Marking another milestone in the “100th anniversary of BMW Motorrad”, the company announced that on June 21, the one-millionth BMW GS powered by a Boxer engine has rolled off the production line. manufactured at the BMW Motorrad plant in Berlin-Spandau. The notable motorcycle is the BMW R 1250 GS in Triple Black Style.
BMW Motorrad has been busy this year with a flurry of new and updated bike announcements, including the release of 100-year heritage versions of the BMW R nineT and R 18 and limited details notice about Prototype BMW M 1000 XR 2024at the same time as the successor to the R nineT, 2024 R 12 nineTILLIONand a new member of the R 18 family, Roctane.
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Continuing this momentum, BMW Motorrad also announced on Wednesday that the latest BMW GS with a Boxer engine – the R 1300 GS – will be introduced on September 28 at the grand opening of the new BMW Motorrad Welt in New York. Berlin.
BMW GS with Boxer engine: Legendary combination
BMW motorcycles have been produced in Berlin since 1969 and BMW Motorrad GS models with Boxer engines since 1980. In the fall of that year, BMW Motorrad introduced the R 80 G/S, a 798cc motorcycle. with 50 hp combines two driving areas for the first time: off-road and on-road.
Between 1981 and 1985, the rugged G/S proved its mettle with four wins in the extreme Paris-Dakar Rally and three in the Baja 1000.
Dr Markus Schramm said: “With the R 80 G/S and a unique combination of off-road and off-road suitability, everyday quality and long-distance cruising, BMW Motorrad has created the new enduros touring motorcycle in 1980,” said Dr. Markus Schramm, head of BMW Motorrad.
“The BMW GS with the Boxer engine has become an icon, achieving global success in this segment. What’s more: The BMW GS has become a legend and is at the same time an indispensable foundation in the BMW Motorrad range of vehicles. Its outstanding talents, such as dynamic driving performance, strong off-road qualities, outstanding long-distance comfort and immense power, have since been continuously developed by BMW Motorrad. and transferred to other BMW Motorrad model lines with great success.”
At the beginning of last year, we tested the BMW R 1250 GS 40 Years of GS Edition 2021, equipped with a 1,254cc Boxer engine with ShiftCam variable valve timing system, producing 119 horsepower at 7,900 rpm / minutes and 91 lb-ft of torque at 6,500 rpm. rear wheel rpm on Jett Tuning’s alternator, as well as a host of other bells and whistles also reflect the continued evolution that Schramm has covered over four decades.
Our reviewer said: “The GS’s long-lasting and broad appeal stems from its superb handling, agile performance, ride comfort, comprehensive features and durability. and renowned reliability. “It’s a car capable of carving canyons as well as a comfortable highway cruising vehicle, great for carrying passengers and equipment, and surprisingly capable of off-roading. Nearly every GS owner – and motorcycle reporter – has at one point or another described this bike as the Swiss Army knife to motorcycles.”
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New BMW R 1300 GS
Schramm said he was delighted to be able to announce the one-millionth BMW GS with a Boxer engine in the anniversary year, adding that he was “also pleased that the unique history of BMW Motorrad models with the engine Boxer will soon be replenished with an exciting event. chapter with many innovations with the new R 1300 GS.”
BMW Motorrad calls the new BMW Motorrad Welt, located right next to the BMW Motorrad factory site in Berlin-Spandau, the “new heart of the brand”. The BMW R 1300 GS will be introduced at an exclusive opening event on September 28. Interested fans will have the opportunity to watch the opening ceremony via live stream on BMW Group And BMW Motorrad social media channels and BMW Motorrad Welt will officially open to visitors starting September 30.
