BMW R 1150 GS Adventure versus Honda CRF 1000 L Africa Twin

Make
Model
Make
Model
Make
Model
BMW

BMW R 1150 GS Adventure

Adventure
Honda

Honda CRF 1000 L Africa Twin

Adventure

Year of construction / RRP / Test report

Built von 2005 bis 2005
Built von 2015 bis 2020
RRP
RRP 13.465 €
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Pros:
  • Comfort
  • Processing
  • Off-road capability
Pros:
  • Balanced, mature motorcycle
  • Feels comfortable on the road and off-road
  • Suitable for touring
  • Powerful engine with power, sound & character
  • Comfortable seating position for long journeys
  • Great chassis and good brakes
Cons:
  • High weight
Cons:
  • LCD cockpit mirrors
  • Climbing up strenuous for smaller people

Dimensions & Weight

Wheelbase: 1.501 mm
Length :
2.180 mm
Seat :
900 mm
Weight :
287 (max: 460 ) kg
Wheelbase: 1.575 mm
Length :
2.335 mm Height : 1.475 mm
Seat :
870 mm
Weight :
233 (max: 427 ) 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: Number 2 Cylinder
Displacement: 998 ccm
Hub: 75 mm
Hole: 92 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: 201 km/h
Performance: 95 HP at 7.500 U/Min
Torque: 98 NM bei 6.000 U/Min
Tank contents: 19 Litre
Consumption:
5 l
Reach:
409 km

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:
Double loop tubular steel frame (steel)
Front suspension:
Showa 45 mm cartridge upside-down telescopic fork (travel 230 mm)
Rear suspension:
Central strut (travel 220 mm)
Rear suspension:
Aluminum two-arm swingarm
Tyres at the front: 90/90-21 inches
Rear tyres: 150/70-18 inches

Brakes

Front brake
Double disc brakes ( 305 mm) Rear brake
Single disc ( 276 mm)
Front brake
Wave double disc brake, hydraulically operated, radial four-piston caliper, sintered brake pads ( 310 mm) Rear brake
Wave disc brake, hydraulically operated, single-piston caliper, sintered brake pads ( 256 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

Conclusion - what gets stuck

The Africa Twin vintage 2018 is a modern and above all very balanced motorcycle. Everything she does makes her extremely good. As a driver, you feel not only comfortable, but downright safe. The machine conveys safety and confidence, especially in the chassis including the brakes. It is well motorized and makes acoustically neat Radau. Thanks to wide handlebars and long spring paths, one does not shy away from unpaved paths - on the contrary: every dirt road is gratefully smooth ironed by the Africa Twin. And so every trip with this machine becomes pure joy, be it the short trip to the bagger lake, the 6-month trip to the North Cape or even the short trip to the bun. In any case, we had a lot of fun with the CRF 1000 L and didn't want to go down at all.

Price/Availability/Colours/Years of Construction

  • Price: €13,465
  • Used (3 years old): 9,000€
  • Years built: 2016-2019
  • Colors: Red, Blue, Black