BMW R1300GS: The Best Adventure Bike?

[@jamescurrie1285]

Superb review Hope you enjoy the Pecos I've been going there for the last 12 years apart from the lost years

[@TheStammeringBiker]

Thanks mate appreciate the feedback! I absolutely loved the Picos, got back 2 weeks ago, what a place! I now have 9 hours of helmet footage to try to edit down to something watchable 🤣

[@allansmillie7507]

Great video PJ....keep up the good work.

[@TheStammeringBiker]

Thanks fella! 🥰

[@tatmandu1722]

Love your vids, thanks! I’m just coming up on my first service for the same bike you have. When I got it, I thought the seat was a little firm. As the miles came on it definitely softened and I’m very happy with it. By the way, computers do the buffering, windshields do the buffeting.

[@TheStammeringBiker]

Given I work IT it’s no surprise my brain is stuck on the word buffering 😂

[@gsd32i]

Welcome to the sensible side of action cameras....less frustration.😂 Quality looks great.

[@TheStammeringBiker]

Thanks mate! The GoPro was in serious danger of getting launched in anger 😂

[@gsd32i]

@@TheStammeringBiker hahaha. Currently feet up in the sunroom watching your review 😁😁

[@TheStammeringBiker]

@@gsd32i that’ll be 40 mins of your life you’ll never get back 😂 I never realised how hard it is to talk concisely and also ride at the same time, although having a stammer doesn’t help but there’s no easy way to edit that out 😂

[@gsd32i]

@@TheStammeringBiker Thought it was very good...was waiting for a" ride safe and see you in the next video" at the end. 😂 Good effort.👍

[@TheStammeringBiker]

@gsd32i thanks buddy appreciate that! I keep meaning to find a “saying” that’s unique and works for me 😂

[@robb8773]

I rode the 1300GS twice and found the seat and Rider Triangle to make for a very, very uncomfortable ride and the power not that much more than my 1250GS. I'm keeping my 1250GS!

[@GPR111]

Yes they are not in the same comfort league, especially on proper big journeys.... I am sticking with 1250 too. Anyone over 6ft looks too big on the 1300 if you watch the videos.... that matters for comfort. Youre right on the power and the 1250 is hardly lacking in real day to day use 😉

[@NordicAdvRider]

Great video. You just got a new subscriber 👍

[@TheStammeringBiker]

Thank you so much!

[@RogersMotorcycleAdventures]

Great video - appreciate the insight, as I'll be getting my GS in a few months (week 34 build). I think I saw the same review video, of the Gilles shift lever. If I hadn't purchased the 719 Option version, I'm pretty sure I'd be buying the Gilles - it looks like a nice bit of kit. Apparently, the shift lever on the 719 actually is made by Gilles.

[@TheStammeringBiker]

Yeah I’d heard the same thing! I’m very tempted to change it asap as I’m off to the Picos in a week 🤔

[@Scratcher2860]

I have a Triple Black exactly the same spec as yours except mine has cast wheels. I have also done over 6000 miles. I agree with most of your comments although I have not owned a BMW before and so have no comparison to make with a 1250. I came from a Multistrada V4S and don’t regret the change. Your tyres mystify me though. My bike came with the Anakee’s which I hated because of road noise so I swapped them for the Metzeler Tourance Next 2’s which have now done 5000 miles. The rear only has 2.5 mm left and is squared off terribly. Perhaps the OEM version is harder than the aftermarket? I find the quickshift gear changing to be as good as the Multistrada going up and better going down. Enjoy the Picos, Li went there in April and the roads and scenery are fantastic

[@TheStammeringBiker]

Thanks Scratcher! Yeah the tyres are a mystery to me too, there’s at least 5mm on the rear left and 3mm on the front. I did Brindisi in Italy to Manchester all motorway at 70ish MPH speeds and I expected them to be totally square and to my surprise they weren’t! I’ve always thought OEM tyres are harder than the off the shelf variants, I can’t prove it but I’m fairly sure. I don’t think I’ve ever had a rear tyre last beyond about 4000miles in my 20 years of riding 😳

[@tuckerhauser]

Cracking vid

[@munchingmileswithmayur]

Very practical review mate, Can you share your thoughts on chigee system

[@TheStammeringBiker]

Thanks mate! Having not tested any of the Chigee units it’s hard to say, I’d love to get my hands on the Play version specifically for BMW. I suspect the Chigee is probably more robust in terms of getting updates as the Carpuride I have to update it they have to send you a link to a file and it’s a bit of a faff so I think in that regard the Chigee would be more of a long term solution. If I can afford it at some point I’m tempted to buy one!

[@elimarbaterina437]

what was the offer?

[@TheStammeringBiker]

Free servicing for 3 years

[@lambo2817]

Hello mate bike looks tidy, Do the side R1300 stickers come off or are they lacquered over?

[@TheStammeringBiker]

The ones on the side of the “beak”? Pretty sure they are stuck on which I found odd as on previous BMW’s I’m sure the stickers were lacquered over

[@lambo2817]

@@TheStammeringBiker oh so easy to remove then!

[@garethcoombs1622]

Is there not a Dynamic Pro riding mode on this bike? Dynamic but with the softer Road mode dialled in.

[@TheStammeringBiker]

Yeah I have Dynamic Pro enabled on it, I should have mentioned that in the video. I have it set so that in Dynamic mode it sets the suspension to Road with -2 on the damping which makes it a little softer but still not as "plush" as the 1250 was. Don't get me wrong it's not awful and I love riding it in Dynamic Pro mode but if the roads aren't perfectly smooth I find Dynamic for the suspension to be a little too "crashy" most of the time. Didn't experience this as much on either of the 1250's. If you meant how eager it is to lift the front I haven't altered the setting for throttle response in the settings as I tend to just either have it in Road or Dynamic Pro depending on the riding, it'll lift the front in 3rd even in Road mode at times.