I give my honest thoughts on 12,000 miles ridden on a 2022 BMW R1250 GS Adventure Rallye TE.

Having covered over 12,000 miles since new on my BMW R1250 GS Adventure a ramble on giving my thoughts on the good and the not so good aspects. Some of my opinions come from being an amputee riding a motorbike but also just as a motorcyclist with nearly 40 years riding experience. My wife also gives her views on the pillion side of things as we ride through the East Sussex countryside taking in a little visit to Herstmonceux Observatory.

[@hartley383]

Good review Martin. I went from a GS to GSA in December. Yet to do a tour on the GSA ( hopefully Tuscany in September)
I needed new casings on my GS when the bike was 18 months old. Unfortunately I’m not quite sure what they did but it took 3 returns to the dealer to get the bike running correctly again afterwards, my gut feeling is the timing was not set correctly.
I lost confidence in my GS after that but after trying others I went for the GSA. ( Paul Brown from the clan)

[@HalfManHalfPirate]

Hiya, Tuscany sounds good! How do you find the difference in the Adventure compared to the GS besides the extra 10litres?
The engine paint flaking doesn't seem that uncommon which is a shame as otherwise it's a very good bike. It will be interesting to see how the 1300s fare on finish after a while.

[@hartley383]

When I first got the GSA I’ll admit I thought I’d made a mistake. It felt a lot bigger, tank and height made me really lack confidence on it. I’m not as tall as you so can’t quite flat foot it so I was pretty nervous. That and the first 600 miles upto first service all done on wet cold roads. Been out a few times now in the dry and getting used to it.
Seems a lot more room for rider and pillion than the GS.

[@HalfManHalfPirate]

@@hartley383 I've never had a GS, always had the Adventure.
I had a go on Bruce's 1300 and it felt tiny, like I was on a monkey bike 😂

[@billwaterhouse5894]

It’s not your eyes or age, (I just turned 59 btw), my front head light is just as bad. The LED low beam works great but only 10-15’ in front of the bike, high beam is ok. I added some Denali S4’s and that made things much better. Speak of lights, the B6 rear tail/break light is a game changer for safety…must have in my opinion

[@HalfManHalfPirate]

Thanks for confirming 👍 and thanks for watching, much appreciated.
I'll have a look at those lights, do the S4s add anything to the dip beam as well?

[@TwoFourCharlie007]

Lots of smileage then!!!😀

[@HalfManHalfPirate]

Mostly!