2023 BMW R1250 RS Sport // What's changed, and is it any good? 🤔
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- čas přidán 8. 04. 2023
- Hey Everyone,
Another vlog from Almeria, this time on the R1250RS!
I hope you enjoy it :)
Usernamekate 🏁
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Who the F was that riding in front of you before Neil ??? WTF was that rider doing ??? I'd kept waaaay further back with that riding going on in front of me. I ain't the most skilled rider but know how to keep myself safe 😳 Spanish roads always look amazing 👌Great review as always 👏👏🙏
It's always fun riding with curves ahead.
Hope you had a good and sunny weekend Kate.
Cracking good video, good to see you out and about.
Kate 😄👏🏻👏🏻nice review!!! What a beauty the RS is in that livery too!!
Another great vlog Kate looking forward to seeing your next one wearing your new leathers and new swanky helmet and dark visor happy Easter lovely 😍
Brilliant review Kate, Thank you
Nice bike and nice ride.
And no fingers were broken in the making of this video. :)
Excellent Kate. Well done!!
Very well done, this review!
the important thing is to keep the enthusiasm, continue to work very well, high quality and always think positively to work, I am very happy to see you
Delighted I found your channel and love your reviews. Checked this one out shopping the RS for my wife. More useful information in your 15 min. than in a 30-50 minute comedy show from the men with over 1M followers. Hope your channel continues to grow! We need more talented ladies in the motorcycle YT segment. Now if only I could get the Macarena out of my head. The leader needed to ride faster, so you weren’t bored enough to sing.
Hey William! Aw thank you! Glad it was a useful vlog for you! I hope your partner is happy with her RS 😊
Nice review thank you. That squid in front of you is dangerous, especially lovely @4:00 almost leaving their leg on the wall.
Great detailed review!
Mr. Gibbon brought me here. I’m here to support 🙌🏼
I love that bike! Hopefully my dealer will demo one. I love my GS though. How are you feeling? Better I hope. Ride safe. Best!
I have not thought about that song in years. Now I can't get the Macarena song out of my head. Thank you very much! 😜
Great review!
Great to see you on the "right" side of the road!
A new one in the red white and blue livery absolutely love the bike.
I love the RS and I love it in those colours. Arguably better handling than my GS too 😍
Smaller wheels, road biased tires, lower bars make a massive difference in handling, basically the *slightly* more aggressive ergonomics overall. Plus with all the weight down low with the boxer engine, definitely helps
Erm, nice video. Good feedback. Though was a bit scary following that rider infront of you. Seemed all over the place 😂
Some crazy lines going on there😬🫣
Yes… I would call it stupid driving, so close to the wall
The rider in front at the 4 minute mark. Yep, i would ride no where near that rider - poor lines.
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Saw the initial comment when the video popped up and thought "usual CZcams critics" but after watching the video I admire your restrained language. It was absolutely shocking riding from the person in front.
Nice review! 😊 The gopro mount on the mirror... could you advise which one is that (link / brand?). Thanks!
Nice bike. Test rode one last year and was tempted but Ducati Multistrada 950 just edged it. Love the new colourway.
Haha! “Smooth as a silkworm’s fart” - never heard that one before!
…and thank goodness you didn’t go into the full arm dance thingy when singing Hey Macarena….
Looks like a great bike Kate, I can see you were struggling out there with the crappy weather and horrible roads 🤣🤣
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Hi Kate, been waiting for your review after watching John chasing you around on the launch !! I've ordered the RS SE in Triple Black ( coming next week)which is the best way to get the options at a better price!!! and I am coming from a long term ownership with a number of GS's having down sized last Sept to an XR 900 which while was a great bike did not satisfy my wants !!
Man that is a beautiful looking bike.
Nice review😊
Ooooo I’ve got one of the triple black 1250 RS as a curtesy bike while my s1000xr has its wiring loom is replaced. It’s not very comfortable bike and the seats abit hard the motor takes some getting used to but when your used to it it’s amazing.
Looks like a lovely bike. I would go for the race colours
I feel like 20 year old me would be ashamed of 40 year old me wanting one of these but the want is very strong for this one. Great vid as always Kate 👍👍.
