No sooner had the new BMW R1300GS broken cover, than fans of the mile-munching boxer were clamoring for the much-anticipated R1300GS Adventure. After all, the flagship GS has had an accompanying ‘Adventure’ variant since 1999, typically offering more range, more protection, and more luggage capacity. Now, almost 10 months later, the BMW R1300GS Adventure is finally here… and it is chunky.
The R1300GS marks the biggest redesign of big BMW boxer since forever, and the new BMW R1300GS Adventure builds on this. It uses the same new-generation 1,300 cc liquid-cooled motor, complete with its transmission-under-the-motor layout and BMW’s improved ‘ShiftCam’ variable valve timing system. The numbers stay the same; 145 hp at 7,750 rpm and 149 Nm at 6,500 rpm.
The Adventure model also shares the ‘regular’ 1300’s Telelever front suspension, redesigned sheet metal shell front-end frame, and die-cast aluminum rear frame. The Adventure appears to sport a different subframe though (BMW is fuzzy on the details), presumably designed to cope with the added load that BMW expects of the Adventure variant.
‘Added load’ may as well be the new BMW R1300GS Adventure’s catch phrase. As with previous ‘ADV’ models, BMW has taken a more is more approach here.

The fuel tank gains an extra 11 liters, bringing its overall capacity to a whopping 30 liters [7.9 gallons]. Given its size, BMW’s engineers decided t...