It’s subscribed. The bike is impeccable maintained. I like to see when people take good care of these machines. The new bikes are very attractive with all the tech they’ve incorporated but in reality it’s a steal, what they’re asking in a trade off, but since when it wasn’t ? The new GS and GSA have more power and more torque, yes. But do we need it so much? In certain low and medium revs I still prefer the 1250cc engine. It pulls promptly with two people on the bike and luggage, like a train. The 1300 GS doesn’t make a massive difference. BMW asks too much money for a few little increments. Even aesthetically, your bike doesn’t look dated. At least to me. And those boxes are spacious and easy to handle. The triple black color option is also a good choice, it will endure a lot and will be always in fashion 👌🏻 Thank you for showing us your bike. In general you have perfected the bike with the extra gear to make it better and functional. Love that mirrors too. I hope you do many more miles with it. Take care! 👍🏻
@@Fernando90054 thank you for watching, subscribing and your informative comments and your assessments of the 1250 and newer versions of the 1300. Also thank you for your kind comments of my bike. I do love it and glad you like it too👍🏻👍🏻
Dave, great vid. My 2020 1250GS now has just over 55,000 miles and still going strong. I intend to keep it and see how long it’ll go on for. Like you, I love my GS
@@craigsimpson3621 cheers Old Pal. Thanks for watching. I wondered if you’d kept it. A mate of mine did 80,000 on his and it’s still knocking around today with its new owner👍🏻
Nice bike. Nice review. I have a 2021 GSA and am facing a similar dilemma about whether to change. I chuckled at the point re the screen protector - I have never heard of a tft screen stolen either 😂
@@derekhastings8481 thanks for watching mate and as you can see in the video re the TFT nor have I 😂😂. I’m test riding the 1300 GS tomorrow and the GSA on the 21st but I honestly think we’ve got the better bikes (for no at least)👍🏻
Hi fella, Loved the video and how passionate you are about your bike. I bought a 2019 GS Exclusive in the summer. I sold my Honda NT1100 to enable me to buy the BM. What a great decision that was! No comparison, the BM is amazing. I had a 2015 RT before the Honda and thought that was a good bike but much prefer the GS! Mine came with the vario top box and I've put an Oxford tank bag on for £70. Just bought brand new vario panniers from Bowker Motorrad, £607 delivered! What a result, and like you I'm looking to get the silver ali panels covered, probably with decals. Local wrapper wanted £90 per pannier to wrap in plain black, too expensive for me. Anyway, I will be keeping this bike until I can no longer ride, enjoy bro❤
@@davidwatts2046 Hi mate, I keep telling people who think these GS’ are slow and cumbersome to just test ride one. It’s the best bike I’ve ever had as per my comments in the video. Thanks for watching and commenting mate, I really appreciate your feedback 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I’ll be doing a video on the R1300 GS in next week or so and believe me the one I test rode wasn’t that special.
@theblackcountrybiker I had mine in for a new throttle assembly recently and they loaned me the new 1300 GSA. A nice bike but I definitely won't be changing any time soon
@ nor me mate. It’s best to wait for a couple years after new models are released anyway because of all the teething problems that will come along resulting in recalls.
Great review and so very true. How on earth can they expect the average person to upgrade. It’s bordering on disrespectful to their very loyal customers. Ultimately they will walk away and go elsewhere. I am a new subscriber. Your channel is excellent. Stay safe
@@raymond1472 thank you for watching and commenting buddy and a massive thank you for subscribing. This is why so many dealerships are going bump. A friend of mine has a 2020 BMW R1250GS like mine but immaculate in the Rally colours with Gold wheels. It’s got 16,000 miles on it and a well known BMW dealership (can’t say on here) refused to take it off him in part X for a new bike telling him the mileage was too high! Unbelievable. They are treating us like dirt, they need to be careful. To price a bike at £26-38k is unrealistic and to offer nothing in return out flat refuse is unforgivable.
