Your opening words are spot on. People have goldfish memories- virtually every major revamp has been greeted by a chorus of “..oooh it looks awful” then people get used to it and shut up.
Certainly the best reviewer. Gobs of talent, knows what he’s talking about, tells the good and bad like it is, and not afraid to address the naysayers head on (nicely).
I have been riding GS’s for a few decades and it was great to see some one ride a GS properly, the way Chris anticipates, shifts his body weight in harmony with the bikes movement on the terrain was excellent! Be great to see people investing more on honing their skills to meet what modern bikes can deliver, then they will really appreciate just how good they are.
0:05 "...I don't care what it looks like." Finally, a proper test focusing on the bike's capabilities! Fantastic photography, too - those shots around 0:40 reminded me of the old Land Rover TV ads filmed on the mountain top.
God-Bless-You! Thanks Chris. Your philosophy on riding bikes is most interesting to me. Not that I'm even close to your riding skills. But I like to buy motorcycles as if I was.
You’re not going to find a better review of this bike than here. Nailed it as per usual Chris. Your wrap up of this bike and who/what it’s for was perfect. 9.7/10. 0.3 deducted for the more aggressive tyres we saw during the test when you said it was on road tyres 😉
Great video. Very professional approach to describing what the GSA is good for and who should buy one. It's getting very tiresome when people complain about the price, looks and suitability. If you don't want to pay the money or can't afford one, there are plenty of other bike types available. Don't like the looks? the GSA has never been about the looks. Not suitable for your needs, again plenty of other types out there. I really don't understand why some have the relentless urge to trash talk one of the most successful, popular and versatile bikes available.
This is the perfect review; just what everyone was waiting for. Excellent analysis mixed in with wonderful (and beautiful) footage showing the bike in lots of challenging terrain. The bike is stunning in person (especially with the clear coated tank). I also appreciate the engine bars redesign which includes valve cover protection and reinforcement to cure the “push-in” issue with hard drops. I would add that the BMW Motorrad upgraded skid plate offers more coverage and greater protection than the stock part.
It's funny, I rode my 2007 GSA in today, and this video popped up. You're dead right about the toughness, it's probably the most underrated aspect of the GSA range
Nice job...I love my 21' GSA and I ride it in Heavy off-road conditions....its a swiss army knife if you know how to use it...hahah!!! Again great review!!!
Spot on. That statement about how to ride them is key... they absolutely CAN be used to explore off-tarmac, but you're not going to ride like a loony without paying a pretty steep price. Even just exploring you'll be doing more work at the same speed... riding that GSA at 20mph in the video looked like a fair bit of work. I really enjoy renting GS's when I'm in the EU and using them as a country lane tourer, they do EVERYTHING pretty darn well. I would not use them for more aggressive offroad but that's because I tend to want to ride harder than I'd want to push any heavyweight bike. BUT... those bikes MAY be perfectly acceptable if the sort of offroad ride you're after is more comfortable ADV. (I put probably 15,000 miles of dirt road under my 70,000 mile young Multistrada over the years, enjoyed every second... but did so at about half the speed I average on my 701). So... pick the weapon that delivers the experience you're after.
Chris, your reviews are always great, regardless of whether I like the bikes or not. No nonsense, tell it like it is. I know your channel has reviewed the Husqvarna Norden 901 Expedition but please would you!?
Chris an awesome review of an awesome bike. And your take on riding big adventure bikes off road. Just want to add - like many when I first saw photographs of the new 1300GSA, I thought “urgh what an ugly f--ing pig”. However the more I’ve seen it the easier on the eye it has become, to the point that now I’d buy one in an instant. But, it’s a big but, I simply can’t afford one, the price is eye watering.
Nice review and I would argue that the same logic applies to all the mid sized adv bikes. "The fun is where it can get you". I've ridden off road bikes since I was 13, I can easily use those learned skills to get me into some very remote spots on my Honda transalp. In fact I would argue that the Tenere serves a small market, those people who want to ride a big lump fast off road.
