BMW R 1250 GS Adventure l Long-term bike review
The BMW R 1250 GS Adventure, the unofficial king of adventure bikes. It has topped motorcycle sales charts and been a willing accomplice on long-distance journeys throughout the globe for years. From tackling the Road of Bones to sparkling in the sunshine outside Starbucks, and everything in between. If motorcycle adventures are involved, chances they’ve been done on a BMW GS Adventure. But does the reality of riding BMW’s flagship adventure bike live up to the hype? Is it really as good as its many, many owners say? Or is there a touch off the Emperor’s new clothes to the GS Adventure? To answer those questions and more, ABR editor James spent eight months living with the adventure bike, culminating in a 3,000-mile two-up tour of France. And here, is his ABR Verdict… The ABR Verdict Regular readers of Adventure Bike Rider magazine will be familiar with the ABR Verdict which is where we rate a motorbike as a commuter, weekend tourer, continental road tourer, off roader, and a pillion carrier. How did the BMW R 1250 GS Adventure fair after we spent the best part of a year riding the motorbike? It's time to find out. And if you're an R 1250 GS owner, let us know how you rate it in the comments below. _Bits from us_ 🏍️ *Grab your tickets for the festival here:* https://www.abrfestival.com/tickets/ *Grab your trail access tickets here:* https://www.abrfestival.com/tickets/ *Grab your ABR merchandise here:* https://www.adventurebikerider.com/product-category/merchandise/ *Checkout our Podcast the ABR Garage on here:* Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/abr-garage-adventure-bike-rider-podcast/id1549248581 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0Bh7mIJPEC9cHivMFFKvUo?si=25386000471a4a41 *Be sure to follow us on Facebook:* https://en-gb.facebook.com/adventurebikerider/ *Be sure to follow us on Instagram:* https://www.instagram.com/adventure_bike_rider/?hl=en #bmw #r1250gsa #motorbike #review 00:00 - 01:19 The premise 01:19 - 02:49 Commuter 02:49 - 04:46 Weekend tourer 04:46 - 06:34 Off-roader 06:34 - 08:30 Continental road tourer 08:30 - 09:56 Pillion carrier 09:56 - 11:42 The verdict
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