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RIDE REVIEW I 2025 BMW R 1300 GS ADVENTURE
Riding the Adventure
First, those looks. Love them or loathe them, it's
clear BMW set out to put a clear visual differ-
ence between its two R 1300 GS models, and
certainly you can no longer confuse the two, not
even after a big night out. And if the stock GS is
large, the Adventure is enormous; a mountain of
a machine that, on first contact, comes across
as slightly intimidating to a 5'7" rider like me.
BMW asked if I wanted the lower seat op
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tion fitted to our test machine, but I stuck with
the standard unit, which ranges from 34.3-inch
to 35-inch, 0.8-inch higher than the standard
R 1300 GS. Throwing a leg over the full-height
Trophy variant, complete with its even taller En
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duro seat 35.2-inch/36-inch, revealed a massive
motorcycle, especially with radiator-cowl side
bags fitted.
What a beast! Adventure bikes don't come much
bigger (or packed with almost every conceivable gizmo
you can buy) than the new GSA.
With the bike upright, I could get one foot se-
curely down and was still able to reach the back
brake or gear selector with the opposite foot. Add
the optional adaptive vehicle height control, which
automatically lowers the seat by another 1.2-inch
Flat ADV seat is perfect for off-road missions.
