2024 BMW F900GS Enduro // First Ride Review 

Nice mate, you've got an awesome bike!

That's awesome, you've got yourself an amazing bike!

Traded my KTM 1290 SAR for the F 900 GS Enduro. KTM was way too much bike for me. BMW feels so much nicer and smoother to ride. Loads more agile with superior controls and menu systems. Way less top heavy feeling. Feels more like you're sitting on it, rather than in it. Overall quality and design nicer for me too. So far so good though!

I’d love to give the 890 a go

The 890 has crappy camshafts.

​@@misterelectrum5413I have 64.000kms on my 901 in 2 years. Checked cams twice during that period, and they are in great condition. I change oil @ half the interval or shorter after hard rides, and I've had zero problems with the bike. 🤷‍♂️ f900 has yet to prove itself, so I'm taking 890/901 over anything until something better comes out. One thing I know for sure - you don't need crash protection for 890 platform, and I've seen what happens with f900 without crash bars when they tip over. Not nice. Also, 890/901 pulls harder than f900 (probably due to shorter low gears).

Thanks!

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It sure is!

Thanks heaps mate, I haven't but I want to get my hands on one this year to compare it to the BMW!

Nice, I would have liked to try the 800 to see how it performs!

Thanks heaps mate and yeah, I think it was super obvious initially because I just switched over from the 1300 which had the most comfortable seat I've ever sat on haha

“Light” is relative. Anything over 200kg isn’t ideal for off road work

Thanks heaps, Robin! Unfortunately here penalties for speeding are quite high, so I try and be responsible on the road, but agreed, if I could get access to a private property to test it would be amazing!

I reckon you're right on the money with this mate!

Nice mate, what did you think of them?

@@AusMoto rode the same F900GS as you on the way up with the little scratch on the tank and a Trophy on the way back. The Trophy felt more familiar as I’ve owned a GS before. The F900 would be more capable off road but I preferred the Trophy. Very impressive bikes though. As you said the Trophy is so comfortable. Overall $50 well spent!

@@Flaminuggboot good stuff!

It’s definitely not too small for touring, however check out my R1300 review, that would be the ultimate tourer.

Ah mate, it was a great event and yeah I did, what a legend! 👍🏻

@@AusMoto he has the best job 🤘🏼

I was literally just telling my mate that haha@@EddyOtway

Hey mate, I enjoyed both for different reasons, but I’ll do a video talking about which one would suit me more and why

Much better on the road and more fun however I still think the T7 is better for technical stuff.

Yeah mate, it was

Need to get my hands on one. I've ridden the 790 Adv R and this felt more powerful and the suspension felt better but I'd be keen to give the 890 a crack and see how it goes.

Nice hahaha, what did you think about the bike?

@@AusMoto I rode the 1300 Rally X like you too. The 1300 impressed on road and the 950 impressed off road. But they were both awesome on road or dirt.

I think it’s 14.5l

That's certainly true!

Yeah, the 1300 would be a mint bike to tour on two-up, but the price is just insane to think about paying at the moment, because I could buy 3 good bikes for the price of just that bike.

I agree that the term middleweight doesn't line up here however in the ADV world, it seems the standard that this type of bike is considered a middleweight

Not much more expensive then the Jap stuff, unfortunately inflation has driven up the prices all across the board.

I agree, I am not the biggest fan of tech, that's why I didn't delve into it much in the review.

I’ll have to take a look at them. The main reason it was so apparent though was because I just came off the 1300gs which had the most comfortable seat ever.

I'll need to try one and see!