The Next-Generation GS from BMW Motorrad

[Grumpy Goat]

Caught Testing: The Next-Generation GS from BMW Motorrad [Asphalt & Rubber]

The next generation of the popular GS series from BMW Motorrad has been spotted testing in Germany, with what is being touted as the 2023 BMW R1300GS.

Featured in spy photos run that are being run in Italian, German, and even American publications, the new GS is a fairly sizable departure from the BMW R1250GS that we know and love.

There are a few items of note on the spied R1300GS, the first being the name that is quoted in the press, which denotes a displacement increase into the 1,300cc range.

The second obvious item is the revised headlight and front-end, which while being still on a very rough prototype machine, and thus not destined to be the final production shape, it still shows the great lengths BMW Motorrad is going to make this GS stand out.

The headlight is considerably smaller, and slants down more into the front fender. There seems to be a considerable amount of space left above the headlight, and below the taillight, where BMW could stick Bosch’s adaptive cruise control sensors.

Also, the windscreen makes up the bulk of the forward-facing bodywork, and we imagine the overall effect is to allow riders better vision on the terrain directly in front of them.

The design looks rather lithe too, which bodes well as the GS can always stand to lose a few pounds.

The next thing that really catches our eye in the spy photos are the two covers over the cylinder heads on the boxer-twin engine.

The fact that BMW saw fit to hide the cylinder heads gives rise to the suspicion that the engine powering the BMW R1300GS is significantly different from its predecessor.

Besides the engine displacement increase, we would expect this new GS to continue BMW’s Shiftcam technology, but with actuation on both the intake and exhaust valves – a fact that could be hidden by those canvas covers.

In 2013, BMW added “targeted” water-cooling to its boxer design, which was the German company’s half-measure for getting away from its iconic air-cooled boxer arrangement.

Covering the cylinder heads now, it is logical to conclude that this test mule doesn’t need too much air flow to stay cool, which perhaps tips BMW Motorrad’s hand that this 1,300cc machine is completely liquid cooled.

If that’s the case, then we could expect some big performance numbers from this new GS, which would help BMW Motorrad take on bikes like the KTM 1290 Adventure and the Ducati Multistrada V4.

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Scoop! Here's the next BMW R 1300 GS [InMoto.it]

[Translated from the Italian]
Here are the first photo-scoops of what will be the new BMW R 1300 GS. It seems to have a decidedly more sporty imprint, but maintains the typical characteristics of the Monaco maxi: Telelever-Paralever suspension and boxer engine.

There are a few days when everything seems to flow peacefully, no unexpected phone calls, and suddenly boom! Here comes the super-scoop. What you see in the picture is in fact nothing-popò-di-meno-than the future BMW R 1300 GS, caught struggling with the final tests by our paparazzi scattered around Europe. Of course nothing is yet known about performance etc., but we can venture something...



We would like to calm the spirits of the most agitated immediately: the new BMW R 1300 GS will still mount a twin-cylinder engine with boxer architecture and a Telelever-Paralever suspension scheme (in the photos you can see the spring in the center of the fork, typical of the Telelever scheme). What will change, presumably, will be the displacement ,higher than the current 1,254 cc. How much? It is not known, but certainly closer to 1,300 cc. This is due to the increasingly looming emission regulations, euro 5.2,which according to many companies will be very strict. Curious to note, however, how small the discharge is, especially when compared to the current one.

POWER RISING CHANGING SIZES

https://www.inmoto.it/foto/news/anteprim...esclusive/

However, performance will also increase: carefully observe the size of the radiator... at least 140-150 hp can be expected, with an even stronger low-medium speed pair. The presence of variable pacing is almost obvious. What changes decisively, however, would seem to be the nature of the bike: despite the measurements of identical rims (19-17 inches by spokes), the BMW R 1300 GS is much lower and crouched than the current 1250, due to a much sporty and lower weight/volume distribution. To us, that flat snout vaguely resembles the 1290 Super Duke GT... The distance between saddle and handlebars, however, seems to be important, a sign of a considerable attention to comfort (also because plexi has important dimensions). All these, however, are just illusions: to know more we will have to wait a little longer. Stay connected.