Me too. 😂
I'll be 40 next year. Just picked up a '23 RS and I'm feeling like I'm back in my 20's. For better or worse... YMMV.
Enjoying your comments great review of what you get for your money, ( not a lot unless you speck the bikes up 😢 never fancied a boxer engined bike but this is more appealing may of wrote my comments before you mentioned it , How was the quick shifter , that’s all I seem to here a bit of hardwork on the boxer engined machines,
I'm having a test ride on one in a couple of weeks 👍
Top notch review as always. I would put a bit more trust in you, do to your ownership and your previous employment at a BMW dealership. Well done Kate 👍🏼 😎 🇺🇸 🌎
Lovely bike. 👍
Hi Kate, great job.... Think i preferred this to the GS..... More road biased😊
I really hope that proper sport tourers like this make a come back. Even the more sports oriented ADV style Moto's like the Ducati Pikes Peak or BMW XR1000 still make me feel like a human sail. Not connected to the bike like the good ole days of sport touring (think VFR800, FJR's, etc) After 30 years of riding i have gone back to sport tourers. Looked at the RS. Its great, but ran with the Guzzi v100. I also have the Ducati Super Sport which i love
How do you like Mandello? Deciding this or Mandello as 2nd bike
@@alangolightly9850 i’m loving the Mandello. I spend more time on the track than the road these days, so not sure about a 2nd road bike. It was close but the V100 felt better to me
I now have 2022 Tuono factory w Akra gabro map forged wheels etc
@@alangolightly9850 wonderful. One of my track bikes is a fully loaded track only RS660!
bought the beemer; I'm on aprilia forum too @@KiwiMoto72
Really interesting. With the dynamic suspension do you know if it’s just rear or is it front and rear (my F900R is just rear) also I hear BMW is currently struggling in getting factory electronics and it’s really tough to get Dynamic options due to parts availability. But maybe that’s just for the F900R and not for all models such as this one. Either way great review and something that seriously needs a test ride as sits above an F900R and below an S1000R power, torque and price wise. Thanks Kate.
are considering buying
your video was very helpful
Great video! First you mention that you are 5 feet 4 inches. So if you had to move the bike around in tight spaces like a parking space, garage or city streets would it be a problem? Also, the bike seems nice on an open road but what about around town. Stopping and starting at lights, stop signs and traffic? You mentioned that you have an R 1250 R right? How is that bike and why did you decide to get that one? Thanks
I got rid of my 2022 Triumph Speed Twin for a 2022 RS Sport with all the bells and whistles and the complete luggage pack. So this is now the ultimate sport tourer. One turn of the key and off comes the bags and top box and you go from tourer mode to boy/girl racer mode. I've only done 2000klms on her so far but if I had one quibble I don't know what it would be as I haven't found it yet. We don't get the SOS thing here in Australia.
Similar taste in bikes Charles, I had a 2019 Speed Twin, then (via and R9T) ended up with a 2022 RS - which I absolutely love!! I tour with SW Motech more slim line bags as I'm trying to maintain my figure ;)
Wow, you really move with that bike !
Hi Kate. Great review. I am looking to order mine this week and spec it up. Have you tried the tubular bar version yet? Its one thing i am not sure of, together with the sport seat (extra 20mm height) although it appears that you cant have the heated seats with the sport seat option. I am 6' 3" tall so might benifit from the higher one. I wonder how it would work with the tubular bars?
Keep the reviews coming, very informative and fun too!
I haven't tried tubular bars BUT as someone who sold these bikes for 2 years, almost all the long legged folks put the sport seat on it and said it made a significant positive difference to their comfort re leg position 😊
@UsernameKate Thanks so much Kate, I appreciate your quick reply.
Someone’s been enjoying those northern boys 😊😊 👊
I took a triple black version for a test ride, it did everything well but it was just not for me. The S1000R was another matter altogether so much fun!