I don’t know why so many people complain about the price with so many other options available. if it’s too expensive, buy something else. I don’t know about everybody else, but I feel fortunate to live in the day and age we live in. At 65 now, I kinda like having the carrot out in front of me that I can’t quite reach. It’s the race I love
Great review. I think these class of bikes are more touring bikes than adventure bikes. They require a confident skilled rider to manage off-road. I downsized from a Tuareg to a Husky 701. We need more bikes like that. Sub 400lbs single and dual adventure bikes.
@@CapelAdventurer I think you need a new dictionary A bike built to go off-road that the owner doesn't want to take off-road through fear of damaging it or him Paradoxical - see? May I recommend The Early Learning Guide to Words (ages 4-14)
@@BN1960 , I think you missed the mark in your scenario. The paradox is why an owner with that mindset would buy this bike. If a rider is afraid of damaging this bike or of bodily injury, the motorcycle is not a suitable option for that rider. Owning this motorcycle requires wealth, which makes the cost of the bike and any damage incurred non-issues. This, coupled with a degree of riding skill/attitude, enables the machine to be enjoyed thoroughly. (to echo your snarkiness) May I recommend Advanced Motorcycle Training, Higher Education, and an Unwavering Work Ethic (Ages 4-100)
Would love you to do an off road comparison with the Tiger 1200 rally explorer and this bike Chris. Interested to see if the Explorer would now be a better off road bike
Fine, when you have the luxury. Nobody is pretending that a do-it-all is better than a specialist. What do you do when riding a Ninja and come to a dirt road…one that you would dearly like explore? Go back home, when you are on a tour? Or riding a CRF and having a long stretch of highway? Drone down it uncomfortably on a single? On a GS you can do both, capably. It does not curb your sense of adventure. I have owned dirt bikes, dual sports, sport bikes and sport tourers. On the former I hated to be on an asphalt road. On the latter I hated coming upon a rough road or dirt. Now I have a GS and enjoy the day, wherever it takes me. Kept my sport tourer for a year after getting the GS, and just was not riding it as the GS was just as capable on the road eating miles, without having to go back for something more dirt oriented (for what I am doing). To each his own.
It was once described as a two wheeled Range Rover, and this is very apt. A modern Range Rover is over £100k, and is extraordinarily capable off-road, but only if you have that kind of money as loose change would you dare to test that. In fact, we can own all sorts of things that are very capable but never really get tested. Divers watch good for 600m - who will test that? I daresay that, with some exceptions, most people will barely use 20% of the capability of their £1500 smart phones. Bruce is quite right, he doesn't own the bike he tested, so he could take a couple of chances that most owners never will - despite the bike's obvious capability. Take the BMW Off-road course with Simon Pavey and find out using someone else's bike. Yes, it's nice to know that it can do it, just like a Range Rover. But with your own £20,000+ bike? I'm not sure. I did something similar with my own 2015 R1200GSA, and yes, it was able to do something quite extreme, but I kind of breathed a sigh of relief when I was finished. A kind of "OK, I know it can do it now, but perhaps not again" feeling. I raced a 400cc two stroke Enduro bike for two seasons back in the early 80's, so I don't doubt my own off-road skills.
i think people get carried away with the *adventure* monika …if i rode the 1300 GSA or any large ADV off road it would be down quite quickly , but i would not blame the bike .
Funny, I'm an off road novice and just lately been taking my 1250 GS off road. I have to say though, I am taking it very very steady but so far enjoying the fact it can go on a byway linking main roads and giving me another experience. Can't do that on a GSXR! Also to add, he is 💯 on the fact if Ur worried about the cost Ur taking it too far!! Mine cost 22,000 but I'm on legal public byways, slowly.
I am in the minorty but i like how it looks, the red and silver version. Looks like how a futuristic bike wouldve been shown in 80s movies where the story took place in fhe future. Id never buy it cos it's way too expensive and way too heavy for me to handle but if i did id get it repainted to look like it was rusting all over. A very Mad Max kinda vibe would fit well with the microwave looking tank.
Great video. One thing I was wondering which didn't get a mention is how well ASA may or may not perform off-road, particularly in situations where you would normally feather the clutch. Any thoughts?
