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Wide bars make for quick steering, wide cylinders give a low center of gravity, and wide bags offer plenty of stowage room. Not so good for lane-splitting, though. Note the Telelever shock between the fork tubes. The Tiger, too, has power down low, but with a healthier midrange that picks up steam…

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…series gets serious A couple of years ago Editorial Poobah Ken Hutchison and myself took an interesting road trip from SoCal up to Sonoma on a?BMW R1150GS and a Triumph Tiger. We both knew riders who swore by their BMW GSs but we remained skeptical of what seemed to be an awkward compromise between a…

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…out on the last day possible, so this test doesn't include the Brit's newly revised Tiger.The absence of the Tiger (which we compared against BMW's R1150GS in 2002) turned our comparo into a twin-cylinder roundup of machines from Germany, Japan, Austria, America and a pair from Italy. BMW's R1200GS is…

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Outfitted with BMW saddlebags and tank bag, the workhorse is augmented by a second tank bag strapped to the luggage rack that lies beneath the passenger seat. Slick. The GS is loaded with features and engineering details the Tiger can't match. It boasts a seat that is height adjustable in three…

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…of those tanks is, especially for short people, like trying to ride Shaq piggyback. Well, after nearly 5000 miles on BMW's quintessential A-T, the R1150GS, and Triumph's challenger, the Tiger 955i, we're turning into believers. Before leaving on our adventure, Editor-in-chief Ken Hutchison and I weren't…

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…up Pismo. So if shaft drive, anti-lock brakes and standard heated handgrips are on your must-have list, you won't be disappointed by choosing the R1150GS. If you consider the above items nice to have but not absolutely necessary, Triumph's Tiger 955i offers better value for the money.One last thing:…

…possesses a more fiery personality, losing his cool at times but always salvaging the spirits of the group with his childlike enthusiasm.The BMW R1150GS plays a co-starring role in Long Way Round, probably giving BMW's marketing head honcho a permanent smile thinking about all those people associating…

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BMW shocked us early in 2004 when it released the ground-up re-think of the iconic Boxer GS. The R1200GS proved to be heaps better than the R1150GS, gaining a significant boost in power while losing a hefty chunk of weight.I suppose, then, it shouldn't have surprised us to find out the new R1200RT is…

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…work at home.??If anyone doubts the Maurer?s love for motorcycles, simply look in their garage. Mr. Maurer owns a 2001 BMW R1150GS, a 2003 Suzuki DRZ400E, and a 2004 BMW R1150GS which is currently stored in Alaska awaiting its next adventure. Mrs. Maurer rides a 2007 Suzuki DR200SE and a brand new BMW…