2019 BMW F850GSA ridden and interview | Motorcyclenews.com
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- MCN's Sports Editor, Michael Guy, gets his mitts on the 2019 BMW F850GS Adventure. He also grabs a chat with the BMW F850GS Project Leader, Michael Zweck to talk about what inspiration was to create the Adventure model. Watch the video above, give us a thumbs up and then pop over and read the review on our website for more: www.motorcycle...
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The best looking GS to date. That new fairing has definitely added some pizzazz to the bike. Well done, BMW!
I'm sure one day BMW will list wheels and handlebars as an optional extra and not come as standard!
Michael Chase triumph tft is standard across the range
Excellent journalism and photography, would love to have one.
I always enjoy your reviews Michael. I feel like you are trustworthy and experienced enough to know who will enjoy the bike you are testing.
We all want to see the comparison of this bike to the KTM 790 Adventure when it comes out. My money is on the KTM. KTM know the dirt side so much better than BMW.
A good bike I’d say. But at £15k top spec ........ Everything, & I mean everything, is far too expensive these days.
Today that is a pretty decent price for a Premium brand such as BMW. But if it is not in your budget Suzuki is making some good budget options with the V-strom. I doubt BMW will have a hard time selling these bikes at that price.
T0BBi94 Well I can afford to buy this cash but frankly feel everything is grossly over priced.Clearly this motorcycle is not worth nearly £16k. They will not sell that many but then that is true of all bike manufacturers. This is about world economics. The reality is every single European country and most of the rest of the world is Bankrupt. These firms have to charge huge amounts to stay afloat.
15K premium with a 3 year warranty that doesn't actually include parts... should be fine as long as the oil keeps flowing round the engine o_O
Chinese engine, gaining weight and over priced compared to other brand. Outlook of a bike is subjective. BMW is feeling OK? What it does simply do not notch this adv on up the top. Why I should spend that more ?
I can see that those days down in Wales really improved your offroad riding skills...looking good! It’d be nice if the engine put out 100 ponies, but I guess it’s a relatively light bike so it’s probably quite responsive and yet manageable. I sometimes drop the power on my 1290 SA down to 100, and in gravel and sand that’s adequate power for a much bulkier bike, so maybe 92 is enough for this.
Great sneak peek and what a cool spot. Zoom H1N is nice.
After seeing this bike, T7 and KTM 790R in person on a moto show I ordered my KTM 790R last week. BMW is a proper bike but there's nothing there that really excels. KTM got me on better and adjustable suspension, 20-30kg less weight, more stuff in the base version and cheaper accessories in general. Sorry BMW, maybe next time.
Great video beautiful bike👍🏽
The price is killing factor as well as a weight. I heard this is something around 260kg for 850GSA which is a lot. Africa Twin AS is 20kg less.
Not to mention with the 270° crank, the engine won't be a buzzy, vibrating, bland uninspiring noise anymore.
My F800GS was as smooth as butter, sounded lovely throughout the rev range.. Only thing was lack of winter weather protection. No vibration, not sure what you're smoking?
Is the bike at 4:24 not a 1200 or 1250? Sure looks like one! Edit: The clip at 5:37 is a 1250GS.
Such a great looking bike, but sad to hear no mention of improved reliability from the BMW rep. I loved my 800gs dearly but it broke my heart with electrical issues. You can’t do a world adventure if your bike doesn’t start.
Did you ever find out what the electrical issue's were ?
Patrick Brown ...give me mechanical problems any day, I’ll have a good chance of fixing it, but electrical problems can be hard to identify especially when you’re on the trail.
I still can't believe forks are non adjustable.
I can't believe it's not butter .
They are, even electronic: Dynamic ESA
Agreed. They could've done that. Touratech makes an adjustable inserts but we shouldn't have to "spring" for those.
Some people say the F 850 GSA is slow, compared to it's rivals, is that true?
Big math problem with, weight and power ratio with this class of bike? yes or no?
Great review 😃
So how do you think it does compare to the Africa Twin?
I am torn between those two right now.
Takes 5 min to get air filter out and clean,3 heated grip modes,tubless,cruise control to name but a few.BMW is better in that regard.
The one I'm buying as a rallye model doesnt seem to come with this muffler.
I can see myself going for this instead of the 1250gs. How does this stack up against the Africa twin?
Test ride them. 1250 better balanced than 850. Africa twin: check the welding on the frame...rubbish.
Waiting for a comparision video
Am I correct in the fact that the engine is sourced from China, if so, how can BMW charge so much for the bike!
They're a*holes. The BMW 310 GS which is made here in India retails for £5k. From what I've heard it costs them less than 2k to build.
Raj Cha you realize building something is only a very small fraction of the entire production cost? R&D, shipment of products, marketing
@@sneakerjoe23 I am very well aware of the cost structures because i come from that line with deep experience in India. The problem inmo is a "deal" between the partners not to hurt the local partner on home turf in return for other favors..KTM on the other hand makes very affordable bikes here because Bajaj owns 49% of KTM (of the mothership) and they basically call the shots due to their enormous financial power and hence pricing structure whereas bmw is in just a 50:50 partnership with a local heavyweight.
SIMON DUBBERLEY The KTM 790 is made in China. The whole thing
Chris Catron 2019s are built in austria. 2020s are scheduled for china.
Audio is not clear
exhaust rusty already?
Is it not stainless steel.
This or a r 1250’gs. Based on 50/50 road/ gravel- and 65% twisties
1250
Ouch bmw pricey but that's relative to your needs ...nice guy Michael👍 are related to jenny m...rally raid cb500x fame.....cheers from dave...
15k for a bike with non adjustable fork
What it really needs is more weight more weight for the sand more weight for inclines and more weight for descents
Subtitles...........!!!?????
£15k. £15k for a bike with a Chinese engine. I get that bikes are more expensive now, and I understand why, but still...
Peoples attitude against China is "so 2000". Today China can deliver any quality wanted. This isn't some "order from China" engine, it's designed in BMW Germany, production line is designed by BMW and quality assurance in China is made by BMW.
Ironically a year after I posted this I bought one, one of the best bikes I’ve ever owned 😂
He had difficult time trying to justify the BMW strategy of keeping everything extra and trying to extract more money from the customer
What things were extra that other bikes normally have ?
I got close to 600km at decently high speeds
Chinese engine?
I think this will be the downfall of Bmw CHINESE MOTOR.....I think ill stick to Triumph Tiger XCX OR XCA....Unless I can get a German made F800 gsa
Phillip Payne I don’t see why people are hating on the Chinese engine so much. Just about every high-end electronic device is manufactured in China and they are very capable of making extremely high quality products...
Nice bike with BMW-pricing but what a lot of mistakes in one video. 94hp: incorrect, 23ltr: incorrect, non-adjustable suspension: incorrect. The problem with TH-cam reviews, no knowledge required!
Arno Bakkeren this is gs adventure so the figures are correct
honda africa twin better..cheaper
Smaller tank
Africa twin = tube spokes
850gsa= tubeless spokes
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