NEW BMW R 1300 GS ADVENTURE! Man Reads PDF

Super swift vid shot this morning talking through the new R 1300 GSA.
UK PRICES ARE:
R 1300 GS £18,870
R 1300 GSA TE £20,635
R 1300 GSA TE ASA* £21,300
*Automated Shift Assistant (fancy gearbox thingy)
Danke.

[@FortyFourTeeth]

I dunno why they couldn't send the cool PR video bits as it looks way better but hey ho - here are the prices: UK PRICES ARE: R 1300 GS £18,870 R 1300 GSA TE £20,635 R 1300 GSA TE ASA* £21,300 *Automated Shift Assistant (fancy gearbox thingy)

[@essex__rider]

I think that's reasonable, compared to the current 1250GSA. The clutch lever should be replaced with a rear brake lever.

[@viperrc535]

What The F were they thinking, I’ll keep my 2023 triple black

[@HowardR-cu9ub]

But if you spec them up it’s a completely different thing. My Tramuntana with luggage was £25k. Having said that I couldn’t be happier with mine. I’ve had zero issues whatsoever. It’s my first GS and I’m glad I didn’t wait for the Adventure as I really don’t like the looks at all. I do feel that new design concepts are a good thing and you are never going to design a bike that everyone will love. Great video

[@michaelodwyer2815]

Didn't even like the last two generations, this fugly

[@michaelburkhardt8251]

They really doubled down on stupidity.. Bizarre design similar to a Ford F150 and no clutch.

[@51im]

At least with that styling it will stop the thieves from bothering to nick them.

[@zakelwe]

I think they are in competition with their 4 wheel brothers to make the most ugly thing on wheels ever. Have you seen the iX?

[@shaneryan9076]

probably be too heavy anyway

[@savagememes873]

i think it looks decent. the sides where a bit much in the beginning but they grew on me.

[@fritzbox5014]

@@savagememes873 You ought to go and see a Doctor - hideous lumps like that growing on you can’t be right…

[@Ritte13]

It looks like someone has stuck a headlight on a photo copier

[@PDCRed]

This.

[@TimmyTwoWheels]

I’m thinking more of a chest freezer…

[@pw3591]

Brilliant !!!

[@malcolmhansen8276]

😂

[@HowardR-cu9ub]

😂😂😂

[@johnstonstewart9683]

It looks like they fitted a portable Honda generator in place of the fuel tank

[@simonhenry4680]

looks like a Lego model

[@elithegreat6463]

Stole my Thunder, it looks exactly like a Lego Project 😂😂👎

[@brianrainey2739]

I was thinking Transformer. 1200 lbs. 4 ft wide. Shoots lazers?

[@jamesf2656]

Lego Man model talking about a Lego Bike model

[@wenditaylor2354]

Doh... was going to say it looks like a Lego kit🤣

[@ellwoodwolf]

If you are gonna make the sides huge, do it for a benefit, not just for design sakes ... If the fuel tank huge ?

[@headwinded1948]

BMW auto division: "There's no way the bike guys could do worse aesthetically than our current automobile lineup" Bike division: "Hold my pilsner"

[@kleinertester4244]

No proper Bavarian would be caught with a pilsner in their hands! The rest probably is based on a somewhat true story 😂 but honestly, it's growing on me. Reminds me of some stuff from 80s sci-fi movies.

[@user-mz5pp7zf3b]

@@headwinded1948 you are so right look at X2 or 2 series saloon horrible how do BMW expect people to spend money on cars like these

[@jays9211]

Roflmao

[@MagicAyrtonforever]

@@kleinertester4244No proper Bavarian would put their name to that design.. 😅

[@magi5587]

this is the girl you bring back proud and drunk at 4am in the morning, its not the girl you want to wake up next morning too.

[@SpecterSeventy2]

OMG, The Bike looks like it has two giant BMW key fobs installed on the sides of the fuel tank. 🤦‍♂️

[@benkelly2190]

That! Is a bloody good description!

[@BigRockMoto]

i can never unsee this now

[@silotx]

😂 I couldn't tell what it reminded me of and this is it you are spot on!

[@nautica1973]

Like it OR hate it... I like it. Looks like Lego Technics GS they did some years back

[@SpecterSeventy2]

@@BigRockMoto Looking forward to your review of it in the future. 😂👍

[@afandou1966]

I bet the triple black option would look great in the dark.

[@camz8755]

With a cover over it.😊

[@aaronli4171]

😂

[@oletreed4230]

No backlit menu option is just silly

[@JC_CASIRAGHI]

@@camz8755😂

[@alexmorgan3435]

Great comment. LMAO.

