Barely two and a half months after its world premiere, the brand new BMW R 1300 GS proves its excellent off-road experience and distinctive robustness in South America. From December 6-7, 2023, ranging from sea stage on the Nevado Ojos del Salado – at 6,893 meters the best lively volcano on this planet – a fleet of totally geared up BMW R 1300 GS fashions managed to succeed in an altitude of greater than 6,000 meters in lower than 24 hours. The climb, which may be very tough for riders, bikes and tires, culminates within the infamous “Rock Channel” on the northern flank of the Nevado Ojos del Salado, the place the expedition climbed to succeed in a most altitude of 6,027 meters.

The backdrop for the expedition, which represents an excessive problem for man and machine, is the Circuito de los Seis Miles within the Atacama Desert in Chile, the best lively volcano chain on this planet, to which the Nevado Ojos del Salado belongs. The 4 normal BMW R 1300 GS fashions set off on 6 December at 3.00 pm native time from Bahia Inglesa, a city close to the port of Caldera on the Pacific Ocean within the Atacama area, to climb the Nevado Ojos Del Salado.

Using the BMW R 1300 GS have been Christof Lischka, BMW Motorrad Growth Supervisor; Salvatore Pennisi, Metzeler Check and Technical Director; Michele Pradelli, Italian Excessive Enduro Champion and tester for Italian journal InMoto, and Karsten Schwers, tester and journalist for German journal MOTORRAD.

An additional distinctive function of this expedition was the choice to undertake it with normal bikes and normal tires.

Christof Lischka remarks, “With this excessive experience as much as greater than 6,000 meters, the brand new BMW R 1300 GS has proven what it will possibly do and what it’s made for. It masters off-road and journey using in addition to a sporty tempo on tarmac and lengthy excursions. Even in normal trim with off-road tires. It was essential for us to emphasise these core competencies of the brand new GS as soon as once more with this expedition.”

Lengthy-term preparation and prior acclimatization to the area are important. Within the days main as much as the expedition, a number of base camps have been arrange at totally different altitudes and a simulation was carried out on Mount Etna in Sicily, the best lively volcano in Europe. Particular medical exams and checks on the College of Enna have been additionally a part of the preparation of the expedition members.

At over 5,000 meters above sea stage, the chilly and low air strain place notably excessive calls for on the digital management of the air-fuel combination of the Boxer engine, but in addition on all different automobile parts of the brand new BMW R 1300 GS. The chassis and tires are additionally put to the take a look at by the various terrain with stony tracks, unpaved roads, countless sandy areas and typically even ice and snow.