BMW 900GS TEST
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- čas přidán 24. 06. 2024
- #dirtbike #adventure #offroad #motorcycle
Dirt Bike Magazine tests the BMW 900GS on some back grounds in the pine trees of Southern California. We first got a look at this bike about a month ago on a ride with BMW’s new Superbike racer JD Beach, who did some pretty amazing things on it. Now that we have one of our own we get it; this bike is a big leap forward over the F850GS. If you’re not familiar with BMW’s middleweight adventure line, it can be a little confusing. In 2019 the F850 was a complete redesign over the older 800. It was the most dirt oriented middleweight twin of the day. It had a new 798cc parallel twin motor that was manufactured in one of BMW’s Asian facilities. It was lighter and had better suspension than the previous 800, which had been around since 2012.BMW has come a long way in its off-road capability. They had to; even though these guys have been in the adventure bike game longer than anyone, they’ve recently spawned some pretty intense competition from other manufacturers who take off-road performance very seriously.
Up front, we have to say that the standard, unmodified power power delivery is wonderfully smooth. If you’re looking for something with a wild surge that has the front wheel coming up and your eyes watering, this isn’t it. The BMW has massive torque and has such a smooth delivery that it conceals that 105 horsepower rating. We rode it back to back with a KTM 890, which feels completely different. That bike is noticeably more powerful but it hits harder and demands more from the rider. On a dirt road, the unaltered KTM is going to spin wildly until you engage some level of slip control. The BMW, on the other hand, is perfectly controllable without doing that. The power output is smooth, controllable and super easy to use.
That’s a good thing, because BMW’s traction control is still fairly limited. With everything enabled, the F900 has five ride modes; Street, Rain, Dynamic, Enduro and Enduro Pro. Each has its own mix of output, throttle response, anti-lock braking and Dynamic Traction Control (what BMW calls “DTC”). You can also go into submenus to cook up your own recipe. The default setting for Enduro Pro has disabled rear brake anti-lock, slightly reduced throttle response and a moderate amount of traction control. As it turns out, that reduction in engine output mixed with the bike’s naturally smooth power delivery is perfect for the dirt without any traction control at all. Even in its most minimal setting, DTC comes across as an engine miss. In deep sand, it can actually bring you to a halt. For a quick elimination of DCT, BMW has supplied a dedicated button that you can use on the fly.
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I rode the ktm 890 adv R Rally back to back with the F900gs and I felt the BMW had more power as well as more low end torque.
Very nice bike.
I just don’t understand why if you want to go off-road why not buy a true dirt bike? It will be 150-200 lbs lighter and 7- 9 k cheaper.
And if you want to be able to ride to your trails there are several choices, KTM EXCs come to mind and both Honda and Yamaha have equivalent models.
All far better dirt bikes at way less money and with that money saved you could pick up a used street bike that will do that half better too.
YES...... my BETA 430 RR S............with the rally tank will take you anywhere OFF ROAD....... this BMW is a nice bike BUT....... too much money........and like you said...... it can NOT compete on real trails/singletrack, with a true dual purpose like my BETA.
It’s a very appealing bike but I don’t think that many people will be willing to spend that much for what you get. There are better options. Nice though
I think you'll find plenty of people will be spending that much.
That would have to make it up around $30000 here in Australia. And with at least 50km too small a fuel range. No thankyou BMW
Is there a midweight adventure shootout on our horizon?
We might have one coming. We def have the Adventure bug right now
$19k for a bike with a Chinese-built powerplant? Nope!
FK no...chinese engine ...😂😂😂😂 no fk way
The T7 is such a better, more capable and reliable bike, for much less money.
We have a cool T7 video coming with Ryan Villopoto
How is it “better” and more “capable”? Of course the T7 cost less money. It doesn’t come with cruise control, a acro pipe, heated grips, braided steel lines, quick shifter, keyless ride, Brembo brakes, torque control assist, and an alarm. Oh and it has less torque, horsepower, and is 700ccs.
The 900gs would leave the top heavy T7 in its dust. The T7 was a great bike years ago. The competition has caught up.
Fire the video editor. It was hard to watch. Music suited for a cooking show.
ahahahha Angry Man Ski please submit your best work! Or send us 250k to license the Rolling Stones!
A most unappealing bike , no matter its capabilities … which are anyways matched by a lot others
Made in China
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