Model(s) covered: 2006 BMW R 1200 GS
I was in Barstow, California, the last fuel stop on a long, hot ride to Las Vegas. It was 9:00 at night. I just spent the last seven hours riding the 2005 BMW R 1200 GS across a very hot and crowded desert highway. When I finally got to the hotel and poured myself off the GS, I sat down and thought about what I enjoyed about this bike. It's definitely a fun machine very different than your average street motorcycle. The R 1200 GS is, afterall, an adventurer tourer designed to travel on unbeaten paths like gravel and sand.
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