The UItimate

Riding Machine
BMW Motorrad
R 1200 GS
Adventure
R 1200 GS ADVENTURE
UNSTOPPABLE
DREAMS FULFlLLED.
Some journeys you can te|| are go|ng to be
tougn just by |ook|ng at tne map. But tne rea||ty
w||| a|ways be tougner. And tnats wnen tne
l 1200 OS Adventure comes |nto |ts own.
However far you nave to go, wnatever tne terra|n,
tn|s |s a motorcyc|e tnat w||| never |et you down.
W|tn superb suspens|on, brakes you can trust
abso|ute|y, supreme r|deab|||ty, and an eng|ne
tnat now de||vers even more torque, power and
respons|veness, |t was made to exp|ore new
nor|zons. And |ts str|k|ng |ooks send out tn|s
message, |oud and c|ear. lt comes w|tn every-
tn|ng you cou|d need on |ong journeys |n w||d
terra|n.
W|tn |ts ag||e nand||ng, supreme off-road|ng
ab|||ty and |ong-d|stance comfort, an enjoyab|e
r|d|ng exper|ence |s guaranteed every m||e
of tne way. n tne l 1200 OS Adventure,
you can venture off tne beaten track |nto a
wno|e new wor|d of poss|b|||t|es, and make
memor|es tnat w||| stay w|tn you for a ||fet|me.
UNSPPABLL LNDUl.
OHALLENGES
OVEROOME.
However carefu||y you p|an a journey, you never
know wnat surpr|ses are round tne corner. But
on tne l 1200 OS Adventure, at |east you know
you can nand|e tnem. lts suspens|on |s equa||y
su|ted to grave|, sand, smootn tarmac and
potno|ed tracks, and |s equ|pped to meet any
cna||enge. ne front fork |ncorporates a sens|t|ve
BMW Motorrad e|e|ever w|tn a centra| spr|ng
strut and 210 m||||metres of trave|, wn||e at tne rear
you|| benet from tne prec|se responses of tne
BMW Motorrad Para|ever, w|tn |ts WAD trave|-re-
|ated damp|ng strut and 220 m||||metres of trave|.
OONTROL DELlVERED.
ne unpred|ctab|||ty of trave| |n remote areas |s
part of |ts cnarm. You never know qu|te wnat to
expect unt|| you get tnere. But you do know tnat
you can a|ways re|y on tne l 1200 OS Adventure.
ne new DHC cy||nder nead |n tne 1,1/0-cc
boxer eng|ne doesnt just |ncrease max|mum
power output to 110 norsepower B1 k||owatts),
but cruc|a||y, a|so boosts torque to 120 newton-
metres at 5,000 rpm. ne |mproved |ow-rev
responses are part|cu|ar|y nandy |n cross-country
r|d|ng.
ne snort-tnrow gearbox of tne l 1200 OS
Adventure |s ||gnt and prec|se, wn||e |ts capac|ous
33-||tre fue| tank makes |ong-d|stance trave| easy
tne b|ke can go up to /00 k||ometres w|tnout
refue|||ng. And |t can use fue| w|tn an octane rat|ng
of as |ow as 91 lN.
lf for any reason you nave to cneck your progress
|n a nurry, a 305-m||||metre doub|e-d|sc brake at
tne front and a 255-m||||metre s|ng|e-d|sc brake at
tne rear prov|de a|| tne necessary stopp|ng power.
W|tn tne opt|ona| BMW Motorrad lntegra| ABS
part|a||y |ntegra|), brak|ng |s even safer and more
effect|ve, and of course tne ABS can be deact|-
vated for off-road use.
lf tne opt|ona| Lnduro LSA |s tted, you can
adjust front and rear spr|ng and damper sett|ngs.
n-road, r|ders can cnoose between tnree |oad
sett|ngs l|der on|y, l|der w|tn |uggage and
l|der w|tn p||||on passenger), wn|cn can be
comb|ned w|tn tnree r|de sett|ngs Sport, Norma|
and Comfort). ff-road, r|ders can comb|ne two
spr|ng pre|oad sett|ngs moderate or max|mum)
w|tn tnree damp|ng sett|ngs soft, norma| or nard).
