F850GS - eventually...

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As regular readers would know, I have criticized the 850GS quite often!!
My biggest gripes were:
1.    Price
2.    Chinese made engine
3.    All the gadgets you got with it - which some doesn't want, but you were forced to pay for it "Cupcake"!!

Well, BMW made excellent use of the Covid debacle and are running some "great" offers, while at the same time they made available a 850GS according to "my" spec... ;)
Meanwhile it seems the other brands are sleeping and/or living in denial !!

Anybody can google the prices of the competition, but here is what I got for R162 000, and BMW threw in R5000 accessories on top of that as well as a 5 year warranty now standard:
What it has:
1.  Speed control
2.  Tubeless wheels
3.  Heated grips
4.  Center stand
5.  Rear rack
6.  All the riding modes and ABS modes - Dynamic Pro and ABS Pro
7.  Whatever else the full spec has except:

a.  TFT dash (I hate that!)
b.  Cellphone connectivity (I ride bike to get away from my cellphone!)
c.  Tyre pressure monitors (Have an aftermarket jobby)
d.  Electronic rear shock adjustment (Not an issue to me.)
e.  Key less-go (I prefer a manual key thank you!)
f.    Quick shifter (Not a fan!)

Here she is, and thus far I love it!!
You can really "feel" the difference in technology from the 800GS...
It "feels" so much lighter, smoother and nimbler!!

 
 

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