[sallydean01]

what does the gs stand for on the R1200GS i was asked today and i have no idea so it got me thinking does anyone know

 

[PerazziMx14]

Good Schnitzel

 

[Oldman61]

R1200gs 07 hex head , l have seen various positions on different models mine is left side under the seat side panel 🤙

 

[durable30]

The GS refers to either Gelände/Straße (German: off-road/road) (from wikipedia)

 

[Hogges]

„Geländesport“ is the German word for offroad motorcycling. Supposedly, according to German language sources, this was the original meaning, which makes sense considering this was a motorcycle meant to compete in Paris-Dakar.

Later some marketing folks apparently decided that “Gelände/Straße“ was more accurately targeting their customer demographic as these bikes surged in popularity and many customers especially in Europe had no intention or opportunity to take these bikes off pavement.

I upvote Perazzi‘s answer, however.

 

[ricky racer]

I thought it stood for Goodbye Savings...

 

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„Geländesport“ originally

Krons wrote:

bikes surged in popularity and many customers especially in Europe had no intention or opportunity to take these bikes off pavement.

OTOH, the Wikipedia article on BMW GS says that

the G/S name was changed to GS with the S meaning "Sport" rather than "Straße"

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„Gelände“ has several meanings, most notably "terrain", "ground", and "open country". In the context of the BMW name, the best translation is "open country" in the sense of "off road".