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Awesome review thank you, I have the standard Triple Black 1250 and love this bike.

Hi. Nice ride. I'm choosing a new bike for me, and for now thinking about gs1300.

Shaft drive and the hydraulic clutch were a great selling point for low maintenance bikes. My first bike was a 84 650.

Good review i do like the 1250 gs my current bikes are 2 Harley Cvo’s but I’m thinking of switching over to a BMW so thanks for the overview of your experience. Your roads are pretty much as crappy as the ones down here in Australia but the answer to that is good suspension and it sounds like your bike is pretty well set up . Happy days

Great video, I'm looking for my first bike and this is one of the options that I'm considering. Good stuff!

This guy is a Primadonna, don’t pay attention to him

What a great review, thanks for posting it, and nice Expos cap! I am considering this machine as my "final" bike. What a beauty. Cheers from Ontario, Ronny

Nice video...btw-I like your Expos hat!

I just got my first gs1250 adventure last week. i love it so far over my ktm. i had

Great review, totally agree on the quick shifter. I only do 4, 5, 6 up. I do love down shifting with the quick shifter. I have a 2019 and the difference with the shift cam engine vs the 1200 is really huge. Love that engine. I traded in my GPS three times and then gave up. I use my phone. I still am working on how to easily get it on the center stand. Overall, love this bike. It's unreal.

I’m picking up my new GSA triple black on Wednesday, coming from a KTM 1290 SAS. The test ride blew me away, and yeah the BMW has got plenty of power. Can’t wait to start putting some miles on it. I’ll agree the quick shifter isn’t the best, but it’s all linked to a shaft drive so it’s never going to be as slick as something chain driven….great review. 🤙🏼

Excellent review. Thank you so much Could you show the set-up of camera and microphone you use?

Flash the ECU and I promise you, it becomes a different bike, much faster then stock....

First 2 minutes 29 seconds.You get an immediate thumbs up😃👍

Hey Charles, that was a wonderful indepth ownership review and thank you so much for that. I have two questions - (a) how hot is the radiator exhaust fan blast on the leg and the body and (b) is it good for my body weight and height? I live in India and most places the temp is in the range of 35 Celcius with summer time temp going 42-45 C. Most of our cities are very crowded and dusty. I stopped enjoing my Triumph Tiger 800 because of the hot air blast when the radiator fan switches on (very often). Highway rides are ok in the cooler months of Nov/Dec to Jan. I weigh 72 kgs (lean body type at 5' 8") and in our traffic, maneuvering a Tiger 800 is not easy. The BMW 1250 is a dream buy, a stretch, perhaps fulfilling a childhood dream at 56! The local dealer has offered a 6500 CAD equivalent discount (for demo bike) on 45,500 CAD (new price) that has done 11000 on the odo and has a 2 year warranty. Just wondering!

Shaft drive was the best. I hate they took that off of the later Nighthawks.

Your a Puss

Great video

Stop signs are only a “suggestion” in Québec.

Nice job on narrating your trip to Sudbury, sure beats loud annoying music. Close call with that car pulling out

Great real world honest review. I have the same bike and like you had to go out on a limb to get it. I’ve no intention of taking it off-road and view it as big upright touring bike. I’ve only got 600 miles on it so far but looking forward to a few big tours in the summer.

Great videos. I’ve really enjoy your narrative. Looking forward to watching more of your stuff.

Great review of a magnificent bike. I have a '23 1250 GS MU (model upgrade) (my 4th GS) and I'm enamoured! The word you are looking for with regards to the BMW Navigator (which I have used) is Chigee! The answer to world (riding) peace! 😉

You shouldn’t buy toys when you have to get loans, take it from an old guy who been in tough times

Hi Charles I also grew up in wonderful Montreal but for many years have lived near Port Dover Ontario. My previous bike was a BMW 1200 rt. It had excellent wind protection but you will find that cross winds will get you all the time. I now have a 2014 1200 gs and don't find that much difference in the wind protection compared to the RT. My original windshield was damaged so I'm looking for a new one and your videos were very helpful. Enjoy your riding Doug

Great discussion about this bike. I have 23 GSA, and totally agree with you on all of this, and use it in the same manner as you. If I wanted an off-road beast, I would by a smaller dual sport. But I got this bike for sport touring with options for taking a fire or county dirt road comfortably to a hiking, fishing, or camping spot. I'm in northern California and couldn't ask for a better bike for what I want to do. A dedicated sport tourer like an RT doesn't give me the confidence for taking a dirt road somewhere during my journey like the GS does. The size and weight are pluses for me. The wide tank offers great wind protection, and the weight plants me on the road, and I don't get blown around by big trucks or winds like I did on other bikes I've owned. If I drop it, at least it won't go 90 degrees on the ground, due to the cylinder heads, making it easier to pick up. Overall, for me, the weight disappears when I am riding. Thanks again for the video. Look forward to more of yours.

