New Liquid Cooled BMW GS Breaks Cover

Thursday, 12 January 2012 11:00

Bush twitchers in Spain have got the first shots of the much rumoured revamped BMW GS 1200.

The new liquid cooled engine was spied on two bikes undergoing testing and have confirmed the update that has been talked about for at least a year.

Cosmetic changes are there too although masked a bit to preserve some secrecy. Some changes are due to the new engine, with exhaust headers exiting under the cylinder heads all leading to changes at the rear of the bike, with the exhaust and shaft drive swapping sides on the new model. Some cosmetic alterations to the beak are evident and the trademark BMW headlights get LED running lights added to their surrounds.

Performance in terms of engine output is expected to be the same as with the last bump in bhp most GS users say they don't need any more. There isn't really much BMW needs to do to the GS to keep it top of the adventure bike tree as it's still the best all round performer in its class. By Nick Moore

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