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if you can afford 2 F800's go for it. why 2? one to ride and the other in the shop

Top 5 reason I hate my NC 750X lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUDTVe1OsHg

I like the Suzuki SV650 - light weight, low seat height, comfortable ergos, good torquey v-twin power, reliable as anything, and a bargain.
http://www.suzukicycles.com/Product%20Li...SV650.aspx

If I didn't have my 650 V-Strom, I'd have one of those.

I rode a CB650R, just no torque unless you really spin it up.

I forgot about the SV 650. Great bike.

To Ferret’s point, all F800GT engines were made in Austria by Rotax but the bikes were assembled at the BMW factory in Spandau, Germany (Berlin). The F850 and F900 engines are made in China by Loncin but the bikes are assembled in Berlin. All F800-series engines have counter-balancers, but they’re twins, not fours, so they do vibrate more than a Japanese four (mostly at higher revs — 80+ mph).

The F850GS that I rode in the Alps last summer felt stronger and smoother than my F800GT. I really liked it. I’ve not ridden an F900 yet but BMW is not offering belt drive on these models and I think the styling is a bit weird. I’m not sure where stories of poor reliability come from - there’s nothing inherently unreliable about these bikes. My 2013 has only been to the shop once in the seven years that I’ve owned it, and that was to change the brake fluid.

I know the aesthetics of a motorcycle are important—it's one of the reasons I love my CB1100—but so too are comfort and practicality. I've done a bit of touring on the CB1100. If anything happened to it, I'd think very seriously about an ADV bike in spite of the fact that many look decidedly unattractive to my eye. They just seem so darned practical.

Sounds like looking for a girl friend : a good looking one or a practical one !

If you ever want to know the issues of a particular model motorcycle, just google

"Issues with Honda -----" or" known issues with BMW ----------"

CB500X, Royal Enfield Interceptor.

(08-09-2020, 08:11 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: [ -> ]I know the aesthetics of a motorcycle are important—it's one of the reasons I love my CB1100—but so too are comfort and practicality. I've done a bit of touring on the CB1100. If anything happened to it, I'd think very seriously about an ADV bike in spite of the fact that many look decidedly unattractive to my eye. They just seem so darned practical.

It's funny...the more adventures you undertake on an ADV bike the more beautiful the bike looks.