R1300GS

[MikeB60]

Non camouflage video and pricing info.  Still an ugly duckling!

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[TEWKS]

16 hours ago, MikeB60 said:

Non camouflage video and pricing info.  Still an ugly duckling!

Link

They still have tape over the headlight but I do agree, there’s gonna have to be some magical shit under that tape to un ugly that thing.  And yes, I am using the GS ugly scale.  Who knows though, heck I almost bought a CLC the other day. 

[TSConver]

45 minutes ago, TEWKS said:

They still have tape over the headlight but I do agree, there’s gonna have to be some magical shit under that tape to un ugly that thing.  And yes, I am using the GS ugly scale.  Who knows though, heck I almost bought a CLC the other day. 

 

I don't think it is tape, it is the radar for the adaptive cruise control.

[TEWKS]

40 minutes ago, TSConver said:

 

I don't think it is tape, it is the radar for the adaptive cruise control.

Here’s what I’m seeing. I could be wrong but…  

[wbw6cos]

The headlight is still covered; RTFA!

[Bernie]

1 hour ago, TEWKS said:

Here’s what I’m seeing. I could be wrong but…  

I think that is the new GPS screen! 

[TEWKS]

I thought I read it’s going to have a power windscreen. A gimmick, but a gimmick that could suck me in!  Aluminum frame…boo!  Although, motocross bikes have been running aluminum frames for about twenty years now.  

[TEWKS]

Here’s a picture of the windscreen pivot arms. So, it must be true.

[TEWKS]

Ok, so this isn’t the R13GS but at least it gives us bike nuts something new to ogle over till the 28th.

I think this is an F 900 or 950 GS. 

 

[Lowndes]

Ugly??

 

Does anyone else think this looks like an angry face hollering something??

 

[TEWKS]

So far “ugly” describes that bike perfectly. That  picture is of the R 1300 GS still disguised though. Like I said sometime before, there better be some magic under that tape to Un…. Its looks. 

 

The vid is the countdown to the new R 9 something GS. Looks dirt worthy but the picture I saw without the dust cloud wasn’t all that either. 
 

edit.. 

added pic.

[RadioFlyer]

I lost interest in new BMW motorcycles when BMW decided to stop selling service manuals.

[beemerman2k]

Th is bike is supposed to be formally announced today, isn’t it?

[TEWKS]

8 hours ago, beemerman2k said:

Th is bike is supposed to be formally announced today, isn’t it?

I believe the big reveal is on the 28th of this month.  Hope it’s worth a  IYKWIM.

[wbw6cos]

I hope to pick mine up at the end of October.   

[Red]

1300 cc dual sport is just obscene.  IMO 1000 is pushing the limit.

[TEWKS]

10 hours ago, Red said:

1300 cc dual sport is just obscene.  IMO 1000 is pushing the limit.

There are two things in this world where “obscene” is a good thing. Motorcycles are one of them!  

[wbw6cos]

That statement sort of reminds me of another kind:  who needs  another motorcycle         (insert witty comment)     .      

[TEWKS]

1 hour ago, wbw6cos said:

That statement sort of reminds me of another kind:  who needs  another motorcyle         (insert witty comment)     .      

“another rack of ribs smothered in an authentic NC BBQ sauce”  Oh man, this is gonna get booted to FT for sure! 

[TEWKS]

Finally, here it is, undisguised in all its glory!  
 

[dirtrider]

BMW is looking for paying Beta testers so line up early. With BMW's last 29 year track record of first year blunders I'm more of a last couple of years in a model year run not the first couple of years in a model year run.  

[TEWKS]

5 hours ago, dirtrider said:

BMW is looking for paying Beta testers so line up early

1994 RSL - 1997 F 650 - 2005 GS - 2005 RT - 2012 - K16 GT - 2014 -Wethead  RT. I’m one of them whatcha might call, gluttons for punishment!  I figure, you’ve got three years of free. If the problems continue two and a half years in, then it’s time to reach between your legs and pull the handle!  And all that only applies if you’ve got a backup ride. 

[fourteenfour]

On 9/18/2023 at 10:57 PM, TEWKS said:

1994 RSL - 1997 F 650 - 2005 GS - 2005 RT - 2012 - K16 GT - 2014 -Wethead  RT. I’m one of them whatcha might call, gluttons for punishment!  I figure, you’ve got three years of free. If the problems continue two and a half years in, then it’s time to reach between your legs and pull the handle!  And all that only applies if you’ve got a backup ride. 

 

At first I started reading your history with BMW bikes and felt some relief and then I realized, amateur buyer alert.  How do you keep some of them so long???  :P

 

[TEWKS]

After the 1997 F-650 there was a 03 RT also. And of course my 2012 GS nestled in right after the GT. They weren’t first year bikes so I didn’t mention them. That GS, it’s the same one I have now is ancient as far as BMW ownership lifespan’s go with me. 

[TEWKS]

Here’s the bike with the wraps off. IDK, somewhat disappointing but who knows in a walk around. 

 

[TEWKS]

Maybe it ain’t gonna take as long as I thought. 
 

 

[AviP]

Me thinks it looks pretty.....yup....pretty ugly! But me'll wait! 

[TEWKS]

IDK, my grip is already starting to slip! I don’t want to like it, believe me. 

[dirtrider]

That thing looks like it is built for the Starbucks crowd.  With that open front it probably won't take long to put a rock or tree branch through the radiator for real GS type riding. 

 

I hope it looks better in person as the pictures make it look like it is missing some parts in the front. 

[TEWKS]

1 hour ago, dirtrider said:

That thing looks like it is built for the Starbucks crowd

The green version matches the Starbucks logo perfectly!  No, it’s a few shades off thankfully. I’m kinda drawn to that BMW color for some strange reason. 

[fourteenfour]

4 hours ago, TEWKS said:

The green version matches the Starbucks logo perfectly!  No, it’s a few shades off thankfully. I’m kinda drawn to that BMW color for some strange reason. 

and here I thought they were trying to copy a far better looking motorcycle... 

 

[Rougarou]

On 9/21/2023 at 1:57 PM, TEWKS said:

 

 

 

Here's what I saw

 

[TEWKS]

It does have an alien look to it.  

[Rougarou]

5 minutes ago, TEWKS said:

It does have an alien look to it.  

 

Dude, that's Predator, not Alien

[TEWKS]

6 minutes ago, Rougarou said:

Predator

Actually, a cool name for one of the R 1300 GS variants. 

[TEWKS]