Nice review....im enjoying your trip across our great country!!!!!

Good review and sums up my experience. Does everything very capably. Great long distance machine.

Thank you Harry for your comment. I would be so happy to hear that at 82 years old your are still riding. And so. On and On and On. I just purchased a 1995 ~ 30k miles ~ lost keys ~ title search now ~ new key effort ~ today ~ purchased in a Southern state last week for very very little money. AaAAnd I will be 70 years old in May. Boooo Ya! And of course, thank you OG! Great comments and I love your bike. Don't change anything. These bikes are getting very popular now. Kind of an "Adventure Bike" pushback..... On and on and on.... 〰✨〰

Great review. The last 2 years I was riding an GS 1200 LC, I love the bike. Last November I checked out the new GS1300 but i don't like it, so I bought an GS 1250 Adv. TripleBlack, only 6 months old, 2300km . It will be delivered in 2 weeks, I very excited😊. Grètings from Germany 🙋🏼‍♂️

ive been looking for a vid like this on the BMW GS Adventure, im looking at 1200 but this 1250 review without the specs and more on everyday use which has been alot more helpful, be thanks for the honest thoughts of the reality of having one

Thanks for your honesty. Pretty much all gs are road only use. That’s what they are made for

Thats a 700 not 750.

What exact color is this from Puig?

My question: You already had the large stock windscreen on your bike, why did you switch it to a Puig? I am 6 feet tall and ride a GS 1250 2022, pretty sure I will switch to a Puig for less wind noise in my helmet…what do you think? I always use my clutch from 1st to 3rd gear and quickshifter for other gears which works just fine. I will change to Metzeler tourance next 2 , awesome quiet tires for the road. Merci, à la prochaine! Marc Trois-Rivieres 😉🏍

So road riding only?

Fellow GSA'er here. Regarding tires: I've tried quite a few, including the fabled Heidenau, and find myself returning to Shinko most of the time. Affordable, good run-time, and decent enough for long distance tarmac and backroad gravel. The Navigator VI....yeah, not thrilled with it, but I do like the onboard "diagnostic" screen and the magic wheel functions, which is why I haven't changed to the Zumo XT yet.

I love shaft drive bikes! Clean and neat!

Nice job! Fyi, solid and double solid yellow lines are « advisory » in Ontario, meaning if it is safe for you to pass you can do so legally. No need to follow a slow vehicle for miles/km.

I always thought it made 80 hp. I had one for about 3 years. I will always regret selling it.

Nice bike👍 I am like the same size as you and I’m just (September) bought a Ktm 1290 SAS 2018 as a daily driver. The reason I bought a big adv bike is because a like to take my wife for a ride sometimes and I think the most bike now days are to small for a pillion. I love the Ktm in every way except that it is to stiff. I have a really bad broken back and after an hour it starts to hurt real bad. I have test ride the bmw gs a couple of times but only for like 30 minutes. What do you think about the GSA as a daily driver? To big and clumsy? Thanks from Sweden 🇸🇪

When I lived in Southern Ontario I would spend Thanksgiving weekends with my girlfriend's family camping in Algonquin. We'd rent canoes and portage islands in a big loop, stopping to rest, eat, or sleep wherever. Food was whatever we caught out of a lake or stream. Magnificent place.

Glad you made the comment re what an adventure bike is. It’s an advertising term to appeal to dreamers and it applies to every bike from a Honda Grom to a Goldwing

you can put the bike in Dynamic Pro for throttle and ROAD for suspension that's how i ride 90% of the time put the bike in Auto Suspension and it will adjust for your body weight and gear.....try using ECO mode if you want to save fuel I have 2 BMW 1250GS and a 1250 GSA the tires you choose will effect the noise the standard tire it came with are unbearable i switched to Dunlop ROADsmart 4 and have been super happy ...yes the GPS is rubbish.,.....use your phone!!!

Just curious WHAT ARE YOU CARRYING....that is the most loaded bike on road trip on a 1250GSA ive ever seen!

What year is your bike?

Try Pirelli Scorpion SRT. Great tire for on and off road. Greetings from 🇨🇭

I enjoyed this video. I am Swedish, in North Carolina, moving soon to Mexico where there are tons of trails, gravel roads, tractor paths and camping. Will buy bike there, looking at Tiger, KTM or Husqvarna Norden. Liked and subscribed.

A little bit more slutty GS is my preferred GS.

Get nav 5 its way better