Watch A BMW R1200GS Being Built From Start To Finish + Video

Troy Siahaan
by Troy Siahaan

BMW’s venerable R1200GS has a lot of fans around the globe, including us. To my eyes, the GS does a fine job of maintaining a traditional dirtbike’s minimalist appearance, minus those bulging cylinders protruding from either end. But now more than ever, thanks to the introduction of liquid-cooling, the GS is a modern marvel of mechanical and electrical engineering. In this video, watch the birth of a new R1200GS, from start to finish.

Filmed at BMW’s motorcycle assembly plant in Berlin, we chart the progress of a GS as it starts from a bare frame and continues to a complete motorcycle. The marriage of metal, plastic, wires and cables is a beautiful thing, especially considering how many times the process is repeated a day, month, even a year. Hopefully the gearheads among you will appreciate the video, but fair warning: there’s no music, and the nine-minute video can get tedious at times, but the overall content is pretty good.

Troy Siahaan
Troy Siahaan

Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.

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