My once-sketchy 2013 BMW F800GS is getting more rideable by the day. The new tubes, tires, and bearings did most of that work, ensuring the bike would actually lean over when asked, but the list of ...

Here's a confession: I hate most vanity plates. They're usually dumb, trite, or going for an all-too-obvious joke, like Corvette plates touting the superiority of V8s over forced induction. Yet, my ...

What’s not to like? It is a BMW after all and it really does represent excellent value for the money and a very good return on the investment. The price is more than offset by its design, quality and ...

It’s no secret that Triumph is gunning for the mid-capacity GS with its new Triumph Tiger 800, but with this morning’s leak of 37 high-res photos, we can see just how similar the two bikes are. The ...

Despite my raving over my F800GS in Part One, nothing is ever really perfect, right? With this mental deception plan put into place last fall, about an hour after picking up the small GS, it was time ...

I've been known to have crazy ideas from time to time, and every once in a while they've actually come to life. This particular idea strikes me while reading an email from a friend who is planning a ...

I’m writing you from Durban, South Africa, where I just spent the day on the BMW F800GS, the newest in the German company’s line of parallel Twins. Last year we rode the F800S and ST and wondered when ...

BMW’S big adventure bikes have dominated the market in terms of UK sales for some time now. The firm’s R1200GS Adventure and R1200GS were the top two sellers (above 125cc) last year. But what of the ...

BMW continues to strengthen its adventure-touring lineup with the addition of the 2014 BMW F800GS Adventure. Taking cues from the larger R1200GS-A, the new parallel-twin ADV machine aims to drive the ...

BMW’s F700GS adventure bike has the same 798cc displacement as the F800GS but costs thousands less. So what gives? The DOHC opposed twin in the F700GS is detuned, kicking out a reported 75 hp compared ...

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The BMW F800GS represents a new direction for me as I normally ride sportsbikes. To kick things off I’m going to head to the Highlands and explore some of our great isle’s finest asphalt offerings.