Good assessment, but having watched many of your previous videos, I did notice a change in that you now no longer care what a bike looks like, will that be the case going forward? 😉
Great video like always, thank you very much for your effort. Just one question, which 1300gsa would you recommend for the person that mainly wants to do distance riding. Option 719 or triple black?
Love this channel and most bikes, but that is ridiculous. R2D2 on steroids. The shots of you heading towards the camera is like a ship from the Armada. Makes a Harley Chop a good option.
My only question is...with the Honda Africa Twin in existence, what is the purpose of the GS1300? Sure it makes a ton more power, but you HAVE to run high octane fuel only through it. Sure it has bells and whistles, but no more than the Africa Twin in a normal daily use. It is so, SO wide and will barely fit through single track trails. It is markedly heavier than an Africa Twin, even the new chunky adventure sports trim with the giant fuel tank. The Africa Twin at 100hp is plenty for touring around on long road trips, it will run on the worst of the worst fuel available, it has significantly cheaper maintenance costs, looks better and sounds better, and costs barely half of this. Why this bike exists, I've no idea.
Ride a GS. I mean for days, or weeks or months. Ride it back to back with the AT. I’ve done it on two tours of two week durations. Your questions will be answered. Nothing wrong with the AT, mind you, but (for me, maybe not you), the GS is the better rounded package.
Chris still manages to have his way with all that bloat and ride it like a dirt bike. This is sooo not my type of bike. The Goldwing of ADV. But again, Chris provides an overview about what it is and what it can be for some (many).
And yes, as complexity has grown so has the Reliability issues, poor quality of components ect. As a GS owner 2008 build, I’ll stick with my old girl. Basic in tech, very reliable.
I was in the Italian alps in Summer. There’s some great trails there full of European GS riders. In the UK I have never seen one off road and they appear to be ridden by riders who only like other GS riders?
I used to think that. Then I rode one. Then I bought one. The low speed handling is extremely light and it is the most well balanced thing I have ever ridden. I have had it in some pretty rough spots…and have no intention of taking it between two trees narrower than the handlebars. And as Chris said, it doesn’t drop flat and is easier to pick up.
When I used to park up my 2018 ATAS, I always turned back to look at it. When I park my new Himalayan 450 in black and gold, I turn round and look at it. Both are excellent off road. This GSA, I would park up and hope that no one realises it was mine.
Too unreliable, and before you moan, do your research, top of the list of warranty claims of any manufacturer, and I've owned a couple. Nice review, though, and some good points made.
Disclaimer: I've never been a fan of the GS.... This new model hasn't done anything to change that! I get the low down weight but it is way to wide at the bottom, and them crash bars exaggerate that massively. And, I'm afraid looks do matter... it is nearly as ugly as a crappy cyber truck!
For it’s purpose of battering down terrain other that tarmac the width at the bottom (like the backlit buttons) is almost irrelevant. Tracks like these it’s perfectly fine at. You are right on one thing and that’s the looks is awful. I won’t ever own one of the 1300s but do have a 1250 and that was almost sold until I rode from madrid to scotland with little stops and decided it’s brilliant at hammering down big big miles but at the same time it can very easily jump off onto shitty terrain.
not many testers seem to have noticed the issues with this gen of gs/gsa wait till the update arrives in 5 years then we will here how shit this is i rode one and its simply not very good at all bmw have pandered to the sporty adv riders imo
Yes. But. Just look at the ridiculous width of that forever, overrated 2 wheel land barge, with the crash bars on its 1930 design sticky out cylinder heads! A medium to smaller bike will be better, and easier to handle. And cheaper. Honda CRF 300 rally, any day.
Fantastic no BS approach to Motorcycle testing and journalism as always, Chris.
Your opening words are spot on. People have goldfish memories- virtually every major revamp has been greeted by a chorus of “..oooh it looks awful” then people get used to it and shut up.
Probably the best biking channel in the world….! 👌
Thanks nice Tim, thanks!
Certainly the best reviewer. Gobs of talent, knows what he’s talking about, tells the good and bad like it is, and not afraid to address the naysayers head on (nicely).