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BMW R 1300 GS new for 2022 [1000ps.de]

[Translated from the German]
Most of the time in its 40-year history, "the GS" from BMW was one of the best-selling motorcycles in the world, at the latest in its current generation as the R 1250 GS, it is also considered one of the best. The 12.5-GS brought the variable valve control "ShiftCam" as a water-cooled replacement of the air-cooled Boxer engine in the last evolution. By the 2023 season at the latest, the next evolutionary stage will follow: the R 1300 GS!

The prototype caught by our photographer during the first off-road tests still appears at an early stage and also heavily camouflaged, but on the basis of what you can already see, and also on the basis of what you do not see, you can already draw detailed conclusions about the most important model of the Bavarians.

The new BMW R 1300 GS should get even more pull!
Thus, the cylinder heads are veiled with a fabric hood, which suggests a further, detailed further development of the ShiftCam valve control. Not covered and clearly recognizable is the slightly changed manifold course and the now much closer to the engine block lying starting point of the manifolds. However, that engine block itself seems to be taken over essentially unchanged from the current model. The aim of these measures is likely to be less to generate more peak power (although a few hp more are to be expected), but rather a further optimization of the power delivery itself.

https://www.1000ps.de/motorrad-bilder-de...2022-20228

With M 1300 GS and R 1400 GS, two more models of the BMW GS!
Another key driver of the development is likely to be the Euro5b standard, which will enter into force in 2024 and focus on reducing noise emissions. For this reason, the entire exhaust tract of the new 13-series GS will also be redesigned, including a larger collector and a new and more compact rear muffler. Much more peak power and torque can only be expected later, in the form of two further new GS models: the M 1300 GS, which is aimed at off-road customers, as the KTM 1290 Super Adventure R is currently doing, for example, and the R 1400 GS, which in all probability will take the place of the current R1250 GS Adventure in the model bid. With these models, the R1300 GS, in addition to the new swingarm, will also share the frame. This is still camouflaged with the help of a plastic cover in the prototype, but its course can be easily traced at some corner points. However, the rear frame of this prototype is so far only a placeholder that should have little to do with the later production model.

Less weight and even more electronics on the new BMW R 1300 GS
All this together will provide significant weight savings to make the R1300 GS fit for the future as well. In this future, electronics will continue to increase in importance and the next GS will also be further upgraded there. The 10.25-inch TFT display from the current BMW R 1250 RT is expected to be standard, along with its additional functions. The radar-based cruise control ACC will also be available and the prototype we photographed suggests that, similar to the Ducati Multistrada V4, it will also keep an eye on rear traffic to warn of any sources of danger in the blind spot. The lighting system will be designed in full LED and cornering illumination will be available as well as with the current R 1250 RT. However, a further change in the lighting is also striking on the outside: the asymmetrical headlight system of the last model generations will obviously be a thing of the past in the future, at least a look at the front lamp of this prototype suggests this conclusion.

The new versions should keep the big GS in 1st place
With these in-depth further developments and the expansion of the GS model range by two new models, BMW will put its most important model on a broader footing in the future. This should ensure that the new GS will remain the benchmark in its segment and thus one of the most important motorcycles worldwide in the next model generation.

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Spy Shots: 2023 BMW R1300GS Spotted!
Big changes are in store for the next generation BMW GS [Motorcycle.com]

Spy photographers have spotted what we assume to be the 2023 BMW R1300GS prototype undergoing testing at a facility that bears a striking resemblance to BMW’s Enduro Park Hechlingen where E-i-C Evans Brasfield attended a riding course, way back in 2013. Since this large training ground offers a wide variety of terrain to challenge a big bike, it would be an ideal facility to inconspicuously put a new adventure bike through its paces away from (most) prying eyes.