Great review.i have exactly the same bike as you.i love mine.it fits me perfectly. I rode a 1300 but its a bit small and far too expensive,expecially with the trade in on my 1250
Great video mate, the bikes looking good, a truly expensive piece of kit plus the farkles but well worth it imo, looking forward to Saturday lets hope for some dry weather. 👐👍
New subscriber here, thanks for the work you do for these videos. Thirteen months ago I bought a 2023 R 1250 GS and couldn’t possibly be happier. Although I’ve got 13,000 miles on her 😮. I too have the Wiser lights, front and rear, best modification EVER!!! I had the dealership install them, so I’m hoping BMW will honor the 7 year warranty already in force. My receipt shows a BMW technician charging me 2 hours for said installation. Any thoughts on my warranty hopes? Thanks again. 👊😎
@@bradleyalexander5821 firstly thank you for watching, commenting and massive thanks for subbing to the channel. I really appreciate it. You’ll be fine with the extended warranty buddy, no issues whatsoever. Thanks again. I think we have the best bike on the planet 🌎 right now👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Good review mate 👍 was considering trading in my xr for the new gsa. They got one in Bristol with everything on it, but its pushing nearly 27k! Ridiculous money for a bike.
@@andrewhey84 I honestly don’t know what these bike manufacturers are thinking other than pure greed. £27k!! For a bike is outrageous. No wonder we’re losing so many dealerships across the U.K I’d love to see what the current state of New bike sales is compared to 2 years ago. A mate of mine has a GS the same as mine but a 2020 plate with 16000 miles on it. It’s immaculate but the BMW dealership ( I won’t say which one) didn’t want it in part X against a new GS😳. Unbelievable, it’s worth £10k all day long and they’d sell it for about £12k but they flat refused to take it against a new one. Shocking!! Thanks for watching and commenting mate, appreciate it 👍🏻
@theblackcountrybiker that's absolutely ridiculous! They only have themselves to blame really. I love the bikes but I'm starting to hate the brand. Biking is slowly going to be a thing of the past unfortunately if they carry on like this.
Nice review mate. I had the same issue wanted an awefull lot of money plus mine for a new 1300. No way could afford that so you know what I bought. The other point is none of the accessories you’ve fitted will fit the new bike so you have to coughing up more expense. You can see now why dealers are going bust. Prices have escalated way too far for what in reality are weekend toys
Looking good mate I love mine my first BMW GSA 1250 new this year. I agree the prices of the new ones with the extras are expensive. There has been a few BMW dealerships gone bust this year and pidcocks were I bought mine from together with there Ducati and Triumph dealership have gone bust. Makes you wonder if it’s because they are getting so expensive the new ones. The new GS many say it’s more sporty so it is not has comfortable has the old style. But the New GSA is more off a touring bike with a strengthen rear sup frame for carrying more weight and the seating position is more comfortable with your knees not has bent. Better bike for long distance touring. The main mechanic from pidcocks has set up on is own specialising in BMW servicing think he is base in long Eaton. But only if your bike has run out of warranty. 👍 have you thought of a Chigee mate my wife loved being on the back for two up touring it’s brilliant 👍
Great comments buddy. Thank you so much for watching. I heard someone had purchased the bike part of Pidcocks but maybe that’s incorrect? Thanks for the update on the new bikes, I’m a bit late to the party with the GS as much bigger channels have done the reviews to death but I’ll have a crack at it anyway. I totally agree that most of these new bikes are now becoming so expensive, across all manufacturers. It’s got to be having a massive impact on new bike sales. If I could afford a new GS/GSA I’d wait another 12 months because as we know BMW are lazy and let the buyer trial and test and then recall when all the faults/complaints are made by us. Usually good to buy after 18 months when all the faults have been corrected. 👍🏻👍🏻
@@theblackcountrybiker no he was the mechanic at Pidcocks he has set up on his own doing servicing after loosing his job. I too heard that someone may be buying just the BMW dealerships but they have all lost their jobs already so not sure what is happening 👍👍