I have been riding GS’s for a few decades and it was great to see some one ride a GS properly, the way Chris anticipates, shifts his body weight in harmony with the bikes movement on the terrain was excellent! Be great to see people investing more on honing their skills to meet what modern bikes can deliver, then they will really appreciate just how good they are.
0:05 "...I don't care what it looks like." Finally, a proper test focusing on the bike's capabilities! Fantastic photography, too - those shots around 0:40 reminded me of the old Land Rover TV ads filmed on the mountain top.
Cheers!
God-Bless-You!
Thanks Chris. Your philosophy on riding bikes is most interesting to me. Not that I'm even close to your riding skills. But I like to buy motorcycles as if I was.
You nailed it when you said to keep within your skill set, I have seen big trail bike riders struggle on a gravel car park
"I feel a lot better about life when I get there" 👏
Good points Chris, not a bike for me but I think you fairly addressed all the points you set out to. Enjoyed watching that!
Chris is such a practical reviewer. It’s great.
Awesome review. Can't wait to see you doing skids and wheelies at the nec tomorrow 😁
You’re not going to find a better review of this bike than here. Nailed it as per usual Chris. Your wrap up of this bike and who/what it’s for was perfect. 9.7/10. 0.3 deducted for the more aggressive tyres we saw during the test when you said it was on road tyres 😉
We have been riding it over the last couple of weeks, enough time for Chris to wear out a few pairs! 🤣
Great video. Very professional approach to describing what the GSA is good for and who should buy one. It's getting very tiresome when people complain about the price, looks and suitability. If you don't want to pay the money or can't afford one, there are plenty of other bike types available. Don't like the looks? the GSA has never been about the looks. Not suitable for your needs, again plenty of other types out there. I really don't understand why some have the relentless urge to trash talk one of the most successful, popular and versatile bikes available.
Well said 👍👍
Oh my goodness, Wales looks so beautiful!
Fabulous machine. Pity it’s so eye-wateringly expensive🙁
Fabulous is not the word I would use for it
Don't think many people buy it outright, I imagine 90% finance.
Africa Twin AS is marked down to nearly $15k us at some dealers. I can’t imagine spending nearly $30k for this.
This is the perfect review; just what everyone was waiting for. Excellent analysis mixed in with wonderful (and beautiful) footage showing the bike in lots of challenging terrain. The bike is stunning in person (especially with the clear coated tank). I also appreciate the engine bars redesign which includes valve cover protection and reinforcement to cure the “push-in” issue with hard drops. I would add that the BMW Motorrad upgraded skid plate offers more coverage and greater protection than the stock part.
It's funny, I rode my 2007 GSA in today, and this video popped up. You're dead right about the toughness, it's probably the most underrated aspect of the GSA range
Absolutely spot on, so glad that you stepped up and gave it a realistic review!
Nice job...I love my 21' GSA and I ride it in Heavy off-road conditions....its a swiss army knife if you know how to use it...hahah!!! Again great review!!!
Spot on. That statement about how to ride them is key... they absolutely CAN be used to explore off-tarmac, but you're not going to ride like a loony without paying a pretty steep price. Even just exploring you'll be doing more work at the same speed... riding that GSA at 20mph in the video looked like a fair bit of work. I really enjoy renting GS's when I'm in the EU and using them as a country lane tourer, they do EVERYTHING pretty darn well. I would not use them for more aggressive offroad but that's because I tend to want to ride harder than I'd want to push any heavyweight bike. BUT... those bikes MAY be perfectly acceptable if the sort of offroad ride you're after is more comfortable ADV. (I put probably 15,000 miles of dirt road under my 70,000 mile young Multistrada over the years, enjoyed every second... but did so at about half the speed I average on my 701). So... pick the weapon that delivers the experience you're after.
Chris, your reviews are always great, regardless of whether I like the bikes or not. No nonsense, tell it like it is. I know your channel has reviewed the Husqvarna Norden 901 Expedition but please would you!?