The test bike appears to be an early prototype, lacking the level of finish one would expect from a motorcycle that’s closer to production. Much of the engine and areas around the subframe are covered up, but the bodywork, even in this early condition, shows a big departure from the current GS’ styling.



What might be the most polarizing part of the new design is the GS’ face. It still has a beak, but the headlight is now integrated into the schnoz, smaller and farther down from the windscreen. Where you would expect to find a headlight, there’s just a flat, forward-facing piece of bodywork which looks like a good place to position a radar sensor for adaptive cruise control. The license plate holder likewise has a flat section that could accommodate a rear radar sensor for blind spot detection.

The tank cover appears to be one single piece, integrated with the radiator shrouds. Speaking of the radiators, the units here are tilted back with the bottoms jutting out from the bodywork. The radiators are much larger than the current GS’ cooling system, leading to another potentially big change.



When I first saw the spy photos, I noticed the cylinder heads were covered up and assumed BMW was trying to hide something. After a few minutes of trying to figure it out, it finally dawned on me. If the cylinders are covered in some kind of material, then they can’t get any air cooling. Together with the larger radiators, the logical conclusion is that the engine is completely liquid-cooled and not air-cooled with targeted water cooling on the cylinder heads as on the current GS engine.

What parts of the engine we can see show other differences from the current R1250 boxer engine. The front engine cover, for example, has a new shape, and its mounting bolts are in a different arrangement. The current R1250 engine’s front cover has a bit of a pear shape to it whereas the cover on the prototype is more of an egg shape, somewhat reminiscent of the cover on the R18 engine.



The exhaust system is new, with a much smaller silencer and the catalytic converter likely positioned below the bike. The silencer rises just behind the passenger pegs, not quite reaching the level of the top of the rear tire where the current exhaust comes up almost to the passenger grab handles.

There’s also the matter of a trademark BMW filed in 2019 for an M1300GS. This tells us that the engine may see a displacement increase from its current 1254cc to closer to 1300cc, and that BMW is also working on a higher-spec M model.



The larger radiators may have necessitated another big departure from tradition: the test bike is equipped with an updated fork instead of the GS’ usual telelever suspension, or perhaps the telelever has been redesigned. Regardless, the previous generation telelever’s lower arm would have taken up too much space that could be better served to improve the cooling system.

The white tubing behind the engine appears to be a variation on the current GS’ frame, but on closer inspection, we believe they are actually fake and part of a cover that hides the actual chassis from prying eyes. In the photo below, you can see a bit of the true frame in black peeking out from the cover. The angles of the “subframe” do not look like it would have enough support to hold up the tail, let alone a rider and luggage. The pillion peg mounts are connected to something behind the fake frame, and the subframe’s bottom tube just ends without connecting to the tail at all.



All together, what we see here is a radically different R1300GS, with a new liquid-cooled engine, new exhaust system, new styling, an inverted fork and likely an entirely new frame. Perhaps the only thing that hasn’t changed are the wheels and the single-sided swingarm with drive shaft.

Judging from the state of the prototype, we don’t believe the new R1300GS will be ready for 2022. Indeed, BMW has already gotten certification with the California Air Resources Board for the 2022 R1250GS and R1250GS Adventure. The CARB data can be superseded if the R1300GS is ready, but we believe 2023 to be a more realistic target.



See article for more photos.

[MrVvrroomm]

It's 2023 for me. I'll be replacing my '19 with a '23.

[Duckbubbles]

Maybe it's the way the photos are done, but the bike appears to be more compact than the current model.

Frank

[Lee]

Maybe it's the way the photos are done, but the bike appears to be more compact than the current model.

Frank

When BMW plans to leak spy shots they use oversized test riders to make the bike look small

[Grumpy Goat]

Maybe it's the way the photos are done, but the bike appears to be more compact than the current model.

Frank

Yes it does appear to be like that to me as well. I wonder what that means for leg comfort ...