So nowever mucn tne cond|t|ons cnange, tne
|eve| of r|d|ng enjoyment rema|ns cons|stent|y
n|gn.
ln cr|t|ca| s|tuat|ons, r|ders w||| apprec|ate nav|ng
ASC Automat|c Stab|||ty Contro|) |n tne|r corner.
n|s system |s des|gned to prevent rear wnee|-
sp|n, part|cu|ar|y on wet and |ow-gr|p surfaces.
lor off-road use, tne two-sett|ng ASC can be
tota||y sw|tcned off, a||ow|ng you to dr|ft effort|ess|y
around corners and obstac|es.
ne |onger you spend on tne l 1200 OS
Adventure, tne more |mpressed you|| be w|tn |ts
ab|||t|es. Because |ts on|y after nundreds, or even
tnousands, of m||es |n tne sadd|e tnat you w||| tru|y
apprec|ate |ts ergonom|cs and funct|ona||ty.
Sett|ng tne motorcyc|e up for max|mum
|ong-d|stance comfort cou|d nard|y be eas|er:
Adjustab|e footbrake and gear |evers.
Seat ne|gnt adjustab|e between B90 and
910 m||||metres.
Large t||t-adjustab|e w|ndsn|e|d w|tn s|de
w|nd deectors
ne fue| tank of tne l 1200 OS Adventure |s
des|gned |n sucn a way tnat tne knees can be
kept c|ose togetner, wn||e tne broad foot pegs pro-
v|de a rm and comfortab|e p|ace to rest tne feet.
ne doub|e-butted a|um|n|um nand|ebars mean
you a|ways nave a rm gr|p on proceed|ngs, and
a sturdy basn p|ate and tank guard, a |arge sta|n-
|ess stee| |uggage gr|d, nand protectors and a
va|ve cover protector are a|| tted as standard. So
tneres rea||y no reason wny your b|g adventure
cant start r|gnt away.
OOMFORT GUARANTEED.
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OHASSlSlBRAKES
lrame wo-sect|on frame made up of front and rear frame w|tn
|oad-bear|ng eng|ne /gearbox
Suspens|on, front BMWMotorrad e|e|ever, stancn|on d|ameter 41 mm,
centra| spr|ng strut, spr|ng pre|oad mecnan|ca||y adjustab|e
between 5 sett|ngs
Suspens|on, rear D|e-cast a|um|n|ums|ng|e sw|ng-armw|tn BMWMotorrad
Para|ever, WAD trave|-re|ated damp|ng strut, spr|ng
pre|oad step|ess|y and nydrau||ca||y adjustab|e v|a
nandwnee|, adjustab|e rebound damp|ng
rave|, front/rear 210 mm/220 mm
Wnee|base 1,510 mm
Castor B9 mm
Steer|ng nead ang|e 55.2
Wnee|s Cross-spoke
l|md|mens|ons, front 2.50 x 19"
l|md|mens|ons, rear 4.00 x 1/"
yre, front 110/B0 l 19
yre, rear 150//0 l 1/
Brake, front Doub|e-d|sc brake, oat|ng d|scs, d|ameter 305 mm,
four-p|ston xed ca||per
Brake, rear S|ng|e-d|sc brake, d|ameter 255 mm, doub|e-p|ston
oat|ng ca||per
ABS pt|ona| BMWMotorrad lntegra| ABS part|a||y |ntegra|),
sw|tcnab|e
DlMENSlONSlWElGHT
Seat ne|gnt B90/910 mm
l|der step |engtn 1,950/2,000 mm
Un|aden we|gnt, fu||y fue||ed/road-ready 1) 255 kg
Dry we|gnt 2) 223 kg
Max. perm|tted we|gnt 4/5 kg
Max. |oad w|tn standard equ|pment) 219 kg
Usab|e tank capac|ty 33.0 ||tres
f wn|cn reserve Approx. 4.0 ||tres
Lengtn 2,240 mm
He|gnt exc|ud|ng m|rrors) 1,525 mm
W|dtn |nc. m|rrors) 990 mm
ENGlNE
ype A|r/o||-coo|ed, four-stroke tw|n-cy||nder boxer eng|ne, four
