2011 Bmw G650gs

[TwilightZone]

Still one hell of a nice looking bike.

[dirtfinder]

Priced at a big premium over what you can get a new 09 for though.

[Desertbilly]

I like your white/black/gray CMike. I'm going to be interested in one of these next year. I just traded my 1200 Adv for an RT, and am going to need something for the gentle gravel and dirt roads that are everywhere around here. Probably put on TKC-80's or maybe Shinku 705's. Maybe an engine guard.

I prefer the tubless to tubed just for ease of patching, and won't get close to bending one of these rims. The older I get, the more I like light and simple.

[dirtfinder]

The cast wheels look nicer.

[switchback]

ABS now optional. Makes an 09 or 10 left over look even better not to mention the $1500 rebates.

[Mike_K]

Originally Posted by Mr.Goose

[...]Engine is a Munich production again. [...]

Do you have a reliable source for this information?

The german motobike-press report that the engine is build in china!?

Cheers, Mike

[lout]

2011 engine is built in Germany...bmw are in the process of changing their quality control, and thats part of it.

"
BMW G650GS (2011)

BMW updates the venerable 650 single with new bodywork and a new, made in Germany engine (previous G650GS engines were produced in China), to create a new G650GS. See info and photos of the G650GS in the Winter 2010 BMW Motorcycle Magazine. See G650GS news online by clicking this link."

[UnsafeHOTADVENTURE]

Im getting one on tuesday!! WOoOoo

[aaronrkelly]

Picked mine up last Friday at Ginas BMW in Iowa City.



rode it out the door and back home, 2 1/2 hr ride in the 40 degree weather.....rain and fog.....but I loved it.



I ordered some hard side boxes (TraX I believe) but other then that I choose not to buy anything else.

Hell, Im a KLR owner......I could have bought another KLR for damn near what those side boxes cost.

[lout]

Grats..Keep us posted on how you like it:)

[aaronrkelly]

Originally Posted by lout

Grats..Keep us posted on how you like it:)

So far so good.

Ive had a few other thumpers - I wasnt really prepared for how smooth the BMW runs, vastly different then my DR or KLR.

Its soft off the line but once you get it wound up a bit it runs pretty strong. Running down the interstate at 75.......twist the throttle and there is plenty of power to shoot by a car or semi fairly quickly. Granted, its not a sport bike.....but it really runs better then I would suspect a 650cc single to.

Ergos are a little cramped, considering Im 6ft4in and 320lbs.....but not that uncomfortable. Admittedly Im a touring bike rider (Victory Vision) that tools around on the gravel and trails on a KLR on the weekends.....so the riding position was a little "different" then what I was used to. When I first started off on it I was thinking inside of 30 mins I was going to be in pain. At the end of my 2 1/2 hr ride I was just fine. I think I could put in a fairly long day on this bike in relative comfort.

The controls are a little different.....the horn and turn signals are to close together....kept honking during signaling.....but I eventually got used to it. The other controls were better.

This was my first ABS bike....and I was really impressed. I got plenty of time to play with it in the rain. I love it for daily commuting.

However it has NO place on the gravel.....I did quite a few miles of gravel today and the ABS just flat sucks. I had completely forgot it until I tried to scrub off some speed coming into a corner.......well SHIT that aint going to happen......and off thru the ditch I went. In retrospect I should have know that it would suck on the gravel.....not sure what I was thinking.

.......and the Tourance tires are great on the road and fairly decent on the gravel/dirt roads (far better then I expected really)......but the huge mud hole in my back yard was a bit much to ask of them.

......I really knew it would be......but it looked like fun....and it was. Brand new bike with less than 200 miles on it and I ended up burying it to the frame.....but I had fun doing it.

[MarkWAau]

Originally Posted by lout

I picked mine up on Tuesday..only difference to yours is red seat,

Ordered engine bars and bashplate too but no stock here in Aus for another 2 weeks, also ordered high screen but its months away apparently.

I'm finding searching for farkles frustrating in that there are 2 f650's (800 and single) and a lot of the original F650 gear will fit this newer model, Touratech Australia dont even list a G650gs .

Touratech australia have just started populating their site. I spoke with a bloke from Touratech uk who mentioned that lots of g650gs gear is still in R&D hence why it's not listed.

[DigDig]

"However it has NO place on the gravel.....I did quite a few miles of gravel today and the ABS just flat sucks. I had completely forgot it until I tried to scrub off some speed coming into a corner.......well SHIT that aint going to happen......and off thru the ditch I went. In retrospect I should have know that it would suck on the gravel.....not sure what I was thinking."


Turn the ABS off, the 2011 can still do that can't they? My '10 has a switch to turn it off and then its just old school in the dirt.
Congratulations on the new bike, the new ones look great.

[MarkWAau]

Originally Posted by DigDig

"However it has NO place on the gravel.....I did quite a few miles of gravel today and the ABS just flat sucks. I had completely forgot it until I tried to scrub off some speed coming into a corner.......well SHIT that aint going to happen......and off thru the ditch I went. In retrospect I should have know that it would suck on the gravel.....not sure what I was thinking."


Turn the ABS off, the 2011 can still do that can't they? My '10 has a switch to turn it off and then its just old school in the dirt.
Congratulations on the new bike, the new ones look great.

Yep, you can turn off ABS on the 11.

[Farmer Palmer]

Anyone got a picture of a BMW G650GS low seat?

Mrs P. just took delivery of her new G650GS/FL and it's got the black/grey seat and we though the low seat option was for a black one........!

Her new bike is about an inch taller than her old 05 F650GS/FL and we're having to look at Koubalinks to get her bike low enough(she's only 5ft tall)

Other than that this 'wee' bike is great and the new styling/alloy wheels really freshens things up a bit....!

Thanks FP.