3/19/2023 0 Comments Bmw g 650 x moto reviewI had the cutting out at junctions problem that seems quite common but was fixed by fuel map update. Get one! Also got Touratech engine/fairing bars in case I drop it, well they look the part don't they. I've got a Lubetronic on it which so far (2000mls) has meant no chain adjustment required. I've coated it head to foot in Waxoyl and am letting it get filthy for the winter, we'll see how it cleans up come the spring. I probably would have been better off with the standard GS - I'm 5ft10 and it's taken a while to build up the confidence needed to chuck it about at slow speed. Soft power delivery makes for a relaxed ride but get frisky with the right hand and it's a good laugh. Incredible visibility, like you're standing on the roof of a car! ABS excellent for pyscho pedestrian avoidance, love the heated grips. I have just managed to get 60+ mpg riding at town and motorway speeds combined and this gives me almost 200 miles before the light comes on and another 50 miles in reserve.Īll in all I am hooked and I would recommend the F650 to anyone-although have a test ride if possible before you buy and ask to be out for a few hours.īought for 1 hour winter commute to London, it's been an effective and reliable bike. The leg room for longer distances is also kept comfortable with the original seat. You can pick up a lowered seat on ebay but to be honest the bike is so light and slim that the original saddle is perfect as it is. If like me you are so short you shop in mothercare for your troosers do not fear. Show it some twisty country lanes and even a bit of dirt and you will be having a ball and grinning like a cheshire cat. Motorways are a bit of a pain but at 70mph I can cruise all day with the comfy seat and riding position. The single sounds great and even with knobblies on I appear to have doubled my cornering confidence over night. Getting used to the bike was simply a matter of time and holy cow its worth a bit of patience. Obviously I had never ridden a single before and was used to twins but I thought I had made a massive mistake.įast forward 3 days of constant use and I am smitten. Totally different riding style, jerky set offs and clunky gear box. I have just traded in my CBF and could have cried when i rode this home. In a nutshell, a great bike with a slightly weak motor once you get past 70mph I think more people should ride this kind of bike and enjoy themselves rather than scaring the poop out of themselves on an R1! The only reason I sold it was because I got a Caponord for £1300 and the garage was too full. I rode an 18 year old one for over 2000 miles through France in a week and was perfectly happy with it although my mates left me for dead on the national routes - I didn't care, I was more comfortable than them anyway. There are lots of negative comments about the brakes, but I think that's just down to the soft forks. The engine is not quick, but I could fly through the twisties with aplomb once I did the forks. The handling is awful for road use though, so I fitted stiffer springs up front and some heavier fork oil i should really have done something with the rear shock but I didn't want to spend any more on it and I found it pretty good after the forks were done. I bought this bike just because it was there and i wanted something slow to go back on the road after years of racing it fitted the bill perfectly.Īs an avid 'fiddler', it was superb - I have never owned a bike that was so easy to work on.
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