2020 marks the 40th anniversary of BMW’s GS family, and to emphasize the occasion, Munich has seen fit to garnish its three adventure middleweights with a few new enhancements for the 2021 model year. In basic terms that means each of the BMW F 750 GS, BMW F 850 GS, and BMW F 850 GS Adventure models will receive new paint work as well as an expanded standard equipment roster and a host of new equipment options. In addition to standard paint choices, each model will also have a 40 Years of GS Edition color option, which features a unique black and gold color combo with yellow highlights. Plus, the anniversary F 750 GS and F 850 GS models get badging to further distinguish the special edition status.
General changes to the BMW F 750 GS, BMW F 850 GS, and BMW F 850 GS Adventure include new graphics on the fairing side panels, but there are other refinements as well, including new LED turn indicators as standard, and a USB charging device in the cockpit. ABS Pro and DTC (Dynamic Traction Control) are now also standard.
You won’t see any tweaks in the engine room, however, with the now-familiar 853cc, liquid-cooled, four-valve, two-cylinder engine holding down the fort on all three models. The powerplant is already Euro 5 compliant and is still rated for 77 hp at 7,500 rpm in the F 750 GS, going up to 95 hp at 8,250 rpm for both the F 850 GS and F 850 GS Adventure. But BMW did not provide any pricing details at the time of this release.
The 2021 base model BMW F 750 GS now steps out in white paintwork with black painted wheel rims, black handlebars, and the seat in red/black for contrast. There’s also a new San Marino blue metallic colorway available, which combines with a tinted windscreen, granite gray metallic rims, and silver handlebars as well as a black/gray seat bench and galvanized radiator cowl. Let’s call this one the 750 GS Sport, since it says so right on the tank. The last paint option is the distinctive 40 Years GS Edition, which also wears an anniversary logo on the fairing side panels. The yellow hand guards and black/yellow bench seat accents riff on another BMW GS icon: the BMW R 100 GS. Black matt rims, silver handlebars, and a galvanized radiator cowl round off the exclusive anniversary trim.
For 2021, the F 850 GS gets a new windscreen adjustment mechanism and a TFT display including convenient Connectivity functions. Paint options include a new basic Racing red color contrasting with the black-coated fixed fork tubes, black rims, and a seat in black/gray. Or you can go with the Rallye option in Racing blue metallic, with black fork tubes, gold rims, and a galvanized radiator cowl. Lastly, you can choose the 40 Years of GS Edition in Black storm metallic with a “40 Years GS” logo on the fairing panels. Exclusive yellow hand guards, gold rims, and a black/yellow seat with a GS logo along with black fork tubes and a silver radiator cowl further mark this is an anniversary edition.
In addition to a TFT display with Connectivity functions, the 2021 F 850 GS Adventure receives some new hues as well, with new Ice gray paintwork contrasting with black fork tubes and rims and a gray/black seat to round out that color treatment. There’s also a Rallye style option with Kalamata metallic matt paintwork, gold rims, fixed fork tubes, and a sport windscreen, topped by a black/gray upholstered Rallye seat (at 33.8 inches tall).
