2024 BMW F800GS Ride Review 

Probably one of the most underrated and overlooked mid sized bikes. It checks a lot of boxes for the cost. Very capable and comfortable along with being approachable as well. Not much available in this segment that offers CC, quick shifter, TFT, etc.

Love Kate, explaining bike and details, sees a lovely view and she's off script and saying "oh wow, look at the view" - As always Kate great video

I just bought this bike three days ago coming from a Yamaha R3 that I put 24k miles on in 4 years this bike is amazing and a ton of bike for the money

AT LAST! I was waiting for the new F800GS. Thanks 🙏🏼

I love your enthusiasm on every bike you ride. I gets me interested in bikes that I normally wouldn't even look at twice. Always love seeing your new vids. Keep up the great work! 🙂

Think the 800 twin engine is great Good power and they growl between 4 to 8 thousand Love it 🏍️

I pleasant surprise to see you on a MY24 F800GS. I do like this bike. I understand it was sprung on you, but I also hope you get an opportunity to do a more in-depth walking around and talk more about it as you point out a few things. Thanks for posting/sharing this. Cheers! :)

Great video Kate. Looks a lovely motorbike and great scenery.

I have this bike and love it ....great content as usual

We sat next to you on the plane back thank you great to meet you, keep doing what you do.

Got mine a few Days ago. I absolutely love it!

Love your reviews Kate ❤

Love it, I agree the blue or black....

Nice surprise bonus one there thanks Kate, you did have a busy trip didn't you!

I'm glad you like my country. In the Algarve, we ride all year round.

Nice little vlog Kate... chug chug chug 😊

I like this 🎉 thanks Kate x

Cracking vlog, this option or triple black, good seat height for vertically challenged, 🏍👍

The 2023 F750GS is up on my shortlist...especially in the sport blue spec. Liking your knox jacket too.

Booked a test ride for Saturday coming :)

I watched your reviews on the V Strom 800 DE & RE, how do they compare to the F800?

It needs a bellypan to make it look complete. Great video Kate, cheers.

I did my direct access on a 750GS, it was a good bike. Love my Tiger 900 GT Pro though.

Nice review, Cabanas is a great place to stay.

Great views on that ride! What boots were you wearing at the start of the video?

Great review, thank you. As a 750gs rider for the last year I have been looking at a few reviews of the 800. It’s really as I suspected and offers little extra to make upgrading worthwhile. Indeed one review suggested that this was probably a stop gap model and a more fully developed version may be a couple of years away - one that might for example include some of the weight reduction features of the new 900gs. Watch this space 😊

Hi Kate, do you reckon this bike with a big windshield is comfortable on the highway? I am thinking about getting this but I want stability and no vibrations on the highway at high speeds.

Why they not put alloy wheels?

Great review ❤ Have you taken a test ride on the new KTM 390 Duke? I’m sure you will have a great fun time on that bike.

The 750 did have the tft. 👍👍🏍️

Thank you for the video. I am in the process of trading my HD cruiser for this particular adventure bike

What a road to ride. Happy days. Wonder why they tuned the bike down?

My wife bought a Tiger 900GT Low a few years back, partially due to your review. She mostly loves it but gets a pain in her shoulders due to the reach to the bars. We partially addressed this with offset risers to the max of the cable length. Then, last fall, she had a F750GS for 2 weeks in Portugal and was immediately smitten with the comfort of the machine. It just fits her 5'3" frame perfectly. The problem was the shortage of power relative to the Tiger (not a huge deal in Portugal, but back home it is). So, does the 800 feel more zippy than the 750? Is it clise to the Tiger 900?

Great video as always. I’d go for the triple black. Black bikes look better in the rain…..

The blue colour would be my pick with cruise control and maybe a centre stand, panniers and no top box

Great video for a bonus ❤… probably over 10k if you want wheels and mirrors 😂

Chugging good nice bike l would pick sport the one your on.😊

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750GS definitely had the tft...I've got a fully specced one. Tft, cruise control, heated grips, abs etc. Great review tho 👍🏾👌🏾

If BMW do a bike in the M-series white, blue and red colours that'd be the scheme for me 'cause they usually get it very right, this is no exception

Hi Kate.

For a “mid-size” ADV, it’s a huge bike.

They look nice but I’m done with chains. I’ll keep my R1250 GSA!! Great video though!

I think this would be my choice from the current lineup. I think I would choose the white version because I simply don't really like any of them. LOL. So I would get white because its the cheapest and wrap it in a colour/graphic of my choice. I would change the wheels for wire spoked wheels in silver, not gold like they seem to have gone to these days. Probably change the exhaust to something a bit better looking. I like the low seat height which brings me to a rare complaint about your review. You didn't do your usual sitting on the bike showing how your feet reach the ground thing. Come on Kate, what were you thinking? LOL. Seat height isn't everything though. 2 different bikes with the same seat height aren't necessarily the same when you try to get your feet flat on the ground. Getting both my feet flat on the ground is a biggie for me. I am not overly short, but I have short legs and I am getting too old and my brain is too full of wisdom and other important stuff to be thinking about how and where I am going to put my feet down. I love your reviews. Specially the adventure bike reviews. Not so much those sport bike ones though. LOL. Keep up the great work.

If a lot of people were more honest with themselves, this is the bike they would be buying rather than the more dirt focused mid-capacity bikes or the large capacity ADVs

Nice looking bike Kate you’re one lucky girl lol

not entirely correct Kate, they bought the TFT screen out on the 2021 TE model for the 750gs, waited for it and got it on mine out of the dealership

Ok ☕🌹🏍️ Kate 😽

It's not really a presentation..Otherwise, I would choose white and not sport blue or black.😉

Git to be black for me

£9k far better options out there

Much nicer than the cheap looking Transalp.

🤔Noticed, not many, if any, answer your questions here in the comments, but prefer to say how good you are, or what a good video it is..., so i'll be different and answer a question. The white colour would be my choice, heated grips and cruise control would also be a must..., but I don't like BMW and never will, so that puts an end to that discussion..., ciao 4 now and auf wiedersehen🙋‍♂.

Slightly confusing, the new f800gs is not like the old f800gs"

Who is this bike for? Commuter? No - too heavy, too big engine, exhaust that take space dedicated for panniers. Adventure? Absolutely not. Touring? No because it has no wind protection. Typical heavy bmw.

Waste of time reviewing this bike. Just watch a review of the 750. It’s virtually identical. The fact that you had basically nothing to say about it speaks volumes. The 10hp extra in the engine is mostly above 6K rpm which just about no-one will be at on a bike like this. I couldn’t tell the difference on a test ride. Expensive for what it is, under powered, crap brakes and suspension, characterless engine and poor build quality. I say that as an ex owner. Never again. The competition caught up some time back. Do yourself a favour and get just about any competing bike. It will be better.

Every time I see BMW motorcycle I think of long trips, expensive maintenance and high upfront costs. I suppose it does not help that BMW riders have stiff neck and artritis in their both hands and feet or smt so they seem to lack the ability to wave or nod back to other riders. As a result I stopped associating BMW riders as I call them with motorcyclists. They are just a different breed and not a friendly one.

god thats one ugly bike..

Stop saying GS…