[@fritzbox5014]

Never thought it could be possible to design a bike uglier than the HD Pan American. Kudos to BMW for such a stunning achievement.

[@savagememes873]

it looks decent. have you seen one in person? because bmw the last few years have really managed to make designees that don't work on picture or video but works when you see it in real life and actually get to see the body lines and proportions correctly.

[@fritzbox5014]

I know too well how photographs can lie. In my reality I look like Brad Pitt but on photos I have an uncanny resemblance to Joseph Merrick - much the same way you describe the new GSA 🤣

[@temptingfate759]

Without a doubt whoever designed that bike was nursing a hangover and behind schedule...😢 Ugliest bike of the year award

[@SAMFICOM]

Exactly

[@ianross225]

No. Ugliest bike ever. Past, present and future. Futureproof?

[@sergiodasilva4821]

Thanks BMW for keeping my wallet safe… 🤢🤢

[@Kelly-oq9nh]

Ditto

[@colinbell8502]

the germans have gone back to the Tiger tank for inspiration

[@shaneryan9076]

the tiger looked pretty good for a tank at least

[@oletreed4230]

Im going to buy the 2024 1250GSA immediately...before they are all gone!

[@NWSTRX850]

The value of your 1250 just went up 😂

[@davidstiglitz4341]

You have to ride this very fast, everywhere, so no-one can see it.....

[@ellwoodwolf]

Or buy an xr ....

[@BobLazer1989]

jeez who signed of on that design package...Stevie wonder

[@IanTed]

He wasn’t Italian, I’ll stick with my Multi…

[@MotoFrottage]

Looks like RoboCop rawdogged a 2023 GSA and this was born

[@Varrakk]

That grey bit makes it look like a fridge on wheels

[@SAMFICOM]

Exactly

[@kuhndj67]

Looks like BMW managed to make an Ugly Pan America... which is saying something.

[@francorizzo1587]

😂👍

[@user-ol6rd7pl5t]

The disappointment of the decade, a massive step backwards.

[@hleeb926]

And the Oscar goes to….. … The bin in the background!

[@TheJmebe]

It looks like they used a giant pannier for a tank and then crashed the bike into the backend of a hippo

[@ENLSN77]

THAT, looks horrendous. Makes the RE himalayan look cool. Absolute minger!

[@beanwithbaconmegarocket]

BMW Motorrad seems to have employed the same design team as they did for the cars. Look at what they did to the M2. Used to be such a beautiful car.

[@codename_wind_official]

There was a good few years where bikes looked really good and stylish.....i think we're out of that time.

[@Trev350]

I've just been sick! Looks like a plastic Stanley tool box on wheels

[@martythompson6509]

They've attached the panniers at the wrong end......😂

[@gmanpixie44]

it reminds me of a Coke Cola fridge or the box they strap on side of the new Land rover Defender

[@user-ol6rd7pl5t]

It was a long wait but at least now I can tick it off my wishlist.

[@big500]

I suspect a crashed one would look better than an uncrashed one😂

[@BigRockMoto]

People usually hate the styling every time the GS is redesigned, but I'm curious if people will ever warm up to this new style.

[@number1Schumacherfan]

Cool to see Bigrock on here!! A fellow subscriber right here in UT, USA

[@ralphwarom2514]

All that matters is the sales numbers. The 1200 with asymetrical headlights was considered ugly on release. And then went on to outsell the competition. The people will decide.

[@njiska]

I think the 1300GS looks really good and aside from weird nostalgia for the headlight, haven't heard too much negative. This is just weird because it's a box on wheels.

[@barrydaly7174]

I know, people buy and wear Crocs' so who knows.

[@roelfkromhout]

I really doubt it. But I’ve liked all iterations up til the 1300.

[@stu481]

I think the loops and hooks on the bike are there incase you drop it. It enables either a helicopter ( twin rota I assume) or a number of engine hoists to lift it back up. Obvious I would of thought Chris 🤷

[@ianyoung2696]

One positive thing is the owners of the 1250 gsa will have bike's that will be going up in value big time 😊

[@classicraceruk1337]

It’s hideous…. I had cataract surgery two days and the pain had nearly gone. One look at that hideous machine has bought it back. Put them all in the skip immediately.

[@stevebarnhurst]

It’s hilarious that we’re now saying the headlight looks good but makes sense when the rest of the bike looks like it was designed on an Etch-a-Sketch…..🤦‍♂

[@christiangrendel9893]

Who said the Germans don't have a sense of humour?

[@dakar1166]

In Germany Canabis is allowed now 👍

[@SBarbati]

2:18 it looks like a freaking printer with some front lights thrown at it lol😂

[@GeorgiaGrowGuy]

That looks like what they imagined motorcycles in the future would look like 50 years ago.

