India, April 30 -- Few dealerships of BMW Motorrad have started accepting pre-bookings for the new upcoming R 1300 GS. The pre-booking amount is between Rs.50,000 and Rs.1 lakh while the launch is expected in the coming months. As of now, the R 1250 GS costs Rs.20.55 lakh ex-showroom and the R 1300 GS is expected to be priced around Rs.1.5 lakh or Rs.2 lakh higher than the R 1250 GS.

The brand-new motorcycle is equipped with a 1300 cc, two-cylinder boxer engine that delivers 143 bhp of maximum power at 7,750 rpm and 149 Nm of peak torque at 6,500 rpm. This boxer engine is the most powerful one ever used by BMW in a production motorcycle and it is also lighter than its predecessor.

The R 1300 GS boasts a completely new suspension setup a...