Chris an awesome review of an awesome bike. And your take on riding big adventure bikes off road. Just want to add - like many when I first saw photographs of the new 1300GSA, I thought “urgh what an ugly f--ing pig”. However the more I’ve seen it the easier on the eye it has become, to the point that now I’d buy one in an instant. But, it’s a big but, I simply can’t afford one, the price is eye watering.
been looking forward to this
Nice review and I would argue that the same logic applies to all the mid sized adv bikes. "The fun is where it can get you". I've ridden off road bikes since I was 13, I can easily use those learned skills to get me into some very remote spots on my Honda transalp. In fact I would argue that the Tenere serves a small market, those people who want to ride a big lump fast off road.
Best review of the 13gsa period. 👌
Thanks!
I don’t know why so many people complain about the price with so many other options available. if it’s too expensive, buy something else. I don’t know about everybody else, but I feel fortunate to live in the day and age we live in. At 65 now, I kinda like having the carrot out in front of me that I can’t quite reach.
It’s the race I love
Great review. I think these class of bikes are more touring bikes than adventure bikes. They require a confident skilled rider to manage off-road. I downsized from a Tuareg to a Husky 701. We need more bikes like that. Sub 400lbs single and dual adventure bikes.
Great review of a great big all rounder ✔️
If I owned one of these, at 25k I wouldn't be looking to bash it around off-road
And there's the paradox
What the vid, we answer that.
@@BikeWorldTVshow I'm saying that I wouldn't want to off-road it. Others can do what they like.
That's not a paradox .
@@CapelAdventurer I think you need a new dictionary
A bike built to go off-road that the owner doesn't want to take off-road through fear of damaging it or him
Paradoxical - see?
May I recommend The Early Learning Guide to Words (ages 4-14)
@@BN1960 , I think you missed the mark in your scenario. The paradox is why an owner with that mindset would buy this bike. If a rider is afraid of damaging this bike or of bodily injury, the motorcycle is not a suitable option for that rider.
Owning this motorcycle requires wealth, which makes the cost of the bike and any damage incurred non-issues. This, coupled with a degree of riding skill/attitude, enables the machine to be enjoyed thoroughly.
(to echo your snarkiness)
May I recommend Advanced Motorcycle Training, Higher Education, and an Unwavering Work Ethic (Ages 4-100)
The only review I was waiting for :) Cheers Chris!!
Words in this review can be applied to any top shelf big adventure bike to be honest. Yet ugliness of this cow is truly unique.
Fantastic, thanks for sharing.
In other words if sir has to ask about the price, then sir can't actually afford to take it off-road.
Would love you to do an off road comparison with the Tiger 1200 rally explorer and this bike Chris. Interested to see if the Explorer would now be a better off road bike
Encountered a few stranded GS on technical trails, they need a rescue party to get them out 😁
Would like to hear your thoughts on the ASA system offroad
We've already ridden it off road, vid coming soon.
Brilliant Chris.
A crf and ninja1000sx for less than a BMW Chelsea tractor is my choice.
Fine, when you have the luxury. Nobody is pretending that a do-it-all is better than a specialist. What do you do when riding a Ninja and come to a dirt road…one that you would dearly like explore? Go back home, when you are on a tour? Or riding a CRF and having a long stretch of highway? Drone down it uncomfortably on a single? On a GS you can do both, capably. It does not curb your sense of adventure. I have owned dirt bikes, dual sports, sport bikes and sport tourers. On the former I hated to be on an asphalt road. On the latter I hated coming upon a rough road or dirt. Now I have a GS and enjoy the day, wherever it takes me. Kept my sport tourer for a year after getting the GS, and just was not riding it as the GS was just as capable on the road eating miles, without having to go back for something more dirt oriented (for what I am doing). To each his own.
It was once described as a two wheeled Range Rover, and this is very apt. A modern Range Rover is over £100k, and is extraordinarily capable off-road, but only if you have that kind of money as loose change would you dare to test that. In fact, we can own all sorts of things that are very capable but never really get tested. Divers watch good for 600m - who will test that? I daresay that, with some exceptions, most people will barely use 20% of the capability of their £1500 smart phones.
Bruce is quite right, he doesn't own the bike he tested, so he could take a couple of chances that most owners never will - despite the bike's obvious capability. Take the BMW Off-road course with Simon Pavey and find out using someone else's bike. Yes, it's nice to know that it can do it, just like a Range Rover. But with your own £20,000+ bike? I'm not sure.
