BMW R 1150 GS Adventure versus Ducati SuperSport S

Make
Model
Make
Model
Make
Model
BMW

BMW R 1150 GS Adventure

Adventure
Ducati

Ducati SuperSport S

Sporttourer

Year of construction / RRP / Test report

Built von 2005 bis 2005
Built von 2017 bis 2020
RRP
RRP 14.990 €
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Pros:
  • Comfort
  • Processing
  • Off-road capability
Pros:
  • Engine
  • Windbreak
  • Stability
  • Sound
Cons:
  • High weight
Cons:
  • Quickshifter

Dimensions & Weight

Wheelbase: 1.501 mm
Length :
2.180 mm
Seat :
900 mm
Weight :
287 (max: 460 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.478 mm
Seat :
810 mm
Weight :
210 kg

Engine

Motor design: Boxer 4-stroke 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 1.130 ccm
Hub: 71 mm
Hole: 101 mm
Cooling: Öl-Luft
Drive: Kardan
Aisles: 6
Motor design: V 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 937 ccm
Hub: 68 mm
Hole: 94 mm
Cooling: flüssig
Drive: Kette
Aisles: 6

Performance

Maximum speed: 192 km/h
Performance: 85 HP at 6.750 U/Min
Torque: 98 NM bei 5.250 U/Min
Tank contents: 22 Litre
Consumption:
5 l
Maximum speed: 240 km/h
Performance: 110 HP at 9.000 U/Min
Torque: 97 NM bei 6.500 U/Min
Tank contents: 16 Litre

Chassis

Frame type:
Tubular space frame (steel)
Front suspension:
Telelever (travel 210 mm)
Rear suspension:
Central strut (travel 220 mm)
Rear suspension:
Paralever single-arm swingarm
Tyres at the front: 110/80 B 19 TL
Rear tyres: 150/70 H 17 TL
Frame type:
Lattice tube (steel)
Rear suspension:
Mono strut (travel 144 mm)
Rear suspension:
Single-arm swingarm

Brakes

Front brake
Double disc brakes ( 305 mm) Rear brake
Single disc ( 276 mm)
Front brake
Double disc ( 320 mm) Rear brake
Disc ( 245 mm)

Cheap never, well mostly

MW driving has never been a particularly cheap pleasure. Although many specimens are around 20 years old and have collected correspondingly many kilometers, these GS are still not a bargain. It must be at least 5,000 euros, top-maintained specimens like our test bike like to scratch at the five-digit. You can understand this: The BMW R 1150 GS, if you don't catch a rocked-out model, is an almost ideal companion for the very big tour.

If you can do without cornering and agility, the GS is the ideal travel moped, where the road can be three steps below perfect.
As I said, a buddy for the good and the bad days.

Price / Availability / Colours / Years of Construction

  • Price: used from 5.000€
  • Years built: 1999-2003
  • Availability: good
  • Colors: Adventure in white-blue

Adventure instead of adventure

As a result, Dietmar and I had a lot of fun with SuperSport. A great motorcycle with only a few defects, that was quickly clear. But buy? One of the advantages of our tests with at least two riders is that we have such different motorcycle tastes. In this respect, there is a clear 50% when asked about the willingness to buy: I immediately, Dietmar, the sitting position is too sporty, too uncomfortable.

Nevertheless, I believe that Ducati has very cleverly filled the gap of the super athlete and created a "conquest bike". Thinks that even former Yamaha Honda riders can be happy with it, precisely because it is not as extreme as many other Ducatis.

These buyers get a bike that successfully prevents you from having to accept the limitations of a super athlete without sacrificing his speed. Adventure, dear adventure riders, can be experienced at the Ducati SuperSport.

Price / Availability / Colours / Years of Construction

  • Price: 15.190 as "S" version, standard 12.990€
  • Used (2 years old): 9.500€
  • Years of construction: since 2017
  • Availability: good
  • Colours: S: white, red, standard: grey