Damn! I think that bike is cool, i have the PanAm but if i ever get another road only bike, thats going to be yet, especially with the option of the tubular bars! sláinte
Took my 70 plate R1250RS in for a service a couple of weeks ago and ended up ordering
I just wish this wasn't classified as a supersport here in the US for insurance because this thing is perfect to me
Thanks.
The billet packs have never looked good on the RS, until the latest generation (triple black) it looks the muts especially the cam covers and wheels, so good I bought one!
Totally agree with you there!!! Congrats!
@@UsernameKate Cheers 😎
I currently have a 900XR (my first bike) and I'm quite sure the 1250RS will be my next bike. But I really hope BMW will soon enhance their screen that I don't like. Give us more informations on the "home" screen, BMW ! I want to see the battery voltage and most of all the engine temperature.
Just swapped my 1290 Evo for this bike. I’m so fond of the Beast but my age starts to demand a price. I hope the BMW is the good choice. Since I don’t like trails this seemed to be a good option for sport oriented touring, its nice torque should help me not miss the KTM too much 😉✌️. Thanks !
Was it to much power in the evo which made you go for the rs? Did you consider the 1290 GT? I own a 1290 GT but am interesten in the RS.
@@arnofrom9350 no, it’s the ergonomics, wind protection, usability on longer trips. I actually considered the GT but I felt more at ease on the RS, also gaining some smoothness with the BMW.
I rode to Greece and back last year, 7000+ miles, the torque and shaft make this bike a great animal for steady or fast touring.
My only complaint is fuel tank is not big enough for long continental running days. 1265km on my last day and the only pain was the fuel stops.
@@vacoasrebel6729 thanks for your feedback ✌️
@@giovanniricci4369 thanks for your response, so no regrets so far.
She’s crafty - you gotta watch her.
Did you notice how when they was low on fuel, she let the bloke use all his catching the others up? 😂😂😂
Glad you didn't crash this one 😂
This was the day before 🤣🤣
Nice review, thanks but I stick with my Vstrom 1050 XT ATB 🤗
I love those in yellow and blue reminds me of my TS50x I really wanted a TS125x after but then went cb125rs and then a suzuki GS500E, the sensible choice unfortunately. The R1250RS is a very different bike to the V-strom.
Der Boxer ist der Beste.
Cool.... 👍
I love it 😊 but the cylinders don't make your legs hot everything else is great like mine regards Kate
After three GSs, the last a 1250 GSA, I got tired of the weight and the height, not forgetting the ‘adventure’ marketing. So I moved ‘down’ to a V2S Multistrada, basically a sports tourer on stilts which is great fun to ride. But next time I will definitely try the RS as I do miss the huge torque of a boxer engine and you can now get the higher tubular bars as an option.
Are you enjoying your multi? 😊
@@UsernameKate Yes, it’s quick, light and great handling with a low seat height. Build quality is up to BMW standard but it lacks the grunt of a Beemer twin, better gearbox though but then you change gear more often being a 950.
People say the season is starting slowly, spring air is blowing out of the garage.
Is that lighthouse behind you a factory option, hardihar. 🤓 My fave BMW sports is the yellow 1999 R1100S. Not sure you can remember that one coming out though and you’d go for the stealthy black one anyway. 😁
Haha you know me well!!
@@UsernameKate Not that I am ever judgemental myself (moi?) but you are aware that stealth black adventure BMW's etc. are the motorcycle equivalent of trendy, anti-social, road rage black Audi stationcars etc.? 😛😁
Driving a RS With tubular bar is very close to a 1250R, you get more leverage and less Weight on the front, but R i a Little bit more agile…..different front suspension rake/trail.
3:17 MOVE! Get out of the way! hahaha
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Missed at least a hint of an answer to your title question comparing it to the GS 😊
I know, I'm just experimenting with something I heard about youtube titles. But... it's the GS for me always 🤣
Brilliant very informative video, i do like the BMW colour scheme and for what it is £13,400 for a bike like that, though i cant afford it, isnt that bad, seen 900s that cost £15,000, so 1250 for just over £13,000 isnt that bad. Its like having a choice between a new nissan micra or a bike that can hit 60mph in half a second if pushed hard enough.
