BMW F650

BMW has pegged the price of its updated F650 at under £4000 - making it one of the best-value new bikes around. This is one of the best-value new bikes around The new FL version of the popular single has heated grips, a touring windscreen, luggage rails and touring handlebars as standard. Previous buyers would have had to pay hundreds of pounds for these items as extras, but now they're included in the otr price of £3995 - £700 less than some other F650 models. BMW denies the price cut is a response to sluggish sales for the range, claiming it's the result of a commitment to increasing its market share. The addition of ...  Read the complete review

When launched in 1995, the Funduro - as it was annoyingly named by BMW, became an instant success. At last an affordable big single trail bike with a comfy seat, good economy, reasonable power, and most importantly the BMW badge on the tank for all to see. Big trail bikes have always been popular in Europe, offering affordable biking and a way to come to terms with crap road surfaces and interesting tracks. In the UK, the sprts bike still rules, and for the Sunday morning tarmac eaters the sports bike has all they need to flatter their ego. But the BMW offers a way of escape to ordinary mortals, without scaring the crap out of them, trashing the licence ...  Read the complete review

Well, I just can't say enough about this bike and am in danger of becoming a bike bore - something that my father warned me about becoming some time ago.. True, this is my first bike and mine is the original model of the F650 which includes an Aprilia engine (BMW recently brought the engine manufacturing back home for the latest version pictured above) but that aside, the make and style is so distinctively German and truly F650 that it makes me want to go out and grow a mullet and small moustache... well almost. In terms of the riding experience, it is an absolute pleasure, although it's geared more towards being the perfect town bike than a ...  Read the complete review