BMW R1200GS (2005-2006) Specs, Performance & Photos

The BMW R1200GS, alongside the R1200GS Adventure (also known as the R1200GSA), was a motorcycle created by BMW Motorrad in Berlin, Germany, from 2004 to 2012. The BMW R1200GS Adventure was manufactured from 2005 until 2013.

Both models were powered by a 1,170cc two-cylinder boxer engine with four valves per cylinder, while the Adventure version packed a larger fuel tank and a longer suspension travel. In 2012, the BMW R1200GS was BMW's top-selling model.

In 2005, the German motorcycle maker released the BMW R1200GS, a motorcycle that came as a successor to the BMW R1150GS, being 30 kg (66 lbs) lighter and delivering 19 percent more power, reaching 100 hp.

Visually, the motorcycle packed standard features, such as a half fairing, a windscreen, crash bars, hand guards, a two-piece dual seat with passenger grab rails, a luggage rack, a two-into-one exhaust system, and wire-spoke wheels shod with off-road tires.

The bike was built around a tubular space frame with a 41 mm adjustable Telelever system on the front that offered 190 mm of travel and a single-sided swingarm with an adjustable BMW Motorrad Paralever system on the rear that provided 200 mm of travel.

As for power, the 2005 BMW R1200GS had its heartbeat set by a 1,170cc four-stroke air/oil-cooled twin-cylinder boxer engine that delivered an output power of 100 hp at 7,000 rpm and 156 Nm (115 lb-ft) torque at 5,500 rpm.