The new R12 GS

[majunior]

BMW has announced the new R12 GS. While I had given up hope they would ever do something as hardcore as a HP2 Enduro again, I’m very happy to see another boxer based off-road model in BMW’s lineup again especially adjacent to the full fat 1300GS. I think they nailed it! Styling and packaging looks good to me. They really delivered something which out of the box is a real competitor to the Triumph Scrambler 1200.

 

[PGlaves]

Four One

 

[HSVPhil]

Looks cool, but there are so many cheaper dirt bikes that are easier to handle and are more affordable. I think it’s just a status symbol for some middle agers. I’m too busy managing our fleet of vehicles to go through that time warp...

 

[skibum69]

I won't be buying one.

 

[oldcamper]

I think it looks good and probably didn’t cost BMW much to produce as an existing parts bin special, but the lack of bag mounts seriously limits the practicality of owning one. Remember also there will be no official maintenance/repair manuals for this bike, a policy I think BMW will eventually come to regret as it further limits the market for all their bikes.

As an aside, I wonder if 2025 may be a turning point for BMW, at least in the US. Big bikes don’t seem to selling very well around here and Chinese brands are showing up on showroom floors in their place. Time will tell but the new offerings do look good and are priced very competitively.

 

[cajunrider]

I would love to see this bike with a rally styled tank and windshield.

 

[omega man]

I like the looks of this. Reminds me of the Paris/Dakar Airhead style Airhead which I always thought was one of the best looking BMW’s.
OM

 

[kickstandsup]

The tide is turning (slowly) back to sport touring. BMW is missing that trend...and this proves it perfectly.

 

[visian]

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I like the looks of this. Reminds me of the Paris/Dakar Airhead style Airhead which I always thought was one of the best looking BMW’s.
OM

Like this one?

 

[omega man]

Like this one?

Yep. I have admired that bike every time you posted a picture of it.
OM

 

[chasmrider]

Like this one?

now that's a good looking motorcycle!

 

[r0ckrat]

Remember also there will be no official maintenance/repair manuals for this bike, a policy I think BMW will eventually come to regret as it further limits the market for all their bikes.

It's a last-generation camhead... Plenty of maintenance manuals already out there for the drivetrain...

 

[justabill]

This is so tempting....

 

[omega man]

This is so tempting....

I’m glad that there is no local dealers.

OM

 

[adamchandler]

I would like to get one of these when it goes on sale.

 

[cajunrider]

I'm digging the sand color...