REVIEW: BMW GS1200- The 'Bring Me Women' Superbike

     Wow! A hot girl with hot bike. Its BMW touring bike. The GS 1200 is a touring bike from BMW, for off road and long distance ride as well. I have been ride this bike. It was too tall. This is the biggest bike I ever ride so far. Riding in 30 minutes give me a lot of informations to share. This information is from myself. For those who ride this more than a year, might have  different reviews. But if you planning upgrading to this bike, I have the pro and cons for you. One more thing, this bike in on list of Top Ten Best Motorcycle Carrying Passenger.

          But before we go to pros and cons, Let's have a quick specification about this bike. This BMW that I reviewed is a 2013 model. It has four stroke engine system. Two cylinders horizontally opposed BOXER, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder,and has liquid cooling system. The dry weight is 205 kg but a wet height is around 238 kg. Seriously a very heavy bike. The fuel tank is 20 litters with 4 litters of reserve. And the top speed claimed reach 218 kph. But so far I only reach 178 kph at Coastal Highway, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. Now, let's move to the pro and cons!

PROS

1. Very Stable
         While you riding fast either in the street or off road. These bike are heavy makes it easier to control while taking corner. By changing to right tyre while off road, this bike is very stable even in dirt, or mud or across small river.
   
2. Reliability.
         You know. Its BMW. Expensive spare parts but give you peace in mind, The quality of those parts are awesome. Make sure you purchase original parts if you want your bike to last long.
   
3. Comfortable.
       Simple: Relaxed. Comfortable. Yet exciting to ride.
   
4. Good Height.
        With this kind of bike, it can handle a big guy, or a tall guy like me.
   
5. Good Fuel Consumption
         Full tank can makes you travel at least 400 km to 500 km before your next stop. So you do the math.

CONS

1. Engine Technical Error
        While riding, I don't encounter any problems, at all. But before this, the owner told me that this bike has missing the big flywheel, off-idle torque of the Air Head. I don't know how bad was this error but he manage to fix it, so it should be no problem.
   
2. Very Expensive
        Compare to another hyper motard bike, this could be much expensive compared toKTM 1190 Adventure R, or Ducati Hyper Motard, or Kawasaki Versys 1200.

           So that's all about my review today. Big thanks to the owner for allowing me using his bike to review. So I hope that my review could give you some guides if you planning to purchase this BMW GS 1200 soon. Have a nice day!

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HyperBike4U (Final Edition of Bike4u)

   Welcome to May~ Hyper Bike or Sport Bike, is ultimate bike in motorcycle world. Hyper Bike means a bike above 650 cc. The most powerful super bike machine and it takes a lot of skill to handle it. If you are newbie beginner you can refer my article Bike4U , or if you upgrade it into super bike, refer to Superbike4U. This Hyper Bike is the super expensive bike, most fastest bike and the world class executive bike. Make sure you know what are you purpose purchasing any one of these bikes.

   Before you get any sport bike or hyper bike, think why you buy this bike. Daily use? for speed? or race? Maybe riding in long distance? If you had figure what bike suit for you, the next thing is think about the maintenance for the bike. One thing I can sure you, the spare parts are expensive and very rare. If you ready physically and mentally, well here we go!

1. Speed
   (Best Choice : Yamaha R1, Suzuki GSR)
   
       Yamaha R1 is in 6th position of Top 10 World's Fastest Motorcycle, whie Suzuki GSR is not on the list, but still many riders pick these two powerful bike for fast riding. But remember, this is fast bike but if you want to race bike, these are not recommended because race bike is not just about speed.
   
   
   
   (The Yamaha R1 2015)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   (And Suzuki GSR 1000)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Race
   (Best Choice: Kawasaki ZX-10R, BMW 1100RR)
   
         What so different the racing bike and the fast bike? Well, like I said, speed is not everything. Racing bikes has racing spec, so these kind of bikes can be ride very fast, in very long way. You can stay close at the top speed in 10 minutes and more, while others bike cannot do so.
   
      The first choice is Kawasaki ZX-10R. We all know this is way to fast. Complete with racing spec, you can ride like crazy. But I recommended you to do this only on the track. It could be dangerous to do this on the road. That is what racing bike about. Tack use only. If you want to ride at the road, don't get the top speed. Don't event try.
   
     By the way, BWM 1100 RR also the one of the best racing bike available. The price are expensive though. But this bike is worth. You can get 100 kph in just less than 4 seconds. Amazing, right?
   
