The new F800S BMW....official pic.

Post by **Deans BMW** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:44 am

Follow this link, the bike looks good.

http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx ... MWEH7A.htm

Post by **arkline** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:50 am

Price?

Post by **scottybooj** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:52 am

hmmm, it just doesn't seem different enough from the rest of the crowd...in looks that is.

jonothan · Post by **jonothan** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:57 am

Gorgeous bike. But me, I'm with Scottybooj on this in that it looks too like all the other (very good) bikes you can buy. It's not got BMW's telelever/paralever for a start which is a shame.

The price, Arkline? They say about Ã¢â€šÂ¬9,000.

Jonothan

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:59 am

Deans BMW wrote:

Follow this link, the bike looks good.

http://news.motorbiker.org/blogs.nsf/dx ... MWEH7A.htm

I love my oilhead, I love my oilhead, I love my oilhead, I love my oilhead, I love my oilhead, I love my oilhead, I love my oilhead, I love my oilhead, I love my oilhead, I love my oilhead, I love my oilhead, I love my oilhead...

Post by **Deans BMW** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:26 am

Something like 200kg wet, and 80 HP.

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:31 am

The naked and/or touring versions will be very hard to ignore for my uses.

Post by **JCsman** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:34 am

Yeah, but will the turn indicators self-cancel?

Post by **Pat** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:38 am

stop it

Stop it!

STOP IT!

STOP
IT
!!!!!

I WANT THAT BIKE! But I want it in it's sport-touring
bag-equipped mode!
PLEEEEEASE tell me I won't have to wait long for it to be released,
or that I can buy it with my anticipated car wreck "compensation" right away,
then simply add bags later!?!?!?!?!

POST NO MORE DEAN,
....STOP IT....
IT'S HURT'N SOOOOO GOOD!

I wanna, wanna, wanna, WANNA!

jonothan · Post by **jonothan** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:42 am

You like it, then, Pat?

J

Optimus Prime · Post by **Optimus Prime** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:49 am

Pat wrote:stop it

Stop it!

STOP IT!

STOP
IT
!!!!!

I WANT THAT BIKE! But I want it in it's sport-touring
bag-equipped mode!
PLEEEEEASE tell me I won't have to wait long for it to be released,
or that I can buy it with my anticipated car wreck "compensation" right away,
then simply add bags later!?!?!?!?!

POST NO MORE DEAN,
....STOP IT....
IT'S HURT'N SOOOOO GOOD!

I wanna, wanna, wanna, WANNA!

I hear ya...

I'm starting to think that a Meth addiction would be cheaper and easier to live with than my bike addiction...

Post by **Pat** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 11:58 am

(I wonder if Meth' would address what might be my symptoms
of (H)ADD? Lord knows, I could stand to lose a hell of a lot of weight.
Okay, if I'm ADD.... I must not be 'Hyper' ADD.....
if I am, how could I be soooo fat?)

I WANT, I LIKE,
I GOTTA HAVE
THAT BIKE!

Capt. Blackadder · Post by **Capt. Blackadder** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:02 pm

Looks damn good, and they say there's a whole series of parallel twins on the way. Can't wait to hear that motor!

Hmm... about the same power as the Roadster, minus about 100 pounds. Liquid cooled, belt drive, sexy K-style mirrors, passenger grab handles, low saddle and slender waist, single-sided swingarm, and those wheels...

If a centerstand and some decent-sized luggage is available, and those ABS brakes are non-servo, and the price isn't ludicrous, we might be onto something here. I even like the color.

Dammit man... I'm tempted.

Post by **arkline** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:47 pm

The price, Arkline? They say about Ã¢â€šÂ¬9,000.

Pretty steep, if the conversion rates hold...

Capt. Blackadder · Post by **Capt. Blackadder** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:59 pm

More info: a 180-degree crank, balance shaft, and a cable-actuated clutch, apparently.

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 2:24 pm

Thanks Dean for posting it...do you know if the engine is Aprilia...there seems alot going on that's not normal BMW.

DJ

ofrogg · Post by **ofrogg** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:01 pm

motorbiker.org wrote:The BMW F800S motorcycle is the first of a series of motorcycles developed on a twin cylinder, 800 cc 4-valve Bombardier-Rotax motorcycle. The compression is a very high 12:1.

The rumor was for an Aprilia Collaboration, but Rotax motor... Looks like it was pretty spot-on for the motor call.

Post by **DJ Downunder** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:08 pm

Just found this...yes Rotax.

DJ

BMW are now calling the previously known T800 (unofficial name - {link}), the F800S. The BMW F800S motorcycle is the first of a series of motorcycles developed on a twin cylinder, 800 cc 4-valve Bombardier-Rotax motorcycle. The compression is a very high 12:1.

The wet weight is 200 kg, and the motorcycle has the latest digital electronics, including ABS. The F800S motorcycle, as seen from previous spy photos uses a belt drive as found on the F650CS-Scarver.

The motorcycle develops some 60 kW (about 80 bhp).

Post by **Pat** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:18 pm

$16,000.00 US Dollars????

BEFORE tax, license, documentation fees, and what the dealerhip will charge to assemble one????

BEFORE bags, shield, ABS, heated grips, or some tires mounted to the wheels????

Nice know'n ya BMW...... It was fun pretending that I had money and shared company with the riche.

I was hoping that it was gonna be a reasonably priced bike. With ANY luck, maybe it can be had naked with upright bars, for under ten grand..... maybe.

Oh well, it was fun dreaming for an entire morning.

Post by **Shaman** » Thu Sep 29, 2005 3:45 pm

Pat wrote: I was hoping that it was gonna be a reasonably priced bike. With ANY luck, maybe it can be had naked with upright bars, for under ten grand..... maybe.

Oh well, it was fun dreaming for an entire morning.

It is too bad they are getting away from the Roadster concept.
Maybe they are rolling out the high ticket items and getting people excited, then in a year or two they will provide the economically feasible versions.

Supposedly the they were going to do a whole HP series of hop-up bikes like the M-series for their cars. Imagine the cost of the HP versions of their current offerings?

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