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F 800 GS
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windaddiction
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paralell twin
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Ihave more info today. The new "F" bikes will be available as either the base model, F650 twin, or more off-road, F800 twin. The F650 will have 71 HP and the F800 twin will have 85 HP.
The F800 motor produces 90% of the maximum torque in the range between 4000 and 7500.
The F650 uses 43mm forks, the F800 uses 45mm with ~7" and ~9" of travel respectively.
The F650 has a single front disk, the F800 has dual disks.
There is a choice of two saddle thicknesses, the seat height for the F650 is 32.25"/31", the F800 is 34.5"/33.5". There is also a factory lowering option for the F650 which brings it's height down to 30".
The engines have 12:1 compression ratio and the rider can set them for premium or regular fuel from the dash. The rated mileage @90KPH is 3.7 and 3.8L/100KM which is about 75MPG on premium and slightly lower on regular. At 120KPH it's 54MPG for both bikes.
Both bikes have 512Lb payloads!
The standard hard luggage will be very similar to the "Vario" bags from the 1200GS, with expedition bags much like the excellent aluminum bags on the 1200GS Adventure available.
More info as I get it...
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Ihave more info today. The new "F" bikes will be available as either the base model, F650 twin, or more off-road, F800 twin. The F650 will have 71 HP and the F800 twin will have 85 HP.
The F800 motor produces 90% of the maximum torque in the range between 4000 and 7500.
The F650 uses 43mm forks, the F800 uses 45mm with ~7" and ~9" of travel respectively.
The F650 has a single front disk, the F800 has dual disks.
There is a choice of two saddle thicknesses, the seat height for the F650 is 32.25"/31", the F800 is 34.5"/33.5". There is also a factory lowering option for the F650 which brings it's height down to 30".
The engines have 12:1 compression ratio and the rider can set them for premium or regular fuel from the dash. The rated mileage @90KPH is 3.7 and 3.8L/100KM which is about 75MPG on premium and slightly lower on regular. At 120KPH it's 54MPG for both bikes.
Both bikes have 512Lb payloads!
The standard hard luggage will be very similar to the "Vario" bags from the 1200GS, with expedition bags much like the excellent aluminum bags on the 1200GS Adventure available.
More info as I get it...
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joker650 wrote:
The new 650 is a twin with 71HP.
The new 650 does use a conventional fork, but it is 2mm larger than the 650 single used.
The price has not been released yet but the F800S was $11,500 base and the F800ST was $13,000 base. So I would think you could get a nice GS for $13-$14, but that's just a guess.
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joker650 wrote:
The new 650 is a twin with 71HP.
The new 650 does use a conventional fork, but it is 2mm larger than the 650 single used.
The price has not been released yet but the F800S was $11,500 base and the F800ST was $13,000 base. So I would think you could get a nice GS for $13-$14, but that's just a guess.
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Here's a pan and zoom video of the F800.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZFDJ9fjWmc
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Here's a pan and zoom video of the F800.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZFDJ9fjWmc
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Wow so they rode the bike on a gravel road.....I can do that on a pure street bike.
Where was the offroading in those videos?:shock:
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Wow so they rode the bike on a gravel road.....I can do that on a pure street bike.
Where was the offroading in those videos?:shock:
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joker650 wrote:
They need more than help.
These boneheads build a bike to go offroad, and run the pipes under the bike.....first log or rock they meet will squash them like a bug.
I bet my goldwing is about as hardcore offroad as anything made by barely motor works.
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joker650 wrote:
They need more than help.
These boneheads build a bike to go offroad, and run the pipes under the bike.....first log or rock they meet will squash them like a bug.
I bet my goldwing is about as hardcore offroad as anything made by barely motor works.
windaddiction
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wow some one has a hate on for bmw... geez get over it
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wow some one has a hate on for bmw... geez get over it
joker650
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Kinda strange.
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Kinda strange.
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mcfly wrote:
Besides...This new GS is a middle weight adventure touring bike... it wasn't meant to be a hardcore dirt bike. For that BMW offers the X-Challenge or the new 450.
You might not like BMW but it's great to see new models coming on line no matter who manufactures them.
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mcfly wrote:
Looks to me like the pipes run along the side of the motor. A bit low, but someone will offer a protective shield soon enough.
Besides...This new GS is a middle weight adventure touring bike... it wasn't meant to be a hardcore dirt bike. For that BMW offers the X-Challenge or the new 450.
You might not like BMW but it's great to see new models coming on line no matter who manufactures them.
Island Hopper
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You can bet that Tourtech has had this bike for a couple of months now and has already built a full coverage bash plate for it...:tup:
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You can bet that Tourtech has had this bike for a couple of months now and has already built a full coverage bash plate for it...:tup:
