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Taking the Streets - The BMW R1200GS (Onewheeldrive.net)
Model(s) covered: 2005 BMW R 1200 GS
Who am I to turn down the offer to ride the newest BMW offering, the ground-up reworking of the GS theme, the R1200GS. Especially when that offer involves cavorting about the streets of San Francisco in a riot of location shots and twisty roads. Right off the top I can tell you this; there is a major flaw with the bike, it's so much fun you'll be hard-pressed to find the time to clean it. Which explains why in our photos it looks dirty, buggy, and a bit grimy - in short the prefered style for GSs this season. The new generation GS is a bit more or a bit less of everything in comparison to it's prodiginator R1150GS.
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R1200GS - Beautifully Teutonic or Ungainly? (Onewheeldrive.net)
Model(s) covered: 2005 BMW R 1200 GS
I was jazzed at the opportunity to test the new 2005 BMW R 1200 GS, but not particularly impressed by the choice of venue: Las Vegas. I don't really gamble and have a hard time sitting still through a stage show, though that last Siegfried and Roy show may have been interesting. More importantly, I thought the roads around Vegas would be a bit tame for the stomping this new GS could dish out. It wasn't my call, however, and I loaded my dirt gear into the BMW-provided limo, rode from the airport to the flash hotel, and sipped complimentary cocktails as we waited for the official introduction.
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Model(s) covered: 2005 BMW R 1200 GS
A couple of years ago Editorial Poobah Ken Hutchison and myself took an interesting road trip from SoCal up to Sonoma on a BMW R1150GS and a Triumph Tiger. We both knew riders who swore by their BMW GSs but we remained skeptical of what seemed to be an awkward compromise between a streetbike and a dirt bike.
Well, between pounding out highway miles, scratching in the canyons, rolling down two-track and tearing up Infineon Raceway, we gained a new appreciation for what an adventure-tourer can do for its rider.
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Review: 2005 BMW R 1200GS (Motorcycle.com)
Model(s) covered: 2005 BMW R 1200 GS
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Riding Impression: 2005 BMW R1200GS (Cycle World)
Model(s) covered: 2005 BMW R 1200 GS
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