Ze Germans are now selling this chinese-engine based bike for the same price the 1250GSA was back in 2019. No tele-paralever, no single-sided swingarm, no shaft drive, mediocre engine, mediocre fuel tank for an ADV bike, almost the same weight as the GSA (with an aftermarket Lithium battery). Skip this, and find yourself a nice second-hand 2019+ GSA guys, this is a joke.
How true…. 18k when you can buy the voge 900 for 9k and it has exactly the same engine but wait the voge is a Chinese bike and you can’t compare it with the made in germany BMW😅.
@@os6219exactly, people that shout the loudest generally ride a pile of s$&t or nothing at all . Ps gs1300 rider ! Would I buy this bike a! Too right I would .
Expensive, tall, heavy, top heavy, underpowered and under- spec’ed. My vote in this sector would be the KTM890 adv or the Triumph Tiger 900 Pro - both cheaper, lighter, lower and better. The brakes are poor and if other brand can fit better options then so can BMW. I’d take a low mileage used 1250GS for the same price any day.
BMW are just maximising profits at the expense of their customers with a cheap Chinese manufactured bike. This bike is way too expensive in the UK. KTM or Triumph are much better value.
This bike is literally the 850GS, but with the 900cc engine. It shares nothing with the all new F900GS. No clue why BMW chose to make this so confusing.
Nice looking bike but I love a Guzzi V twin for the soulful motor. Just bought a 2014 Norge that I jotted up the engine, suspension and exhaust. Now it rivals my Norton Commando for lovely ear music.
Love the bike, but I was slightly engrossed by old stomping grounds as a child, noticed you were near Paderborn, Wewelsburgs surrounding areas.. brought back memories. I’ll be there this summer to revisit my old haunts from the 80s
Perfect timing! I was looking at this bike just yesterday and was saddened there weren't any reviews on RU-vid for it. I checked today and there yours was! Thanks so much for this! I enjoy your videos so much and had a laugh with the drone. Keep up doing your own things! 👍
I've had both. Both are great bikes. I have the F900GS currently and really enjoy it. Very confidence inspiring off road. Lighter than the Rally Pro. Less vibration through the bars than the Rally Pro. The speedo is actually accurate (unlike the Rally Pro). But maybe the most important thing to me is that I don't have to take it to the dealer to clear a code just because I changed the oil. Triumph really screwed that one up. Who wants to have to take a bike to the dealer just to get a code cleared??? Yes, the beemer is expensive and not a triple, but it rides well, gets me out and back, and is easy to work on. So, I'll keep it a while. Certainly unique where I'm at - so, that's a bonus.
@@mikemcmurray2506 here, they are about to launch (f900) soon. But the experience which i had with the f850 gsa is awesome... I felt so comfrtable with this one. But, new rally pro 900 been improved with the power and speedo and with some other functions. The fact is like mind says rally pro and the heart says f850gsa (f900). Just because of the triple cylinder and the service cost. It puts me in doubtfull situation.
Seems like this motorcylce doesn‘t make any sense whatsoever. I like the look and design and especially the larger tank. But why not go with the 1300 if this is not a off road bike either?
I like your reviews!!! I'm glad to hear BMW improved the performance of the quick-shifter (IMO the QS on the previous version was not very good). I recently sat on the F-900 GSA. For me, I found it to be good-looking, however, it's "BIG", heavy, and top-heavy. I got off it saying, "I don't think I'll be seeing many of these on the road?!?" Lastly, IMO the new F-800GS which is about 50 LB lighter than the GSA may be the best "overall value/ choice" of BMW's F series line-up?!?
If possible please review 2024 f900xr. I had a test ride last year and loved it till the moon and back. Considering the xr or tracer 9 gt. Still have to try the tracer tho
You should try the 900xr again I think gearboxes depend on the bike I took one out for 24 hours last year whilst one of my bikes had some work carried out. I loved the bike, the gearbox was very smooth, unfortunately I was too tall for the screen and no matter how I had it the wind seemed to be coming directly into my face, worse than it would on a naked.
The Suzi V-Strom 1050 isn't on that list. Its "wet" weight is listed at around 250kg, depending on what accessories are fitted. I weighed mine with a 4kg toolbag on the back and some add-ons such as driving lights, Ventura rack system, GPS (yes, it all adds up). And with a full tank (20 litres) the all-up weight was 254kg. Now, that's darned heavy for what is supposed to be an "adventure" bike. It's 20kg more than my sadly departed Blackbird. The 900 Beemers are looking rather attractive except maybe for this particular model.
Scott, did you ride the original F850GSA? I had it and hated the front suspension so much I got rid after 8 months. I couldn't cope with the dive. Is this *much* better? I could be persuaded back if it is..... Currently I'm on a tracer 9gt with full electronic front forks. Is this new gsa an upgrade?
Yea, I did a video on it back in 2019 on the 850GSA, so it was a long time ago, this bike did dip a little but it seemed "normal". I would keep the Tracer, this is not an upgrade imho. Take care, Scott
A very comfortable travelbike! You look like a roadking on it! A little too heavy, but that's no problem for longer onroad travels. The rack is an item (I don't like these large alucases) , but you can mount softcases as well.
My previous bike was one of the last air-cooled R1200GSA. The weight and power of that bike seems very similar to this new one. It’s almost as if there is a “level” of motorcycle that has a place in the market, even as relentless development pushes power and weight gain ever higher.