[@51im]

@@GeorgiaGrowGuy The sort of thing that RoboCop would ride.

[@thomashayter6834]

Finally, someone has managed to design a bike that makes the Harley Pan America look good 😆

[@whylie74]

"Fell out of a tree and hit every branch on the way down" "The ugly stick strikes again" " looks pre-crashed" all come to mind.

[@snip3d]

Price of 1250s just went up 😂

[@MattSaysSmile]

Nice to see BMW collaborating with LEGO on the design

[@countbrapcula-espana]

Jesus. The GSA Adv now looks like you can store cold beers in the tank. BMW design inspired by Igloo ice box. Shit design and even prouder that I purchased 2024 Ducati V4 Rally.

[@Jj12915]

The “Yeti” edition😂

[@Waldo1122]

Wait until the reliability issues begin to pop-up and the repair costs sky rocket...

[@simongreenaway4801]

I agree !! I purchased one too , but I was considering getting the 1300 adventure as well…. Not anymore it hideous!! 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩💩

[@roelfkromhout]

@@Waldo1122no one here purchased a KTM.

[@Waldo1122]

@@roelfkromhout I guess you forgot Ducati has the same garbage reliability as KTM...

[@MrBrico001]

That bike is Fugly

[@SAMFICOM]

Designer and product manager to be fired immefiately.

[@neilpatterson458]

BMW have obviously taken their square styling queues from the WW2 Kettenkrad or Kettenkraftrad- The tracked motorcycle you will have seen on Saving Private Ryan that the Americans called the Rabbit. - Its only taken 70 years to replicate "ugly"!

[@lubomirhribik2216]

finally, bmw tractor bike looks like a real tractor now

[@mountaintourer0713]

my god...i thought those were some mock-ups...but it's the real thing

[@teamgas]

It does make the the 1250GSA look way better than it used to! 😮

[@santiagocamacho866]

I know it is difficult to want to say what goes through your head and heart when you see this monstrosity. but your contained laughter and face have said it all. You have been a very good professional but feelings cannot be completely hidden. This is how harakiri is becoming a premium brand.

[@capnbhab]

That sphincter headlight could not have found a more perfect home.

[@ydarbg]

Who says the Germans don't have a sense of humour 😂

[@niged]

Awful. That tank is horrendous

[@zakelwe]

What the daffy duck have they done with it ... Daffy Duck ... no, now I can't unsee that either ... THE MERCY !

[@bsebesty]

Right. The whole bike is a tank. Though I already begin to like it.

[@Cuca979]

It looks like a sardine can on wheels hahaha

[@joebloggs1583]

I'm fortunate in life I've never been to a BMW dealership and never will 😀

[@TommieTrumper-TFC1200]

Hmmm looks like a bike Hasbro would make if it was for a Transformer movie

[@SpecterSeventy2]

As far as the extra “Hoops” on the crash bars, I bet they’re there to more resist rolling over on its side to protect the bike, since they’re aren’t any upper crash bars like previous Adventure GS’s.

[@FortyFourTeeth]

interesting thought - you could be correct

[@KikoBW7]

I noticed they are as wide as the cases, my guess is that they help the rider decide if the bike will fit in certain gaps or not (if the bars fit, the cases would fit too).

[@VITOMOTOTRAVEL]

Those are handles, i think.

[@BN1960]

BMW cock up designs fairly regularly Remember the 1200ST? The 1200CL? The Scarver? There were others too All monstrously hideous and subsequently didn't sell This is in the same vein I thought the regular GS was bad but this is an Early Learning Centre toaster! What were they thinking?!

[@thomasfairburn4520]

The designer must have been pissed when he designed it

[@davidrutherford3345]

Flash Gordon would love this bike. 😂

[@countbrapcula-espana]

100% agree, however I think the 1940s Buck Rogers with Buster Crabbe where the spaceships looked like flying bread toasters. This BMW GSA tank looks like that. Disaster.

[@bebop2599]

Looks like a dogem

[@kazma6866]

An "off-road" motorcycle without a Clutch is just wild to me.

[@michaelrussom9347]

Exactly what i was thinkng, seems more manufactures are going this way, they must think we are lazy.😄

[@SP_Cbr]

Honda Africa Twin DCT model doesn't do too shabby

[@Gorbyrev]

Ooh, the designers of the XM, the iX and the M3 nostrils have hot hold of the GSA. Looks like Robocop spares have been used on the tank. Bit of an eye lemon.

[@dexradio]

Need to see one for real, but on the basis of these photos, oh dear!

[@sirquasm2913]

I would definitely buy one if I wanted to invade Poland. Berlin to Warsaw in one tank. The looks are growing on me tho'.