I did something similar with my own 2015 R1200GSA, and yes, it was able to do something quite extreme, but I kind of breathed a sigh of relief when I was finished. A kind of "OK, I know it can do it now, but perhaps not again" feeling.
I raced a 400cc two stroke Enduro bike for two seasons back in the early 80's, so I don't doubt my own off-road skills.
Chris, can you test the 2024 V85tt please? 😬
The look of this new GS/GSA is growing on me
Yeah, like a wart.
i think people get carried away with the *adventure* monika …if i rode the 1300 GSA or any large ADV off road it would be down quite quickly , but i would not blame the bike .
Nice work mate.
Funny, I'm an off road novice and just lately been taking my 1250 GS off road. I have to say though, I am taking it very very steady but so far enjoying the fact it can go on a byway linking main roads and giving me another experience.
Can't do that on a GSXR!
Also to add, he is 💯 on the fact if Ur worried about the cost Ur taking it too far!! Mine cost 22,000 but I'm on legal public byways, slowly.
In all honesty, I'd personally rather take a GSXR offroad, than a 1300GSA hahaha
I am in the minorty but i like how it looks, the red and silver version. Looks like how a futuristic bike wouldve been shown in 80s movies where the story took place in fhe future. Id never buy it cos it's way too expensive and way too heavy for me to handle but if i did id get it repainted to look like it was rusting all over. A very Mad Max kinda vibe would fit well with the microwave looking tank.
Great video. One thing I was wondering which didn't get a mention is how well ASA may or may not perform off-road, particularly in situations where you would normally feather the clutch. Any thoughts?
Hi, separate video coming soon...
We need Chris to take a big harley off road
The Land Rover of motorcycles.
Solid advice!
Good assessment, but having watched many of your previous videos, I did notice a change in that you now no longer care what a bike looks like, will that be the case going forward? 😉
Where in Wales is this trail? Want to check it out myself.
Here you go: maps.app.goo.gl/1Mt8PmD7MyppAY7W8
Great video like always, thank you very much for your effort. Just one question, which 1300gsa would you recommend for the person that mainly wants to do distance riding. Option 719 or triple black?
Triple Black... Better bigger wind protection and much cheaper...
You could already push the 1995 r1100gs on twisty roads and embarass yoghurt Blades. Fast road riding has always been top notch.
Love this channel and most bikes, but that is ridiculous. R2D2 on steroids. The shots of you heading towards the camera is like a ship from the Armada. Makes a Harley Chop a good option.
My only question is...with the Honda Africa Twin in existence, what is the purpose of the GS1300?
Sure it makes a ton more power, but you HAVE to run high octane fuel only through it.
Sure it has bells and whistles, but no more than the Africa Twin in a normal daily use.
It is so, SO wide and will barely fit through single track trails.
It is markedly heavier than an Africa Twin, even the new chunky adventure sports trim with the giant fuel tank.
The Africa Twin at 100hp is plenty for touring around on long road trips, it will run on the worst of the worst fuel available, it has significantly cheaper maintenance costs, looks better and sounds better, and costs barely half of this.
Why this bike exists, I've no idea.
Do you own an Africa Twin by any chance 🤣
The Africa Twin is rubbish, the GSA is great. Checkmate!
Ride a GS. I mean for days, or weeks or months. Ride it back to back with the AT. I’ve done it on two tours of two week durations. Your questions will be answered. Nothing wrong with the AT, mind you, but (for me, maybe not you), the GS is the better rounded package.
Which of the various sets of tyres you used in this video, would you recommend for mainly road with, say, 20% off road ( green lane ) riding? Thankyou
Michelin Anakee Adventure... Comes from factory on some bikes... Excellent tire...
Chris still manages to have his way with all that bloat and ride it like a dirt bike.
This is sooo not my type of bike. The Goldwing of ADV.
But again, Chris provides an overview about what it is and what it can be for some (many).
He even managed to get me (Cameraman) back up the trail on the back.