How much is a new Nissan micra now ? £17,255 I make it I'd rather have a bike. Over a base model with a 1 litre engine car with no extras
It is a BMW - nobody has ever seen, far less, bought the £13000 bike. If you want heated grips it will be in some pack with a load of other shite for £3k. They are the only manufacturer that charges extra for different colours.
@terry Nicholson paying for different colours really boiles my piss. Red is free, some metallic piss yellow looks like a bargain at £200 then the dark green metallic or m sport colours are £500. .
Always great reviews Kate… can’t help but feel we are loosing the pure sensation of riding a motorbike… or are we now riding a computer, with all this hicus locus trickery no wonder it’s difficult to feel the road beneath, to feel when to and when not to, to get a feel for the bike under you and the road beneath the tyres. Love the look of this bike and have tried it a few times past few years but 1st time I then went for the R9T since it felt more like a motorbike, had a feel the RS did not give. Then tried the RS again when went shift cam but again lacked the feeling I craved in a motorbike and after a few more trials went for the kwak z900rs…. So what I’m getting at is having all these tricks, toys and gizmos means we are losing the feeling of what riding a motorbike actually is. How can we get that feel when the suspension might smooth out the ride but also takes away that feeling, the brakes almost brake for you, the throttle and rear wheel connection has a brain that is not in your head….etc etc. So although love the look of the RS and most of the new generation of motorbikes but for me they have lost or are losing that sense of what riding is all about. Enjoy the ride people, let’s keep it pure.
I wonder if they'll do an R1300 RS?
As couple of years after GS and GSA
Old man spotted one of these going silly cheap at Millennium Bikes 2 years ago, still kicks him self for not buying it, a few days later the price had gone up by £2000 extra.
Damnn the one that got away!
@@UsernameKate I think it was at 5999, and the cheapest ones at Superbike factory for the same age and miles were around 8k
This bike seems a bit strange, GXSR blues, Kawasaki face, Kawasaki/ KTM frame looks, under powered, but sold with sports tech. I'm sure it would make a great reliable tourer though. reasonably priced in the market but just lacks grunt for a 1250 and looked hinged on so many styles of competitor bikes.
Well I’m watching this, (and the bike doesn’t interest me at all). Just nice to watch a Kate review, as she does it very well. The Hornet was more interesting to me, but the engine swap to parallel twin intrigued me…but I guess it is a good, or natural move, by Honda, to keep the price down, and still offer what most Hornet customers look for.
I think I would take a Hornet for half the price, as , it would do 90% of what this beast BWW, will do, for me
And keep the £7k for adventures abroad
Hi Kate , did I miss your conclusion , is it better than the GS ? 🤫😃
Haha sorry Stephen, the title is an experiment 🤣 I already have a vllog titled the same and it's supposed to help the algorithm 🤣 hmmmm (but for me... GS 🤪)
@@UsernameKate On those roads at that pace would the GS be better than the RS & if so why ? Not being awakward ...I am genuinely curious.
I would personally prefer the GS. I just like the steeper rake on the GS and the adventure bike riding position. I like to be tall too :)
@@UsernameKate Understood TY 🙂
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Hi ya Kate, would you take a R1250RS over a GS ?
I'm a GS girl through and through! 😊
@@UsernameKate was just testing that you hadn’t weakened 😀,Happy Easter Kate 🐣
Great reviews and really helpful for decision making on my next bike. Is it worth the extra money for the RS over the R? I'm a fair weather rider, but I'm not sure how much I'd benefit from the extra protection. 👍🙂
The riding position is quite different because of the bars. I think the best thing to do is test ride 2 back to back 😊
Apart from heated seat and extra grip heat settings instead of 2 it's no difference to what my 2020 model has.
Please don't forget the life changing eco mode 🙏🤭
@@UsernameKate I was born with Eco mode right hand and right foot 😜
The fuel. capacity of the RS isnt enough though 😢
When the guage read empty I've done another 40km a couple of times before finding Greece and Italy fuel stations.
As smooth as a silkworm’s fart
How is the windprotection at high speeds like 120-130 km/h with the screen in high and low position?