@@bobtaylor5263 I did exactly that mate and the new one arrived a few Days ago 👍🏻👍🏻. I’ve also been contacted by Carpuride to test one they are sending me so once it arrives there’ll be a video on that too. Great name you’ve got there mate, one of my heroes. ‘Super Bobby Taylor’👍🏻👍🏻
Blimey, your steed and £14000 for a 1300 😖 Like you, I have a few quids worth of farkles on my 2020 model, and have no urge to upgrade. To be fair if I had bought a GSA instead of a GS first time I would probably still have my 1200. Looking forward to seeing what you think after the test ride. Thanks for posting mate 👍👍
@@KidCurry666 thanks for watching and commenting mate. I’ve no desire to upgrade either plus they are being unreasonable with what they are offering punters. I’ve said it before that BMW let us test the bikes and recall them when all the feedback/data and complaints come flooding in. My GS is perfect and there’s no way on earth I’d be getting one of these new ones at least for 2 years when all the faults have been sorted out. Having said that I’m looking forward to the test rides if only to get a review out👍🏻👍🏻
I had a 2020 factory lowered 1250 GS TE Exclusive that cost me £16.5k brand new in March 2020. It was a great bike but as you say the elephant in the room last year for me was the cost of the replacement at well north of £20k so the cost to change was eye watering and like you not a price I was willing to pay. I've now got a 1250RS SE and with the tubular bars and a few factory extras it cost me less than £3k to change. It's not a GS but definitely has the "family" DNA and I actually prefer it. You could try the RS and R as a potential change before they ditch the 1250 engine and see what you think😉 plus of course as it's an established model you avoid the beta teething problems!
@ cheers mate, definitely something to consider, but due to my spinal injury the RS is a tad uncomfortable. Great bikes though, 2 of the chaps I ride with have them. The GSA I’m testing on the 21st is £26k 😳😳. Utterly Bonkers.
Bet you had a shock when they priced your bike against a new one , £10,000 to change but the new 1300 GS is by far the better bike , nite and day difference in fact
@@simonmanwaring3768 have to disagree mate, I wasn’t impressed at all. No wow factor for me. It’s not as comfortable as mine and is like riding a moto X (I do love Moto X bikes though) They gave me the very basic one but I wouldn’t even give them a straight swap for mine let alone money on top. I’ve got the video to upload but sadly I lost my voice audio as I was testing a new wireless mic that decided to fail. When I told them they said I should have taken the one out with the comfort package but I asked for that one in the first place and they gave me the white basic version. To be honest I told them they wasted my time. I was saving the video until I ride the GSA but may well put it out there. Thanks for watching and commenting mate, I appreciate it👍🏻👍🏻
There is a know fault with the gps known by Garmin which is the screen issue and are replacing free of charge call Garmin uk in Hampshire tell them the issue and they will send a new replacement goon luck
I have a 2019 R1250GS Exclusive with 31K miles. She has never given me a problem, runs and rides great! I think the R1300GS is crap, I will never give up my 1250 for it!
Brilliant video, keep them coming 👍
@@duncan5450 thank you bud👍🏻
It’s subscribed. The bike is impeccable maintained. I like to see when people take good care of these machines. The new bikes are very attractive with all the tech they’ve incorporated but in reality it’s a steal, what they’re asking in a trade off, but since when it wasn’t ? The new GS and GSA have more power and more torque, yes. But do we need it so much? In certain low and medium revs I still prefer the 1250cc engine. It pulls promptly with two people on the bike and luggage, like a train. The 1300 GS doesn’t make a massive difference. BMW asks too much money for a few little increments. Even aesthetically, your bike doesn’t look dated. At least to me. And those boxes are spacious and easy to handle. The triple black color option is also a good choice, it will endure a lot and will be always in fashion 👌🏻
Thank you for showing us your bike. In general you have perfected the bike with the extra gear to make it better and functional. Love that mirrors too.
