Bmw 1200 Air Cooled Engine

The sophisticated cooling air guidance on both sides means the warm air streams past the rider aerodynamically. 1200 ccm two-cylinder opposed-twin engine (air/water cooled) in the BMW R 1200 GS. The previous engine displacement of 1,170 cc has been retained, as has the ratio between bore hole and stroke of 101 to 73 millimeters.

The boxer engine in the new R 1200 GS continues to use air/liquid cooling, however, the coolant oil has been replaced by a glycol. Air Cooled or Water Cooled I agree with what other inmates said, let BMW produce the water cooled motor for a couple years to sort the bugs out then decide if you still want one. I'm not wild about the inlet and exhaust being at the top and bottom as opposed to back and front, just looks wrong to me, just my thoughts.

Here we are, just bit more than a year since the new BMW R1200GS Advenrture / R1200GSA liquid cooled version has been available for sale! But how is it compared to the old air-cooled one? As for the power figures, the 2015 BMW R1200RT had its soul brought to life by a 1,170cc four-stroke air/liquid-cooled two-cylinder boxer engine fed by a fuel injection system, boasting 125 hp. The opposed-twin engine, which was first used on the new BMW R 1200 GS, still uses air/liquid cooling but, for the first time on a BMW Motorrad opposed-twin engine, the engine oil coolant has been replaced by a glycol/water mixture.

This ensures more efficient heat discharge due to the coolant's high thermal absorbency. You can online! BMW Motorrad is using combined air and liquid cooling in its new opposed-twin "boxer" engine for the R 1200 GS, for the first time in this engine concept.

The engine has been completely redesigned to accommodate the new system. The following report describes the key features and functional properties of the new engine. 2012 BMW R1200GS - Australian Specifications/Technical Details AUS MSRP Price: See dealer for pricing.

Engine R 1200 GS Type: Air/oil-cooled flat twin ('Boxer') 4-stroke engine, two camshafts and four radially aligned valves per cylinder, central balancer shaft Bore Stroke: 101 mm x 73 mm Capacity: 1170 ccm Rated Output: 81 kW (110 hp) at 7,750 rpm Maximum Torque: 120 Nm at 6,000 rpm. The new R 1200 GS Adventure is powered by the same spirited air/liquid-cooled boxer engine featured on the R 1200 GS, with a displacement of 1,170 cc and an output of 92 kW (125 hp) at 7,750 rpm. Hi Guys and Gals I'm new here and I thought it prudent to ask, I'm on the lookout for a GS 1200 but I'm unsure if I should go for the older air cooled model or the newer water cooled one, I will be doing serious miles/kilometres 600+ a day and need a bike that will not let me down, and my focus.