At first glance, you could easily mistake the BMW F800ST for a 'bog standard' Japanese sports tourer, but closer inspection soon revels this to be as quirky a machine as any from the BMW fleet.
One of the best (and possibly worst) things about BMW bikes are that they don't slavishly follow ... Read review
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Advantages: Well behaved, if slightly underwhelmeing but that could just be me! Disadvantages: Possibly a tad expensive and not a REAL beemer in some ways
...you could easily mistake the BMW F800ST for a 'bog standard' Japanese sports tourer, but closer inspection soon revels this to be as quirky a machine as any from the BMW fleet.
One of the best (and possibly worst) things about BMW bikes are that they don't slavishly follow convention, and the F800ST follows the trend of 'tried and tested' designs with a few off the wall ideas.
The results are ultimately interesting, but whether they live up to ... ...the engine capacity - although BMW don't always stick to this convention, bizarrely their F650GS is actually an 800cc model as well!
The ST part indicates 'sports tourer' which indicates that it should be suitable for thrashing about as well as 'serious' touring, with optional hard luggage.
The bike comes with full fairing, what *looks* like the tank is actually a cover for the airbox and electrical components, the tank itself is under the pillion ...
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