[@MadChalet]

It's 'RETRO'! Introducing the new 'toaster tank GS'! 🤣

[@chrisk7693]

looks like a LEGO bike hahaha there is just one...R 1250 GS Adventure!!!!

[@lyndonohue3350]

Liking this redesign quite a bit. Looking forward to seeing one in the flesh.

[@PDCRed]

It’s Mum loves it. In the same way I don’t need my coffee mug to have a temperature gauge, I don’t want a bike with 57 tech features. About as far removed from pure riding as is possible.

[@doughunt7000]

I am so glad I bought the last 1250 gsa

[@bielbills]

Harley Panamerica + VStrom 1050 = R1300GS Adventure

[@ellwoodwolf]

It's not for me, or anyone I know, or anyone I would want to even know....

[@SB-Kiwi]

I'm sure the feelings are mutual.

[@francorizzo1587]

😂👍

[@classicraceruk1337]

The old Honda step through’s had a gearbox like that years ago. I quite enjoyed mine.

[@nomading_in]

Looks a bit like the Harley Davidson. Considering they were quick to adopt the ride height system, maybe they had a bit of a crush on that bike / concept.

[@ThisIsNotASim]

Sensible analysis Chris, thanks. As with the 1300 when it came out, it took seeing them in the metal for the design to make sense.

[@nickprice3605]

Man reads PDF Man struggles to hide disappointment 😂😂😂

[@RGBSHM]

Looks like kryten from red dwarf designed the tank inspired by his head!

[@firstphoton655]

22 R1250GSA owner here and I am proud to say for the first time in my life I am not at all excited to sell or upgrade my bike to the newest model. Until 2 factors happens. 1. I pay off my bike. 2. They change the headlight. Otherwise my bike is far to sexy lol.

[@scootjockey]

Mr Baron ? thank you for your insight i enjoy your side on things and well i like the bike (trophy colours).

[@essex__rider]

I like the look of it, R80 Dakar tank,

[@miyrides1180]

I think the loops on the crash bars are there to assist with picking it up,or on a group off road ride others can grab a side each to get each other through obstacles,mud sand etc

[@zweispurmopped]

It's off-road safety design, for how can a bear chase you if he can't bear looking at the bike you sit on?

[@BingoDingo8394]

It looks like a premium lawn tractor.

[@Labgorilla]

The design of this bike is absolutely horrendous. I’d take the silver panels off and spray them Matt black probably . They’ll make one and call it black edition and charge a few grand more.

[@Eric.Hansel]

If Starship Troopers was a motorcycle.

[@atomicorang]

I like the Trophy version. Thanks for your video.❤

[@robertjames3378]

Whoever has designed this needs sacking.

[@varmintmaster]

The hoops on the tank are for the compulsory tarpaulin, the same as on a builders skip

[@FourIntoOne]

I am literally shocked at how ugly it is. What were they thinking? Trying to out ugly Harley and the Pan America? WTF?

[@darthstemcell]

Looks like they made it thinking Lego could take it on.

[@svenhollis-lifts]

Thanks for this Chris, I was wondering what BMW would pull out of the bag with the GSA and seems the triple black looks the best 😂 The aluminium tank looks good and the cockpit view also, but boy that side fanny hole is massive, maybe it’s a built in external wang warmer on those colder mornings🤪 Probably going to be a grower this one. Either way I’ll keep my 22 1250gsa for a few more years 🤣 Have to agree with the no clutch option it freaks me out too, there are some good bits as you say. Can’t wait for the first ride footage 👍🏻

[@robinireland810]

Don’t know why, but I’m getting jet ski envy.

[@sbnch06]

I think it looks mad max and I like it

[@jonathanfleming4025]

Good review. Never knew David Walliams was into bikes👍👍👍

[@owlcroft]

Are the big holes in the side to carry a rail sleeper to help you bridge gaps?

[@berfava]

I wonder if BMW will ever launch a beautiful GS Adv. in my lifetime.

[@derekhastings8481]

Good review and agree with your views. I am interested in the new gearbox. Just back from a 1500mile trip on my 21 GSA and had to do several km of up hill slow riding due to roadworks. That gets tiring and old quite quickly. The GSA is a long distance weapon. If the gearbox allows easier slow speed/non-stall riding, it would be a great feature. I will test ride it. Note that the weight is apparently the same as the 1250 GSA. We shall see.

[@tomaszkossak784]

In Poland we say: a man must be a little prettier than the devil. And this is a man's motorcycle

[@cyberpvnk]

Nice locks, looking good today!

[@jayvdz]

Original Robocop era vehicle. Side panels in CF would look good I reckon. Looking forward to the review vid.