I think it's okay! I find it better for my height with the screen low weirdly enough!
@@UsernameKate I find it better with the screen in low , but it’s still not the best
not just me then! Its crazy because I had the same audio set up on this video as i did with the R and the R video is SO much clearer! It's like the wind deflected right to my face and made the audio worse!
@@UsernameKate I’ve tried 3 different screens and they’re all a bit naff , most people on the forum have the same problem
@@TheBez1965 The stock screen is woeful, I basically keep it low and treat it like a naked. The national V Stream I have works for me, but big screen only for touring +I still use earplugs. The best screen ever was on my RT though....
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Hi Kate loved your preamble “so guys gals and everyone in between” so very inclusive. I love my R1200 RS Iconic with only one gripe which is the sat nav cradle is too close to the tank and I was hoping BMW would have moved it like on the 1200 GS which I also have, but sadly not. Love your vlogs and long may they continue xx
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Wouldn't you just buy an XR1000 if you wanted a BMW touring bike that wasn't a GS?
I don't care for chain maintenance, or the height of the XR.....and well, a GS is not pretty enough 😄
Bejazzeling.....? :-D
Pretty sure she said Vagazell… 😂
I wondered about that word too, just couldn’t spell it to ask a question. 😂
just bought a new 2023
Nice! When does it arrive?
@UsernameKate it's here! Have 300 miles so far. There are not a lot of these RS bikes for sale. Not sure why. This is bike #40 for me. I also have a 22 Tuono factory which is ungodly fast.
Great review! (The chick riding ahead of you is a disaster. Yikes.)
I thought the same. Quite erratic, and absolutely tailgating the rider ahead.
Whoever that was riding in front of you needs some instruction...... Terrible lines. All over the place
Just wish someone would take the Germans aside and show them how to add panels and colours
Why??
Hey there Kate love your vids for us Americans can you let us know in pounds and not in kilograms and so on thanks Kate your awesome
I heart likes this bike, but my head says Japanese every time 🫣
1250 boxer engine.... has to be fitted to a GS. Nothing else makes sense.
I dont understand this bike
1300😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
That has got to be the worst looking exhaust ive ever seen
Bit late. Seen all the other reviewers already.
That's fine 😊
They are all a bit slow “up north”, so be kind to Kate😂😅
Don’t be a knob pal!
Kate's made 234 videos. Remind us how many you've made ?
I miss the days when the Beemers I purchased were the model of simplicity, reliability, and fun, which has vanished with all these idiotic "features", that cause endless problems and breakdowns, to the point that most guys and gals I know who've bought their new Beemer's in the last 5-10 years have to put up with constant breakdowns, with the dealers and mechanics spending more time with their bikes than they do... It's like many of my buds who own Harley's, and love them, though their wives not so much, because when their guy goes out for a ride, they get to follow him in the pick up, so when the bike breaks down, they can be there to help scoop it up, and drive it to the shop. Isn't that a joy? Not in my book. In my humble opinion, also, all the "controls" for different things diminishes one's skill set, because instead of growing as a rider in your skills, you're dependent on all the little tricks of technology to make up for a lack of developing the skills you need to have to be a competent and skillful rider. It's too many distractions, and too many things that can and do go wrong, and so, though I love all Beemers, I suggest buying a set of diapers with the new ones, like Cameron's dad in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, so you can just admire your bike in the garage, and rub it with those diapers like one would rub a genie's lamp, wishing for a day when you won't be too afraid to ride it, and it won't go sideways for you. I dream of simpler, more joyful days, before the sickness of "social media", and all the stupid distractions of today's world, when these things weren't infecting people with the mind virus of discontent, like we see everywhere nowadays... Safe riding, when you can. Love the videos, Kate, even with the aforementioned caveats.
FF sake just enjoy bike’s whatever shape or form
Very rarely have a problem with my beemer, it’s a 1978 r100/7,
What? Had 4 now and other than normal services not had a single issue. Waffle off
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@@phantombigballs8165 Lucky you. You are only one, and there are many more that have had a different experience, or are you unable to understand that?
May i know your height?