I am hoping that someone will take pity on my BWM ignorance and explain to me the BMW brand nomenclature. I own an S bike (hothead) which is the in-line 4. K's are the in-line 6 cyls. R's are the opposed boxers. I even get that the number after the first letter is the displacement. There are some exceptions like the HP4 Race (the closest I'll ever come to one of those is my carbon-fiber bicycle *wink*). Where I run into trouble, and the US BMW web site doesn't help me, is the final acronym. Is GS & GSA a contracted german word, akin to PKW (Panzerkampwagen)? Though the A is repeatedly broken out as Adventure/Adv which implies off-roading. But isn't both the GS & GSA capable of off-roading? And what is the actual model differences between the GS and the GSA? Is it more than the luggage rack and the engine guards? Better shocks and brakes?
After that silly pre-amble, what I really want to know, besides the price, what is the difference between the R 1250 GSA and the R 1250 GS.
But anyone who also wants to break out the RT, GT, and GTL acros would also help with my education.
Thanks in advance!!
After that silly pre-amble, what I really want to know, besides the price, what is the difference between the R 1250 GSA and the R 1250 GS.
But anyone who also wants to break out the RT, GT, and GTL acros would also help with my education.
Thanks in advance!!