I hope you do many more miles with it. Take care! 👍🏻
@@Fernando90054 thank you for watching, subscribing and your informative comments and your assessments of the 1250 and newer versions of the 1300.
Also thank you for your kind comments of my bike. I do love it and glad you like it too👍🏻👍🏻
Dave, great vid. My 2020 1250GS now has just over 55,000 miles and still going strong. I intend to keep it and see how long it’ll go on for. Like you, I love my GS
@@craigsimpson3621 cheers Old Pal. Thanks for watching. I wondered if you’d kept it. A mate of mine did 80,000 on his and it’s still knocking around today with its new owner👍🏻
Nice bike. Nice review. I have a 2021 GSA and am facing a similar dilemma about whether to change. I chuckled at the point re the screen protector - I have never heard of a tft screen stolen either 😂
@@derekhastings8481 thanks for watching mate and as you can see in the video re the TFT nor have I 😂😂. I’m test riding the 1300 GS tomorrow and the GSA on the 21st but I honestly think we’ve got the better bikes (for no at least)👍🏻
Hi fella,
Loved the video and how passionate you are about your bike. I bought a 2019 GS Exclusive in the summer. I sold my Honda NT1100 to enable me to buy the BM. What a great decision that was! No comparison, the BM is amazing. I had a 2015 RT before the Honda and thought that was a good bike but much prefer the GS! Mine came with the vario top box and I've put an Oxford tank bag on for £70.
Just bought brand new vario panniers from Bowker Motorrad, £607 delivered! What a result, and like you I'm looking to get the silver ali panels covered, probably with decals. Local wrapper wanted £90 per pannier to wrap in plain black, too expensive for me.
Anyway, I will be keeping this bike until I can no longer ride, enjoy bro❤
@@davidwatts2046 Hi mate, I keep telling people who think these GS’ are slow and cumbersome to just test ride one. It’s the best bike I’ve ever had as per my comments in the video. Thanks for watching and commenting mate, I really appreciate your feedback 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 I’ll be doing a video on the R1300 GS in next week or so and believe me the one I test rode wasn’t that special.
@theblackcountrybiker I had mine in for a new throttle assembly recently and they loaned me the new 1300 GSA.
A nice bike but I definitely won't be changing any time soon
@ nor me mate. It’s best to wait for a couple years after new models are released anyway because of all the teething problems that will come along resulting in recalls.
Liked the review, thanks.
Thanks for watching! Really appreciate it and your comment 👍🏻
Great review and so very true. How on earth can they expect the average person to upgrade. It’s bordering on disrespectful to their very loyal customers. Ultimately they will walk away and go elsewhere. I am a new subscriber. Your channel is excellent. Stay safe
@@raymond1472 thank you for watching and commenting buddy and a massive thank you for subscribing. This is why so many dealerships are going bump. A friend of mine has a 2020 BMW R1250GS like mine but immaculate in the Rally colours with Gold wheels. It’s got 16,000 miles on it and a well known BMW dealership (can’t say on here) refused to take it off him in part X for a new bike telling him the mileage was too high! Unbelievable. They are treating us like dirt, they need to be careful. To price a bike at £26-38k is unrealistic and to offer nothing in return out flat refuse is unforgivable.
Great review.i have exactly the same bike as you.i love mine.it fits me perfectly. I rode a 1300 but its a bit small and far too expensive,expecially with the trade in on my 1250
@@PaulJackson-w6m I personally think we’ve got the best bike on the planet bud. Thanks for watching and your comment mate👍🏻
Great video mate, the bikes looking good, a truly expensive piece of kit plus the farkles but well worth it imo, looking forward to Saturday lets hope for some dry weather. 👐👍
@@monnerbiker yes mate otherwise bring your snorkel 😂👍🏻
New subscriber here, thanks for the work you do for these videos. Thirteen months ago I bought a 2023 R 1250 GS and couldn’t possibly be happier. Although I’ve got 13,000 miles on her 😮. I too have the Wiser lights, front and rear, best modification EVER!!! I had the dealership install them, so I’m hoping BMW will honor the 7 year warranty already in force. My receipt shows a BMW technician charging me 2 hours for said installation. Any thoughts on my warranty hopes? Thanks again. 👊😎
@@bradleyalexander5821 firstly thank you for watching, commenting and massive thanks for subbing to the channel. I really appreciate it. You’ll be fine with the extended warranty buddy, no issues whatsoever. Thanks again. I think we have the best bike on the planet 🌎 right now👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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Cool Beans…..😎
Keep your bike, I have the same with the same mileage. A Light Tint screen would finish it off.
