October 6, 2005 @ 9:10 am
BMW f800s
Finally! Official pictures and details of BMW’s new 800 cc bike are up on a number of internet motorcycle sites. The new bike, in the aggressively sporty "s" series, is going to delight canyon-carving beemer fans. Older riders, who were hoping for a mid-weight two-cylinder touring mount are going to be disappointed.
I’m disappointed, but I’m not angry or annoyed. I had hoped for one more new Beemer before my long-distance touring days were done, but my wife and I have two perfectly adequate touring mounts in the carport: My 1990 K75 and her ’03 F650cs.
They’re better than good, they are just right for the sort of motoring I did when I started riding BMWs forty years ago: Days of leisurely touring that ended around a camp fire.
