FEATURE I 2023 CYCLE NEWS BIKES WE LIKE
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RENNIE
SCAYSBROOK
FAVORITE: 2024
BMW R 1300 GS
Sometimes, manufacturers can
completely revamp a motorcycle
and really screw it up. They can
lose sight of what made the bike
so good in the first place, and
what you're left with is a shell of
what its predecessor was.
Not so with the 2024 BMW R
1300 GS. It is completely rede
-
signed, top-to-bottom, back-to-
front—smaller, lighter, more agile,
and much faster—the 1300 has
taken the best bits of the 1250
and none of the bad, creating
what just may be the ultimate all-
round motorcycle.
I guess that's always been a
GS tagline, but the new edition is
that good. The electronics are,
amazingly, easy to navigate and
understand, the ride position is
near spot-on, off-road handling
has been dramatically improved
with the new EVO Telelever
and Paralever suspension, and
it goes like a bat out of hell
with its new, much smaller 145
horsepower motor.
It'll cost you a bit, with prices
starting at $19,890, and that's
before you start throwing more
cash at all the add-ons you'll
want, but it's worth it. The BMW
1300 GS is one hell of a bike.
