventure and if I had the money would upgrade to this, but still do love my 2017 (im a sucker for the analogue clocks) Thanks for the video, ride safe!

[@MotoGoato]

Well ... if I ever want a bike that looks like it has panniers not only on the back .. but on the front too, I'll give BMW a shout

[@BigDan7114]

Just bought a 2005 f650gs My Ultra Classic is in the shop. I’m kind of smitten with this little thumper I can take in the pasture or to the store or backroads twistyys. But this beast screams hooligan supreme! Enjoy it !!!!!

[@moomoodeadcow]

I like the functional design concept but is it just me or does it look a little top heavy? Interested to know how it rides.

[@Brawler138]

Reminds me of a vstrom, but will take a look closer when we get it at showrooms.

[@henrymarkstewart1067]

BMW has completely lost the plot, yes looks are subjective but any KZbinr that says this looks good must just be worried about BMW benefits being taken away. I honestly think it gets worse the more you look at it 💩

[@beetleything1864]

Yep and Sue Perkins likes it and is buying one 😱

[@GCTO239]

@@henrymarkstewart1067 agreed

[@t3h8ar0n]

I think it looks good /shrug.

[@khilanshah300]

I think it looks great and much better than the 1250 and 1200 before it

[@henrymarkstewart1067]

@@t3h8ar0n specsavers mate ASAP!

[@gogglehead7487]

Think if it was displayed in the Tate Modern the piece would be called "Angular Turd With Two Wheels"

[@zbyh1980]

Are you sure it is GS and not a refrigerator? 😢

[@FourIntoOne]

Preposterous bike. OK for the visually impaired Cosplay adventurer crowd I suppose but its an adventure bike in the same way a full dress Honda Goldwing is.

[@MrMannakin]

Sorry but that bike fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down!

[@Steve-motorcycles]

It’s almost as wide as the car it is in front of.

[@cp4512]

Seems like the immediate knee-jerk thoughts on the looks of the GSA turned out to be right……🤮

[@StewartP45]

Glad to hear I'm not the only one who found trying to work out exact specs far from straight forward or obvious when I had a play around with the configurator a wee while back. Will be interested to hear what opinions are, once the on road launch takes place.