Key performance

145 ch
Power
🔧
1300 cc
Displacement
⚖️
237 kg
Weight
🏎️
235 km/h
Top speed
💺
850 mm
Seat height
19.0 L
Fuel capacity
💰
21 300 €
New price
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Technical specifications

Engine

Displacement
1300 cc
Power
145.0 ch @ 7750 tr/min (106.6 kW)
Torque
149.0 Nm @ 6500 tr/min
Engine type
Bicylindre à plat, 4 temps
Cooling
liquide
Compression ratio
13.3 : 1
Bore × stroke
106.5 x 73 mm
Valves/cylinder
4
Camshafts
2 ACT
Fuel system
Injection Ø 52 mm
Starter
électrique

Chassis

Frame
Structure en profilés d'acier
Gearbox
boîte à 6 rapports
Final drive
Cardan
Front suspension
Fourche EVO Telelever Ø 37 mm, déb : 190 mm
Rear suspension
Mono-amortisseur et monobras EVO Paralever, déb : 200 mm

Brakes

Front brakes
Freinage 2 disques Ø 310 mm, fixation radiale, étrier 4 pistons
Rear brakes
Freinage 1 disque Ø 285 mm, étrier 2 pistons
Front tyre
120/70-19
Front tyre pressure
2.50 bar
Rear tyre
170/60-17
Rear tyre pressure
2.90 bar

Dimensions

Seat height
850.00 mm
Seat type
Selle biplaces
Fuel capacity
19.00 L
Weight
237.00 kg
New price
21 300 €

Overview

The BMW R 1300 GS has made a strong entrance. Between its engine, chassis, and unprecedented appearance, it marks a complete break from all its predecessors. Success quickly found its path.

With the arrival of new technologies on the Adventure version, it also benefits from options to tempt your wallet. The 2025 model year introduced the A.S.A transmission, combining a clutch and automated gear selection. There’s no longer a right-hand lever (which disappears), and gear changes are made manually or fully automatically.

In the same vein, the radar system can also be enhanced with a rear collision warning system. If a vehicle gets too close to the GS’s rear end, it reacts by flashing the hazard lights at different frequencies, depending on the risk.

The 2026 model modifies the contents of the Innovation Package. Adaptive cornering lights are no longer part of this package and are now available as an individual option.

These more or less significant enhancements, in the always surprising wake of this 1300 GS. From the first glance, the impact is forceful: BMW Motorrad has not simply contented itself with a gentle evolution of its best-seller to avoid confusing aficionados of this iconic model. We are talking about the best-selling large-displacement motorcycle in the world in 2022! Last year, the brand with the helix sold more than 60,000 units of the R 1250 GS in all versions – more than one-third of their global motorcycle production! Reinventing such a motorcycle is no small feat. Yet, the R1300GS frankly breaks with the style of previous versions. From its more aggressive and resolutely refined silhouette to its ultra-futuristic X-shaped optics, the new GS takes a unique stylistic direction.

A rebellious youth crisis for a brand celebrating its 100th anniversary or a bold risk-taking supported by even greater dynamic qualities? The future will quickly tell. For now, the all-new and highly anticipated R 1300 GS arrives under the spotlights of the world press, under the anxious eyes of the competition and the eager gazes of fans – or non-fans – of the model, strong of its long history, its impressive sales figures, and its very great dynamic qualities that have never been questioned.

Flash-back: where does the R 1300 GS come from?

Spring 1977, BMW began seriously considering the development of a motorcycle powered by its essential flat-twin. In January 1980, two prototypes embarked on 2,200 km of extreme testing in South America. The R 80 G/S is ready!

In 2004, with the arrival of the R 1200 GS, which took over from the R 100 GS (1987), R 1100 GS (1992), and R 1150 GS (1999), the GS firmly established itself as a leader in its segment. It retained its position as a benchmark, marking a new era in adventure touring. It preserved its position as a benchmark, marking a new era in adventure touring. It preserved its position as a benchmark, marking a new era in adventure touring. It preserved its position as a benchmark, marking a new era in adventure touring. It preserved its position as a benchmark, marking a new era in adventure touring. It preserved its position as a benchmark, marking a new era in adventure touring. It preserved its position as a benchmark, marking a new era in adventure touring. It preserved its position as a benchmark, marking a new era in adventure touring. It preserved its position as a benchmark, marking a new era in adventure touring. 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Standard equipment

  • Assistance au freinage : ABS
  • Nombre de mode de conduite : 4
  • Taille de l'écran TFT couleur : 16,51 cm / 6.5 pouces
  • ABS Cornering
  • Béquille centrale
  • Indicateur de vitesse engagée
  • Régulateur de vitesse
  • Bluetooth
  • Prise USB
  • Aide au démarrage en côte (Hill Hold Control)
  • Démarrage sans clé
  • Contrôle de traction
  • Poignées chauffantes
  • ABS déconnectable
  • Système radar
  • Embrayage anti-dribble
  • Contrôle du frein moteur
  • Surveillance de la pression des pneus

Practical info

  • La moto est accessible aux permis : A
  • Pays de fabrication : Allemagne

Indicators & positioning

Weight-to-power ratio
0.60 ch/kg
🔄
Torque / weight
0.63 Nm/kg
🔧
Volumetric power
110.0 ch/L
In category Touring · 650-2600cc displacement (1703 motorcycles compared)
Power 143 ch Top 7%
51 ch median 94 ch 158 ch
Weight 237 kg Lighter than 97%
243 kg median 350 kg 421 kg
P/W ratio 0.60 ch/kg Top 1%
0.17 median 0.26 0.48 ch/kg

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