VOLUME ISSUE NOVEMBER , P57
T
he BMW GS is the bike
that saved BMW Motorrad
from the axe a little over
40 years ago, so its importance
to the company is impossible
to overstate. For much of this
time, the GS stood alone as the
sole maxi-ADV, but times have
indeed changed, and the GS
faces more competition than
ever from a consistently grow
-
ing list of manufacturers.
Thus, the 2024 BMW R 1300
GS represents a milestone in
the model's life. Expanded from
1254cc to bang-on 1300cc, the
GS has never been more power-
ful and never offered such a
dizzying array of technical ad-
vancements to the consumer.
The first production motor-
cycle to come to market with
Front Collision Warning (FCW)
and now sporting radar-adap-
tive cruise control and blind
spot detection, the GS is firmly
back at the top of the tech
game. It's wrapped up neatly in
a brand-new chassis, complete
-
ly reworked suspension, and
new, smaller ergonomics that
make the outgoing R 1250 GS—
one of our favorite bikes here
at Cycle News—feel like a tank.
This is going to be a big test, so
grab a coffee and block out the
next half hour of your life, and
I'll tell you all about it.
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
