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Título: [ab] In the Autoblog Garage: 2009 BMW R 1200 GS Enviado por: Informadora em 11 de Fevereiro de 2009, 04:02:55 In the Autoblog Garage: 2009 BMW R 1200 GS
Filed under: In the Autoblog Garage, BMW, Motorcycles Click above for a gallery of the 2009 BMW R 1200 GS The rapidly expanding adventure-touring motorcycle genre is easiest to understand when you equate it to the booming sport-utility segment of the late '90s. However, unlike the majority of SUVs that hit the roads at the end of the last decade, today's adventure bikes actually posses equal parts sport and utility. The Bavarian motorcycle maker kick-started the category with the seminal R 80 G/S in 1980 and today, it dominates the class. In the interim, the GS line has undergone a series of upgrades, switching from airhead to oilhead engines in 1994 and expanding its range of single and twin-cylinder bikes, including the F 650 GS, F 800 GS and the penultimate R 1200 GS Adventure.The 2009 R 1200 GS is the culmination of BMW's efforts and the genre as a whole. Since its introduction in 2004, the range-topping GS has been updated to include a revised servo-less ABS braking system, a slight bump in power and the addition of Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA). But the revisions don't tell the whole tale. What's it like to live with the GS for a week? Let's find out...Gallery: In the Autoblog Garage: 2009 BMW R 1200 GSPhotos Copyright (C)2009 Jeremy Korzeniewski / Weblogs, Inc.Continue reading In the Autoblog Garage: 2009 BMW R 1200 GSIn the Autoblog Garage: 2009 BMW R 1200 GS originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Permalink | Email this | Comments http://www.autoblog.com/2009/02/10/in-the-autoblog-garage-2009-bmw-r-1200-gs/ |