rad|a| va|ves per cy||nder, doub|e overnead camsnaft,
centra| ba|ance snaft
Bore x stroke 101 mmx /3 mm
Capac|ty 1,1/0 cc
Max. output 110 np B1 kW) at /,/50 rpm
Max. torque 120 Nmat 5,000 rpm
5/ Nmat 3,000 rpmw|tn power reduct|on)
Compress|on rat|o 12.0:1
lue|/eng|ne management L|ectron|c |ntake p|pe fue| |nject|on, BMS-K e|ectron|c
eng|ne management w|tn overrun cut-off, tw|n-spark
|gn|t|on
Lm|ss|on contro| legu|ated 3-way cata|yt|c converter, comp||ant w|tn LU3
em|ss|on standard
PERFORMANOElFUEL OONSUMPTlON
Max. speed ver 200 km/n
lue| consumpt|on per 100 km
at a constant 90 km/n
4.5 ||tres
lue| consumpt|on per 100 km
at a constant 120 km/n
5.1 ||tres
lue| type 959B-octane lN) prem|um/super p|us un|eaded
knock contro|, max. output acn|eved w|tn 9B-octane fue|),
91-octane fue| mapp|ng ava||ab|e as an opt|on
ELEOTRlOS
A|ternator /20-Wtnree-pnase generator
Battery 12 V/14 An, ma|ntenance-free
TRANSMlSSlON
C|utcn Hydrau||ca||y operated s|ng|e-d|sc dry c|utcn
Oears S|x-speed ne||ca| syncnromesn gearbox
Dr|ve Snaft dr|ve
Smoke Orey Meta|||c
L|gnt Ye||ow Meta|||c
Dimensions refer Io unladen moIorcycles as per DlN sIandard deniIion.
(1) As dened in EU direcIive 93/93/EEC, lled wiIh all operaIing uids, fuelled Io aI leasI 90of usable Iank capaciIy.
(2) Unladen weighI wiIhouI operaIing uids.
Subject to cnange |n des|gn and equ|pment. Subject to error. BMW Motorrad, UX-VM-2, Mun|cn, Oermany. Not to be reproduced, wno||y or |n part, w|tnout wr|tten perm|ss|on of BMW AO,
Mun|cn. n|s brocnure nas been pr|nted on 100 per cent cn|or|ne-free b|eacned paper. Pr|nted |n Oermany 10/2009.
The UItimate
Riding Machine
AKRAPOVl

SlLENOER
{SPORT SlLENOER)
We|gns approx. 4 kg |ess tnan standard component
Made of 100 t|tan|um
S||encer bracket made of carbon
Homo|ogated for use on pub||c roads LU-w|de
Laser-etcned Akropov|c

|ogo
91-OOTANE FUEL MAPPlNG
lor trave| |n countr|es wnere 95-octane lN) fue| |s not
w|de|y ava||ab|e
leprogramm|ng of eng|ne management software |s a
no-cost factory-f|tted opt|on, and |s a|so ava||ab|e as an
aftersa|es opt|on
Max. output and torque are s||gnt|y reduced w|tn tn|s
opt|on
OFF-ROAD TYRES
Studded tread pattern for better tract|on on |oose surfaces
lront wnee|: 2.5 x 19 |ncnes for 110/B0 l19
lear wnee|: 4.0 x 1/ |ncnes for 150//0 l 1/
ENDURO ALUMlNlUM BASH PLATE
Lxtreme|y sturdy
Spec|a||y des|gned for off-road use
LUGGAGE SYSTEM
Sta|n|ess stee| pann|er mount|ngs
A|um|n|um pann|ers w|tn comb|ned capac|ty of B2 ||tres
44 ||tres r|gnt, 3B ||tres |eft)
A|um|n|um top box w|tn capac|ty of 32 ||tres
Waterproof |nner bags
ota| capac|ty of |uggage system: 114 ||tres
OPTlONAL EQUlPMENT
AOOESSORlES
Oheck out the Enduro heImet and the fuII range
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BMW Motorrad
R 1200 GS
Adventure