Image gallery: BMW R 1250 GS ADV motorcycle to launch in India in January 2019

Team OD Updated: January 11, 2019, 07:20 PM IST

BMW Motorrad has been already teasing its flagship ADV offering, the R 1250 GS for a India launch soon. We have already reported that BMW Motorrad dealerships across the country have started accepting bookings and have confirmed a launch in the next few weeks. BMW has unveiled the ADV motorcycle in September last year to succeed the R 1200 GS. The displacement has gone up from the 1,170cc of the previous iteration, thanks to a 1.5mm larger bore, and 3mm more stroke. Along with the added capacity comes variable timing for the intake valves, which BMW is calling ShiftCam. This new addition means, smoother and lower idling speed as well as wider spread of torque across the rev range. All this takes the power output to 138PS, up 11PS from the current generation and torque is up 18Nm at 143Nm. While more details about the R 1250 GS can be found here, scroll below to see a detailed image gallery of the BMW R 1250 GS ADV.

That's the BMW HP with golden rims and traditional HP colours with the BMW synonymous red and blue stripes

From the look of it, the BMR 1250 GS does not look drastically different from the R 1200 GS

In terms of design, the BMW R 1250 GS looks more compact than the R 1200 GS, especially the tail section

Notice the more slender exhaust on the BMW R 1250 GS. BMW claims that the unit also produces a more bass heavy note

The 6.5-inch full-colour TFT display that came in the 750 and 850 GS models are being offered as standard on the R 1250 GS

The ShiftCam technology enables variation of the valve timings and valve stroke on the intake side. In addition, the intake camshafts are designed for asynchronous opening of the two intake valves

The power output has gone up to 138PS, up 11PS from the current generation and torque is up 18Nm at 143Nm

BMW mentions that the new exhaust system in the R 1250 GS offers optimum performance characteristics

Riding Modes Pro, featuring additional riding modes, Dynamic Traction Control DTC, ABS Pro (standard in the R 1250 RT), Hill Start Control Pro and Dynamic Brake Assistant DBC, available as an optional equipment