BMW R 1200GS Adventure Heroes Legend Edition (2007)

The BMW R 1200GS Adventure Heroes Legend Edition motorcycle was produced in 2007, featuring a four-stroke, two-cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer engine with a capacity of 1170 cc and 4 valves per cylinder. It has a compression ratio of 11.0:1 and is cooled by air and oil. The bike is equipped with electronic intake pipe injection and digital engine management technology along with BMS-K ignition and a 720 W alternator. It has a single plate dry clutch and a six-speed transmission with a shaft final drive. The bike has a tubular space frame and front suspension with a telelever and stanchion 41mm, along with central spring strut and spring preload that is 9 times mechanically adjustable. The rear suspension is a die-cast aluminium single-sided swinging arm with BMW Motorrad paralever and WAD strut, with hydraulically adjustable spring pre-load to continuously variable levels by means of handwheel, and rebound damping adjustable. The front brakes consist of 2x305mm discs and 4 piston caliper while the rear brake is a single 265mm disc and 2 piston caliper. The bike has a 33-litre fuel capacity and a 4-litre reserve. Its fuel consumption averages 6.3L/100 km, and it has a standing quarter-mile time of 12.9 seconds and a top speed of 193 km/h.

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Technical specifications:

Make Model: BMW R 1200GS Adventure Heroes Legend Edition

Year: 2007

Engine: Four stroke, two cylinder horizontally opposed Boxer, 4 valves per cylinder

Capacity: 1170 cc / 71.4 in.

Bore x Stroke: 101 x 73 mm

Compression Ratio: 11.0:1

Cooling System: Air/oil cooled

Induction: Electronic intake pipe injection/digital engine management: BMS-K with overrun fuel cut off, dual ignition

Ignition: BMS-K

Starting: Electric

Alternator: Alternator three-phase alternator 720 W

Battery: Battery 12 V / 14 Ah, maintenance-free

Clutch: Single plate dry clutch, 180 mm, hydraulically operated

Max Power: 73 kW / 98 hp @ 7000 rpm

Max Torque: 115 Nm / 11.7 kgf-m / 84.8 ft-lbs @ 5500 rpm

Transmission: 6 Speed

Final Drive: Shaft

Gear Ratios: 1st 1.583 / 2nd 1.259 / 3rd 1.033 / 4th 0.903 / 5th 0.903 / 6th 0.805:1

Frame: Tubular space frame, engine load-bearing

Front Suspension: Telelever, stanchion 41mm, central spring strut, spring preload 9 times mechanically adjustable.

Front Wheel Travel: 210 mm / 8.3 in.

Rear Suspension: Die-cast aluminium single-sided swinging arm with BMW Motorrad Paralever, WAD strut (travel-related damping), spring pre-load hydraulically adjustable to continuously variable levels by means of handwheel, rebound damping adjustable.

Rear Wheel Travel: 220 mm / 8.7 in.

Front Brakes: 2 x 305mm discs, 4 piston caliper

Rear Brakes: Single 265 mm disc, 2 piston caliper

Front Rim: 2.50 x 19 in.

Rear Rim: 4.00 x 17 in.

Front Tyre: 110/80 ZR19

Rear Tyre: 150/70 ZR17

Castor: 101 mm / 4.0 in.

Dimensions: Length: 2210 mm / 87.0 in. Width: 915 mm / 36.0 in. (incl. mirrors) Height: 1450 mm / 57.1 in. (excl. mirrors)

Wheelbase: 1507 mm / 59.3 in.

Seat Height: 890 – 910 mm / 35.0 – 35.8 in.

Dry Weight: 223 kg / 492 lbs

Fuel Capacity: 33 L / 8.7 US gal

Tank Reserve: 4L / 1.1 US gal

Consumption Average: 6.3 L/100 km / 15.7 km/l / 36.9 US mpg

Standing 1/4 Mile: 12.9 sec / 170.7 km/h / 106 mph

Standing 0 – 1000m: 24.7 sec / 190.5 km/h / 1118 mph

Top Speed: 193 km/h / 120 mph

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