2019 BMW R 1250 GS To Launch In India On 20 January

BMW Motorrad dealers are already accepting bookings for the flagship adventure bike

• The 2019 BMW R 1250 GS and R 1250 GS Adventure can be booked for Rs 3 lakh.
• Deliveries expected to begin from February.
• Expected to command a premium of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh over the outgoing R 1200 GS and R 1200 GS Adventure, respectively.

BMW Motorrad will launch the R 1250 GS and R 1250 GSA in India on 20 January. The company’s dealerships are already accepting bookings for an amount of Rs 3 lakh. Although there is no word on the official pricing yet, sources tell us that it will be announced by BMW Motorrad either in the next couple of days or on the launch date itself. That said, we expect the bikes to carry a premium of Rs 1 lakh to Rs 1.5 lakh over the outgoing R 1200 GS and R 1200 GS Adventure, respectively.

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The 2019 R 1250 GS is the successor to the company’s popular R 1200 adventure motorcycle. It stays true to the iconic design of its predecessor with a prominent beak dominating the front and the rest of the body featuring muscular styling. And just like the bike it replaces, the R 1250 GS is sold in a standard and an adventure variant. Compared to the standard variants’ alloy wheels, the adventure variant gets spoked wheels along with a luggage rack and knuckle and crash guards. It also gets longer travel for the suspension, slightly larger dimensions, a 20kg higher kerb weight and 10 more litres of fuel tank capacity.

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The R 1250 GS and the R 1250 GS Adventure are powered by the same 1,254cc Boxer twin-cylinder engine that churns out 136PS of power and 143Nm of peak torque. To put things into perspective, the older R 1200 GS was powered by a 1,170cc boxer unit that pushed out 125.7PS of power and 125Nm of maximum torque. BMW has also introduced variable valve timing with the R 1250 GS. Branded as Shiftcam, the system also varies valve lift in addition to valve timing and is expected to make the bike Euro V-compliant. And in a welcome move, the 6.5-inch TFT instrument cluster that was optional on the outgoing bike is now offered as standard.

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In India, the BMW R 1200 GS Standard is priced at Rs 15.85 lakh, while the Pro variant retails for Rs 19.05 lakh. For the R 1200 GSA, the Standard variant retails for Rs 17.25 lakh, while the Pro costs Rs 20.95 lakh (all prices ex-showroom India). When launched, the R 1250 GS will go head to head with the Triumph Tiger 1200 and Ducati Multistrada 1260.