@@49googie that was the next and last thing on my list but a dark tint👍🏻👍🏻
Good review mate 👍 was considering trading in my xr for the new gsa. They got one in Bristol with everything on it, but its pushing nearly 27k! Ridiculous money for a bike.
@@andrewhey84 I honestly don’t know what these bike manufacturers are thinking other than pure greed. £27k!! For a bike is outrageous. No wonder we’re losing so many dealerships across the U.K
I’d love to see what the current state of New bike sales is compared to 2 years ago.
A mate of mine has a GS the same as mine but a 2020 plate with 16000 miles on it. It’s immaculate but the BMW dealership ( I won’t say which one) didn’t want it in part X against a new GS😳. Unbelievable, it’s worth £10k all day long and they’d sell it for about £12k but they flat refused to take it against a new one. Shocking!! Thanks for watching and commenting mate, appreciate it 👍🏻
@theblackcountrybiker that's absolutely ridiculous! They only have themselves to blame really. I love the bikes but I'm starting to hate the brand.
Biking is slowly going to be a thing of the past unfortunately if they carry on like this.
@@andrewhey84 yes mate , it’s absolutely shocking.
Nice review mate. I had the same issue wanted an awefull lot of money plus mine for a new 1300. No way could afford that so you know what I bought. The other point is none of the accessories you’ve fitted will fit the new bike so you have to coughing up more expense. You can see now why dealers are going bust. Prices have escalated way too far for what in reality are weekend toys
@@ivanrushtonthelonewolfrides perfectly put Ivan, you’re bang on mate. They are weekend toys for a lot of bikers, unless retired like us👍🏻👍🏻
Looking good mate I love mine my first BMW GSA 1250 new this year. I agree the prices of the new ones with the extras are expensive. There has been a few BMW dealerships gone bust this year and pidcocks were I bought mine from together with there Ducati and Triumph dealership have gone bust. Makes you wonder if it’s because they are getting so expensive the new ones. The new GS many say it’s more sporty so it is not has comfortable has the old style. But the New GSA is more off a touring bike with a strengthen rear sup frame for carrying more weight and the seating position is more comfortable with your knees not has bent. Better bike for long distance touring. The main mechanic from pidcocks has set up on is own specialising in BMW servicing think he is base in long Eaton. But only if your bike has run out of warranty. 👍 have you thought of a Chigee mate my wife loved being on the back for two up touring it’s brilliant 👍
Great comments buddy. Thank you so much for watching. I heard someone had purchased the bike part of Pidcocks but maybe that’s incorrect?
Thanks for the update on the new bikes, I’m a bit late to the party with the GS as much bigger channels have done the reviews to death but I’ll have a crack at it anyway.
I totally agree that most of these new bikes are now becoming so expensive, across all manufacturers. It’s got to be having a massive impact on new bike sales.
If I could afford a new GS/GSA I’d wait another 12 months because as we know BMW are lazy and let the buyer trial and test and then recall when all the faults/complaints are made by us. Usually good to buy after 18 months when all the faults have been corrected. 👍🏻👍🏻
Going to be contacting the ex Pidcocks mechanic when service time comes around 👍
@ premium motorcycle experts is name is Adam
@@andrewmason2879 is that the guy who’s taken over Pidcocks?
