BMW G650GS Sertao

RaY YreKa · 10-03-2011, 02:32 PM

http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-...led/19170.html

tmotten · 10-03-2011, 02:40 PM

So....... the Dakar is back. Only BM still don't seem to understand that spoked wheels and slightly more suspension travel with the same skinny shitty forks doesn't do it. Surely they can find and bargain for some proper forks.

Are these forks the same model as the old one? Guess it would difficult to check seeing as these are black and therefore a new part number.

Looks like I can keep my own Dakar going for years to come the way BM is going.

chiefrider · 10-03-2011, 02:52 PM

NICE!

Wonder if the current Touratech stuff fits it?

Tom in Salem

itsatdm · 10-03-2011, 03:49 PM

I wonder it will even come to the US. BMW has a factory in Brazil, but so far, the bikes it makes are not exported.

Interesting article in the latest Motorcyclist mag over whats being made and where. Along with a lot of guessing on what that means for the future.

RaY YreKa · 10-03-2011, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by itsatdm

I wonder it will even come to the US. BMW has a factory in Brazil, but so far, the bikes it makes are not exported..

Sertao is in Brazil, apparently.

And the dakar rally in S America.

Makes more sense than Honda naming 125cc and 1000cc bikes after a resort in Cuba.

Mtrain · 10-03-2011, 09:35 PM

Maybe the mods can merge this with the two other threads about the release of this bike?

Benjah · 10-03-2011, 09:57 PM

Imagine if it had forks with post 1980's technology...

Jonny955 · 10-04-2011, 12:24 AM

It's all very well criticising this new model for not having the latest technology this or better that...I'm guilty as much as the next guy

. The key thing here is the price point: If it's sold at the same attractive price level as the G650GS or lslightly above, I'm sure there will be plenty of takers. Some buyers want a new bike, some want a BMW and some just want the look!

The technology on Ted Simon's Triumph didn't stop him doing a RTW.

Jon

Benjah · 10-04-2011, 02:27 AM

Yeah but seriously, why not take the opportunity to put some USD forks on the thing? Surely it wouldn't add THAT much to the asking price? Might also serve to distract from the smaller tank and reduced hp of the newer model.

10-03-2011, 02:32 PM	#1
RaY YreKa ^OP I Am the Mayor Joined: Mar 2007 Location: YreKa BaKery Oddometer: 15,611	BMW G650GS Sertao http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-...led/19170.html __________________ IBA #40578 shine on, you crazy emo diamond

10-03-2011, 02:40 PM	#2
tmotten Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2006 Location: Australia Oddometer: 2,282	So....... the Dakar is back. Only BM still don't seem to understand that spoked wheels and slightly more suspension travel with the same skinny shitty forks doesn't do it. Surely they can find and bargain for some proper forks. Are these forks the same model as the old one? Guess it would difficult to check seeing as these are black and therefore a new part number. Looks like I can keep my own Dakar going for years to come the way BM is going. tmotten screwed with this post 10-03-2011 at 02:51 PM

10-03-2011, 02:52 PM	#3
chiefrider Chrome won't get you home Joined: Nov 2004 Location: The lovely Willamette Valley Oddometer: 1,918	NICE! Wonder if the current Touratech stuff fits it? Tom in Salem __________________ I have found that all ugly things are made by those who strive to make something beautiful, and that all beautiful things are made by those who strive to make something useful. --Oscar Wilde

10-03-2011, 03:49 PM	#4
itsatdm NoMoTDM still Gary Joined: Jun 2004 Location: Columbia, Ca. Oddometer: 3,706	I wonder it will even come to the US. BMW has a factory in Brazil, but so far, the bikes it makes are not exported. Interesting article in the latest Motorcyclist mag over whats being made and where. Along with a lot of guessing on what that means for the future. __________________ BMW Motorrad USA customer service: "We make superior motorcycles and continue to improve them."

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10-03-2011, 09:35 PM	#6
Mtrain free range Joined: Jun 2009 Oddometer: 415	Maybe the mods can merge this with the two other threads about the release of this bike?

10-03-2011, 09:57 PM	#7
Benjah Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Oddometer: 142	Imagine if it had forks with post 1980's technology...

10-04-2011, 12:24 AM	#8
Jonny955 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: Horsham, Sussex Oddometer: 155	It's all very well criticising this new model for not having the latest technology this or better that...I'm guilty as much as the next guy . The key thing here is the price point: If it's sold at the same attractive price level as the G650GS or lslightly above, I'm sure there will be plenty of takers. Some buyers want a new bike, some want a BMW and some just want the look! The technology on Ted Simon's Triumph didn't stop him doing a RTW. Jon

10-04-2011, 02:27 AM	#9
Benjah Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2010 Location: Christchurch, New Zealand Oddometer: 142	Yeah but seriously, why not take the opportunity to put some USD forks on the thing? Surely it wouldn't add THAT much to the asking price? Might also serve to distract from the smaller tank and reduced hp of the newer model.