Riding the 2005 BMW R1200GS

This is what big, adventure-touring streetbikes are all about. A couple of hours ago I was riding along a shallow stream dodging submerged rocks in first gear with the BMW R1200GS up to its cylinder heads in water. Now the new boxer is speeding through a series of smooth asphalt curves. Several other bikes could have managed the route I've followed today, up into the hills and then back down to our launch base in the town of George on South Africa's southern coast.