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BMW plant Berlin manufactures 500,000th BMW GS motorcycle with boxer engine.
Wed Mar 19 17:45:00 CET 2014 Press Release
Today the 500,000th BMW motorcycle of the flat-twin-engined GS model series came off the production line – a R 1200 GS. Since 1969 motorcycles have been manufactured for the world market in Berlin-Spandau and since 1980 the BMW Motorrad GS models with boxer engine, too. Motorcycles which inspire the urge for adventure travel and even to go on expeditions to the remotest corners of the earth.
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Munich/Berlin. Today the 500,000th BMW motorcycle of
the flat-twin-engined GS model series came off the production line – a
R 1200 GS. Since 1969 motorcycles have been manufactured for the world
market in Berlin-Spandau and since 1980 the BMW Motorrad GS models
with boxer engine, too. Motorcycles which inspire the urge for
adventure travel and even to go on expeditions to the remotest corners
of the earth.
In the autumn of 1980, BMW Motorrad presented the R 80 G/S, a
machine which combined the qualities for two very special fields of
use: Offroad and street. What began with 798 cc of displacement and 50
bhp of output has developed into a fascinating high-tech travel
enduro in the shape of the
R 1200 GS with 125 bhp and 1170 cc
over a period of three decades. Furthermore state-of-the art
suspension technology and electronic regulation systems such ABS,
traction control or semi-active suspension have been added. This
ongoing and above all consistent development of the boxer-engined BMW
GS models is a major reason for their status as top-selling travel
enduros worldwide.
Stephan Schaller, President of BMW Motorrad: "By combining
street, off-road and everyday qualities, BMW Motorrad created the new
travel enduro species with the R 80 G/S. The flat-twin GS became the
synonym for this segment. The outstanding talents of the boxer-engined
GS models – ride dynamics, offroad qualities, comfort and endurance –
have been continuously nurtured, developed and transferred very
successfully to other BMW Motorrad model series."
Marc Sielemann, Head of the BMW Motorrad Berlin Plant: "As
a plant it is a privilege for us to continue building on the
successful history of the legendary flat-twin GS. With the
precision-cooled drive unit, a new evolutionary stage was reached last
year. Manufacturing half a million units underlines the fact that the
boxer GS represents a cornerstone of our motorcycle production more
than ever before."
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