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The BMW R1150GS and its sister model the BMW R1150GS Adventure are motorcycles that were manufactured by BMW Motorrad between 1999 and 2005. The R1150GS bikes are part of the BMW GS family of dual-sport adventure motorcycles that were produced from 1981 to the present date.

The R1150GS Adventure was used by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman in their 2004 trip from London to New York, which became a book and TV series – Long Way Round. . Its successor, the R1200GS Adventure was used in the follow up Long Way Down trip.

Model differences
The standard R1150GS model was produced from 1999 to 2003, when it was replaced by the more powerful and lighter R1200GS. The Adventure was produced from 2001 to 2005. It featured a number of differences over the standard bike to make it more suitable for overland and adventure travel. These included an optional 33 litre (6.6 imperial gallon) fuel tank, suspension raised front and rear by 20 mm, lower first gear and a conventional sixth gear in place of the overdrive gear fitted to the standard model.

58,023 units of standard R1150GS model were produced, while 17,828 units of the Adventure models were produced.