2013 BMW R1200GS and HP4 duel at Circuito de Almeria
 

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The 2013 BMW HP4 is the track-ready version of the manufacturer's already mighty <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+s1000rr/">S1000RR</a>, which puts the bike at the very tip top of the two-wheeled <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> food chain. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/bmw+r1200gs/">R1200GS</a>, meanwhile, is intended to be a somewhat more utilitarian machine. Capable of conveying both rider and gear over vast distances and uncertain terrain, the big-boy GS is the Swiss army knife to the HP4's rapier. Or at least that's what we've always been led to believe. BMW recently rolled out some footage during a press launch that showed the R1200GS is actually no slouch when it comes time to sling around a road course.<br />
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The company threw both bikes on Spain's Circuito de Almeria for a little sparring match, and miraculously, the HP4 didn't just up and walk away from the R1200GS. From from it. Instead, the two stay tightly matched through most of the course before something surprising happens. We won't spoil the ending for you. Is it possible the rider on the HP4 still had some in reserve? Sure, but from the sound and look of things, neither bike was giving an inch. Check out all the video action <a href="/2013/06/05/2013-bmw-r1200gs-and-hp4-duel-at-circuito-de-almeria/#continued">below</a> for yourself.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/05/2013-bmw-r1200gs-and-hp4-duel-at-circuito-de-almeria/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>2013 BMW R1200GS and HP4 duel at Circuito de Almeria</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/05/2013-bmw-r1200gs-and-hp4-duel-at-circuito-de-almeria/">2013 BMW R1200GS and HP4 duel at Circuito de Almeria</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 05 Jun 2013 12:45:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/05/2013-bmw-r1200gs-and-hp4-duel-at-circuito-de-almeria/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20599179/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/06/05/2013-bmw-r1200gs-and-hp4-duel-at-circuito-de-almeria/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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