Our off-road test was brief, but it provided a favorable first impression of how the R 1300 GS handles on rocky, uneven terrain.

BMW Motorrad pulled out all the stops in 2023 to celebrate the 100th anniversary of its first production motorcycle (the R 32). It launched 100 Years Editions of the R 18 cruiser and R nineT roadster, it hosted its first-ever BMW Motorrad Days Americas at the Barber Vintage Festival, and on Sept. 28, exactly 100 years after the R 32 was unveiled at the Berlin Motor Show, it introduced the 2024 BMW R 1300 GS, the latest version of its bestselling model.

Related: 2023 BMW R nineT 100 Years Edition Review | Road Test

With a pedigree that goes back 43 years to the original R 80 G/S, which introduced the Gelände/Straße (?off-road/road?) concept and started the adventure bike revolution, the R 1300 GS is new from the ground up. Only the butterfly valves and a few bolts and connectors carry over from the R 1250 GS.
You can read our full review here.

2024 BMW R 1300 GS Specs

Base Price: $18,895

Warranty: 3 yrs., 36,000 miles

Website: BMWMotorcycles.com

ENGINE

Type: Air/oil-cooled, longitudinal opposed flat Twin, DOHC w/ 4 valves per cyl.

Displacement: 1,300cc

Bore x Stroke: 106.5 x 73.0mm

Compression Ratio: 13.3:1

Valve Insp. Interval: 6,000 miles

Fuel Delivery: Fully sequential EFI, 52mm throttle bodies x 2

Lubrication System: Wet sump, 4.2 qt. ...