@@theblackcountrybiker no he was the mechanic at Pidcocks he has set up on his own doing servicing after loosing his job. I too heard that someone may be buying just the BMW dealerships but they have all lost their jobs already so not sure what is happening 👍👍
take your nav back its a known issue get it swapped out for the upgraded version
@@bobtaylor5263 I did exactly that mate and the new one arrived a few Days ago 👍🏻👍🏻. I’ve also been contacted by Carpuride to test one they are sending me so once it arrives there’ll be a video on that too. Great name you’ve got there mate, one of my heroes. ‘Super Bobby Taylor’👍🏻👍🏻
Blimey, your steed and £14000 for a 1300 😖 Like you, I have a few quids worth of farkles on my 2020 model, and have no urge to upgrade. To be fair if I had bought a GSA instead of a GS first time I would probably still have my 1200. Looking forward to seeing what you think after the test ride. Thanks for posting mate 👍👍
@@KidCurry666 thanks for watching and commenting mate. I’ve no desire to upgrade either plus they are being unreasonable with what they are offering punters. I’ve said it before that BMW let us test the bikes and recall them when all the feedback/data and complaints come flooding in. My GS is perfect and there’s no way on earth I’d be getting one of these new ones at least for 2 years when all the faults have been sorted out. Having said that I’m looking forward to the test rides if only to get a review out👍🏻👍🏻
I had a 2020 factory lowered 1250 GS TE Exclusive that cost me £16.5k brand new in March 2020. It was a great bike but as you say the elephant in the room last year for me was the cost of the replacement at well north of £20k so the cost to change was eye watering and like you not a price I was willing to pay. I've now got a 1250RS SE and with the tubular bars and a few factory extras it cost me less than £3k to change. It's not a GS but definitely has the "family" DNA and I actually prefer it. You could try the RS and R as a potential change before they ditch the 1250 engine and see what you think😉 plus of course as it's an established model you avoid the beta teething problems!
@ cheers mate, definitely something to consider, but due to my spinal injury the RS is a tad uncomfortable. Great bikes though, 2 of the chaps I ride with have them. The GSA I’m testing on the 21st is £26k 😳😳. Utterly Bonkers.
Yeah, I rode the 1300gs twice, I would never buy one!
Bet you had a shock when they priced your bike against a new one , £10,000 to change but the new 1300 GS is by far the better bike , nite and day difference in fact
@@simonmanwaring3768 have to disagree mate, I wasn’t impressed at all. No wow factor for me. It’s not as comfortable as mine and is like riding a moto X (I do love Moto X bikes though) They gave me the very basic one but I wouldn’t even give them a straight swap for mine let alone money on top. I’ve got the video to upload but sadly I lost my voice audio as I was testing a new wireless mic that decided to fail. When I told them they said I should have taken the one out with the comfort package but I asked for that one in the first place and they gave me the white basic version. To be honest I told them they wasted my time. I was saving the video until I ride the GSA but may well put it out there. Thanks for watching and commenting mate, I appreciate it👍🏻👍🏻
There is a know fault with the gps known by Garmin which is the screen issue and are replacing free of charge call Garmin uk in Hampshire tell them the issue and they will send a new replacement goon luck
@@m02is5001966 already done mate, the new replacement arrived last week👍🏻👍🏻
I'll have your autograph if I see you out and about
@@BalMand-i9w 😂😂 I’ll give you a signed photo mate, because you’re special (did give you a mention in the video 😉)
Bostin
@@karlfryer9241 cheers Karl👍🏻
I have a 2019 R1250GS Exclusive with 31K miles. She has never given me a problem, runs and rides great! I think the R1300GS is crap, I will never give up my 1250 for it!
@@robb8773 100% agree, I’ve not put the video out for the 1300 I did two weeks ago because they gave me the basic model and I wasn’t impressed one bit
Why so much luggage capacity?? Take a car if you truly need that much “gear”.
@@robmaskell731 oh dear 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️ you’re not a biker mate are you?