   
   (The Kawasaki ZX-10R)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   (And BWM 1100RR. Be ready for racing bike!)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Touring with Speed
   (Best Choice: Kawasaki ZX-14R GTR, Suzuki Hayabusa)
   
          There are three types of touring. Touring in long distance with speed, or relaxing ride by touring in style and off road touring. If you like to long distant ride with speed, then you going to need either Kawasaki ZX-14R, or known as Kawasaki GTR, or Suzuki Hayabusa
   
        Kawasaki GTR is using latest technology and help you to ride with cruise control, better safety and not to forget, the fast bike as well.  Your long distant ride will be comfortable. Kawasaki GTR is on 4th position in Top 10 World's Fastest Superbike.
   
       The Suzuki Hayabusa is the second fastest in the world after Dodge Tomahawk, and the number one fastest bike in Malaysia. So, with this kind of speed, its better be a long distant. You can easily reach your destination faster than you expected. Plus the riding position is really comfortable.
   
   
   
   (Kawasaki ZX-14R)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   And the HAYABUSA!!
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
      
4. Touring with Style
   (Best Choice: Harley Davidson Fatboy, Sportster, Street Glide)
   
         And then you like style compared to speed, so I suggest you go to for Harley Davidson. Many Harley Davidson bikes are easy ride. Just different kind of bike. Such as Street Glide has biggest wind shield, and Sportster only has one seater.But again, its all about style. And I can sure you this. Harley Davidson bikes are way too expensive. But if you really want it bad, go for it. There are no review from me about Harley Davidson so far, so I can't give you more detail about this bike, just only suggestions.
   
   
   (Harley Davidson Fat Boy. Terminator Official Bike)
   
   
   
   (Harley Davidson Sportster, the single seater easy ride motorcycle)
   
   
   
   (Harley Davidson Street Glide. Biggest Wind Shield, Big storage compartments, Unlimited Passion)
   
   
   
5. Off Road Touring
   (Best Choice: Ducati Multistrada and Ducati Hypermotard)
   
            Both Multistrada and Hypermotard are best hyper bike for both touring and off road. Of course there are others brand like BMW KS1200, but in Malaysia, these Multistrada and Hypermotard used a lot in off road touring. The price for these bike are below RM 100,000.00 makes it best value of money. 
   
   Ducati Hypermotard usually for off road use only
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   But Ducati Multistrada can be used for both off road and touring
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
6. Fancy
   (Best Choice: Ducati Paniegale, Aprilia RSV
   
         Ducati known for the brand, and the price tag, while Aprilia known for speed. THese thwo bikes are exotic. Came from Europe with high price. Ducati Paniegale 1299R is around RM 120,000.00 in Malaysia. And the Aprilia are around RM 90,000.00 ++. Its expensive, but also fancy. So if you have extra money, and want to look fancy, these bikes can attract a lot of attentions. About speed, the Ducati Paniegale is 10th place in world fastest super bike while Aprilia is 4th place.
   
   
   
   (Ducati Paniegale, the well known brand)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   And the fastest fancy bike, Aprilia Mille RSV
   
   
   
   
   (This is the first version of RSV Mille)
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
7. Daily Use and City Ride
   Best Choice: Kawasaki Z800 and Ducati Diavel
   
       Daily use and city ride is not really recommended since it may causes your bike overheat. But if you have to, its must be a naked bike. I'm not saying it will never overheat, but the risk for that are low. So kawasaki Z800 and Ducati Monster should be in your list.
   
       The price also good since Kawasaki Z800 are below RM 50,000.00 but Ducati Diavel cost you more since it is above RM 100,000.00 especially the Carbon Edition. So do your math before purchasing these bike.
   
   
   
   
   
   Start with Kawasaki Z800, the most cheapest Hyperbike available
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   And the world's most executive Naked Bike: Ducati Diavel
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
    
8. Leader and Marshall
   (Best Choice: Honda Gold Wing)
   
         Are you real 'OTAI' or a group leader that like to lead a convoy? And you are really wanted a comfortable bike, bigger space, fancy and fast at same time? Well that is what leader need and your answer will be Honda Gold Wing.
   
       With big space compartment, biggest engine than any super bike, suitable for marshal and convoy leader,and not to mention, it gives you a very comfortable ride.This bike has LCD radio and air conditioner as well. Man, This one really close to a car. But its also very expensive. you need a lot of experiences to handle this bike.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
      Alright, that's all. This is the post and took longest time for me to do. Done a lot of researches. And these bike are recommended in Malaysia only. Maybe its different in others country. So if you have a lot of experiences and money to purchase any of these hyperbike, I hope my guide helped you in purchasing any of these bike. So have a nice day!
   
   

   

   
   

   
   

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