@@BikeWorldTVshow That is Chris indeed. The smile, strength and the skills... :)
Why is it F 1300 GS and not R 1300 GS?
Just testing to see if anyone still reads these days! 🤣
@@BikeWorldTVshow Now it says BMS R 1300 GS hahah. You're testing me again? ;)
Yep, it’s been a long night, finished shooting this yesterday afternoon…
@@BikeWorldTVshow I appreciate it and loved the video ;)
And yes, as complexity has grown so has the Reliability issues, poor quality of components ect. As a GS owner 2008 build, I’ll stick with my old girl. Basic in tech, very reliable.
I was in the Italian alps in Summer. There’s some great trails there full of European GS riders. In the UK I have never seen one off road and they appear to be ridden by riders who only like other GS riders?
You just saw one off-road in the UK. Chris was on it. Maybe your view is not all encompassing?
Kia ora from New Zealand
a fine tourer - offroad it is compromised ....
Front light looks like a Honda 500X from the front…
The boxer engine looks like trouble. 😢
I used to think that. Then I rode one. Then I bought one. The low speed handling is extremely light and it is the most well balanced thing I have ever ridden. I have had it in some pretty rough spots…and have no intention of taking it between two trees narrower than the handlebars. And as Chris said, it doesn’t drop flat and is easier to pick up.
Great views of Wales pity about the fugley bike
Well said sir…
BMS F 1300 GS ?
Testing you!
Imagine BMW producing a version of the HPN R100 GS ? Stripped down non nonsense non tech off-road hooner .
Reckon it could make ya some toast on the way👍
Or microwave some beans!
Why the airport?
@@ehiggins7476 because that’s exactly what Chris did on it, 4am ride.
When I used to park up my 2018 ATAS, I always turned back to look at it. When I park my new Himalayan 450 in black and gold, I turn round and look at it. Both are excellent off road. This GSA, I would park up and hope that no one realises it was mine.
And it does burn! :)
needs to be heavier! plz add extra wheels!
And a new propshaft every 60000km
0:30 Epic
Toastrider...!!!
Too unreliable, and before you moan, do your research, top of the list of warranty claims of any manufacturer, and I've owned a couple. Nice review, though, and some good points made.
Ye, I agree. Immediately after the first statement "I don't care how it looks"😐😐
What the hell??????
Good bike but priced too high for what it is...20k would be okay
Disclaimer: I've never been a fan of the GS.... This new model hasn't done anything to change that! I get the low down weight but it is way to wide at the bottom, and them crash bars exaggerate that massively. And, I'm afraid looks do matter... it is nearly as ugly as a crappy cyber truck!
Totally agreed
@ownyourworld yeah, I won't. People have different opinions. Deal with it.
For it’s purpose of battering down terrain other that tarmac the width at the bottom (like the backlit buttons) is almost irrelevant. Tracks like these it’s perfectly fine at.
You are right on one thing and that’s the looks is awful. I won’t ever own one of the 1300s but do have a 1250 and that was almost sold until I rode from madrid to scotland with little stops and decided it’s brilliant at hammering down big big miles but at the same time it can very easily jump off onto shitty terrain.
@@Crsf84Yeah, as long as you don’t end up anywhere near a rut.
Side bar extensions look good to me. Place for a good grip for picking up. Inevitably be going down learning to ride this behemoth
It's a fugly tank.
not many testers seem to have noticed the issues with this gen of gs/gsa wait till the update arrives in 5 years then we will here how shit this is i rode one and its simply not very good at all bmw have pandered to the sporty adv riders imo
Pegs get in the way if you are tall. Useless!
Na
omg
Like it costs nothing...
Waaaaay too fat. (Bike not you Chris!)
That bike is an eyesore on the landscape 🤮. Ugly. Expensive. Heavy. Wide. Ludicrous machine.
Yes. But. Just look at the ridiculous width of that forever, overrated 2 wheel land barge, with the crash bars on its 1930 design sticky out cylinder heads! A medium to smaller bike will be better, and easier to handle. And cheaper. Honda CRF 300 rally, any day.
But, you can't travel in comfort to the airport on a CRF 300!
Very throbbing.