Long Tours with F800ST

[Voni]

Not a fluke.

Great mileage just like that is one of the reasons I love my F800S!



Voni
sMiling

[w9fcc]

In a combination of city / country riding to work, I average
about 56 mpg. At a steady 55 mph, I average about 65 mpg.
This is actual measured by fillnig the tank and calculating,
but the on-board computer agrees.

Looking forward to Beartooth pass next month!!!

[Firenailer]

I've heard that the 800ST tends to be a very hot bike. Can anyone tell me if excessive heat has been a factor when riding, and is it in fact is a problem with this bike?

[AZ-J]

The F800S is hot, the ST is hotter.

[TED]

My first BMW was a K75. From DC I rode that to Cape Breton, to Florida, to Georgia (a couple times), Ohio, pretty much wherever I could go with vacation time. I traded it for a K1100RS - it was bigger, WAY more powerful, better suspension yet less nimble, and also took me all over the place. With the exception of 2-up travel with lots of stuff I don't think the size of either bike had any impact on touring at all. I bought another K75 to replace the K1100RS after its untimely demise, great bike I love a lot and have taken and hope to take a lot more long trips on it.

As others have said, it is all about ergonomics. Unless you do a lot of 2-up travel with lots of stuff, pick the bike that fits you best.

PS - even after over 140k miles on BMWs I still avoid highways when I can. Especially big highway bridges

[w9fcc]

I haven't had a problem with heat so far on mine (2011)
I'm taking a long trip across South Dakota / Wyoming /
Montana next month. Maybe I'll have a different opinion
then. I feel a little heat at stop lights, but it doesn't
seem worse than any other bike I've had.

[Rod Sheridan]

I've included a link to a photo of Diann and her 40 HP R60/7 on the Blue Ridge near Biltmore.

The bike has almost 300,000 miles on it.

You won't have any problem with an 800 cc bike, it's way bigger than is needed to travel the world in comfort.

Diann bought an F650GS twin last year, comfortable and extremely capable.

Don't let the "bigger is better" idiots ruin your fun, they're wrong, an 800cc bike will be perfect.........Rod.

http://www.bmwmoa.org/forum/showthre...t=60874&page=9

[Firenailer]

Thanks,

I've looked at them a couple of times as I was considering a lighter bike, but one of the guys in my Club keeps talking about how hot his is. I'd never heard other complaints and thought I'd ask here. I might give one a test ride.

[Bartleby]

The ST might be hot if you are using a big screen in summer. It's perfect if you just use the stock screen once the temps get above 80 F. Also handles MUCH better in Nebraska crosswinds with the stock screen. Just my own personal experience. My winter screen is the 19" V stream.

Rick

[EUGENE]

Here in the n.w. it,s 19" V-strem .

[Firenailer]

The guy I was talking to was mentioning the excessive (his words) engine heat and how uncomfortable it made him. I don't have experience with the 800ST so I don't know how hot it really is while riding. I'll test ride one and see for myself, thanks for the replies everyone.

[EUGENE]

Ask Voni , she lives in the heat of the country!!

[Voni]

; )

I sure haven't noticed it on my F800S, but the ST is a whole other bike.

Voni
sMiling

[EUGENE]

The only differcant is the lower handlebars and the lower fairing peice.

[AZ-J]

I have ridden both and the ST is much hotter than an S!

But my S was bought back by BMW 1.75 years into ownership under AZ's lemon law, and I bought a bigger, but now lighter S.