BMW R1200GS (2006-2007) Specs, Performance & Photos

In 2006, the German motorcycle manufacturer released the BMW R1200GS, a motorcycle that debuted in 2004 and was manufactured until 2012. Compared to the R1150GS, the R1200GS was 30 kg (66 lbs) lighter and 19 percent more powerful.

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

In addition to the standard GS and GS Adventure models, the maker released the R1200 GS (LC) manufactured from 2013 until 1019, and the R1200GS Adventure (LC) made from 2014 until 2019.

The 2006 model had 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.

For suspension, the motorcycle packed a 41 mm adjustable Telelever system on the front with 190 mm of travel and a single-sided swingarm with an adjustable Paralever system on the rear that offered 200 mm of travel.

As for the power figures, the 2006 BMW R1200GS delivered an output power of 100 hp with a peak force at 7,000 rpm and 156 Nm (115 lb-ft) torque at 5,500 rpm, coming from a 1,170cc four-stroke twin-cylinder air/oil-cooled boxer engine.