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First ride: 2008 BMW R1200GS Adventure
By John Cuntychops on 07/11/2008 11:53:17
The Adventure gets an electronic kick up the arse for 2008 with the most sophisticated suspension system fitted to a production bike
and carry on in total comfort in a pocket of still air. Heated handlebar grips (£195) should be standard fitment on all motorbikes.Click to read BMW R1200GS review page 2 of 2
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Living with a 2008 BMW R1200GS Adventure
By Johnny Cantlie on 16/08/2009 10:22:31
We review the R1200GS Adventure to see what it's really like to live with
dominating the roads of South-East England on my BMW (in no particular order) are: I now consciously nod at every other motorcyclist on the road as I am in a perpetually good mood. All of them, apart from GSX-R man, nod back. The sense of security while
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First Ride: Ducati Multistrada 1200
By Visordown News on 03/03/2010 21:02:55
Will Ducati’s complete revision of the Multistrada be enough to steal top all-rounder tag from the BMW R1200 GS?
headlights. To appeal to a wider audience, Ducati has made the brave claim that the new 1200 is a four-in-one motorcycle; sports, tourer, urban commuter and enduro machine. Lanzarote, the second oldest of the Canary Islands proves a good testing ground
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Road Test: BMW R1200RT
By Jon Urry on 23/09/2008 19:10:36
Hot on the heels of their own success with the R1200GS, BMW give the R1150RT the 'sharper'n' lighter' treatment. Jon Urry dances to the Boxer beat.
had ever ridden, but it would run wide in corners and the motor wasn't exactly fantastic.But these criticisms didn't stop sales. The RT was BMW's best selling bike in 2002 and 2003, only beaten last year by the new, and very good, R1200GS.So what's new
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2010 Ducati Multistrada 1200 launch test review
By Mark Shippey on 04/08/2010 11:24:12
One of the most eagerly awaited motorcycles of 2010 broke cover in the volcanic heat of Lanzarote. Ducati’s complete revision of the Multistrada could be enough to steal top all-rounder tag from the BMW R1200 GS. Here’s how the first ride went down
is a four-in-one motorcycle; sports, tourer, urban commuter and enduro machine. Lanzarote, in the Canary Islands proves a good testing ground for these bold claims. Perfectly asphalted roads snake their way around 807 square kilometers of biking nirvana
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All Rounders
By Jon Urry on 20/01/2008 16:59:18
Why let your choice of bike confine your riding experience? Expand your horizons and visit new places with the latest breed of multi-tasking bikes, the BMW R1200GS, Honda CBF1000F and Triumph Tiger 1050
and changing. From its early days as a more off-road orientated bike BMW has gently swayed the GS's direction far more to the open highway than the green lane. Although they don't like to admit it the latest generation R1200GS is only really an off
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King of Bikes
By Jon Urry on 27/03/2008 14:37:23
Eight bikes, each a winner in its class, slug it out in the ultimate test. BMW R1200GS, Harley-Davidson VRSCA V-ROD, Honda CBR600RR, Kawasaki Z750, Kawasaki ZRX1200R, Suzuki GSX-R1000K5, Triumph Speed Triple, Triumph Sprint ST.
's fun, pure and simple."Now for the top three in this particular tussle. BMW's R1200GS might look like an unmade bed, but it's in third. Why? I'll let Tim explain: "At the end of any ride on the GS you feel exactly the same as you did at the start. 20
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Woodstock - Big BMWs offroad: 450 X, F800 GS & R1200 GS
By John Cantlie on 28/07/2010 09:36:23
For the average trail rider in the UK, a full-on enduro bike is overkill. Surely, a road bike with some big knobbly tyres for green-laning is enough? We put three grumpy old men haggard on a trio of BMWs to find out
to ignore. Oil tankers, 747s, Humvees, aircraft carriers – the bigger the better. What’s that in my rear view mirror? A Challenger tank, you say? I’ll pull over. And it’s the same with motorbikes.My former-longterm R1200 GS Adventure is the size of a Mini
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The Longest Test: Visordown Long-termers Review
By Everyone on 02/11/2009 10:31:40
Six very different bikes with one thing in common – an identical 2,500 miles to cover through France in less than five days. Visordown takes our long-term test fleet out of the comfort zone to find out more about the bikes we thought we knew so well…
the hugely versatile R1200GS spends most of its time being hammered through leafy Surrey lanes and zoned up and down the A3 into and out of London. And then there’s Barry’s Bonny. A bike much teased by all in the office as a classic designer’s choice of form
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Monster Trailies lap France
By Visordown on 13/10/2010 17:24:25
One night on earth...after 1500 miles on the open road. "James, the wine please... and what's with the stupid hat?"
and an equally warm bottle of Rioja to go with it. Our chosen tools, the BMW R1200GS, Triumph Tiger, Suzuki DL1000 GT, KTM 950 Adventure and brand new Buell Ulysses, would speed us in relative comfort across France, surely. In 24 short hours we'd be basking
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