BMW F850GS ADVENTURE (2019 - on) Review

Ride quality is very good considering it has a 21 inch front wheel it handles surprisingly well. It has the electronic suspension and ride is comfortable. The brakes are fine and progressive more than powerful but more than adequate for the bike.

The engine is very smooth and vibe free. It's not a fast bike but is quick enough for a large adventure motorcycle. The engine has enough power that you don't need to keep changing gears as it pulls well from low revs but can rev quite quickly when required.

Quality is very good and I have not had any issues with the bike at all. Quality of the finish is good.

It's good value considering all the technology and build quality. The running cost is very good as I regularly get 70+ mpg and 350 miles to the tank. Service cost are really no more than any other main dealer.

As its a 2022 TE model it has lots of technology and equipment all of which works well and adds to the ride not distract from it.

Apart from being a bit rattley it's fine I can put up with that.

Even though I have used it though winter it's still in new condition.

Fantastic on fuel a 70+.

TFT screen is super.

3-4 HOURS OF RIDING WITHOUT ANY DISCOMFORT ON THE ORIGINAL SEAT. THE BRAKES ARE REALLY GOOD ALTHOUGH THE FRONT FORKS DONT RESPOND WELL IF THE PACE PICKS UP.THEY TEND TO DIVE AND UPSET THE HANDLING.

PERFORMANCE IS STRONG RIGHT FROM LOW DOWN IN THE REV RANGE.AFTER MY FIRST RIDE I HAD TO CHECK OIL LEVEL BECAUSE OF THE NOISE THE ENGINE MAKES.IT SOUNDS LIKE IT DONE 100 000 MILES

CORROSION STARTED ON THE CAT VERY EARLY ON IN OWNERSHIP

THIS IS AT A BMW DEALER AND I’M OK WITH THIS TO KEEP UP SERVICE HISTORY.THIS IS THE BEST BIKE I HAVE RIDDEN FOR FUEL ECONOMY AVERAGING 66 MPG OVER 4700 MILES .

GOT LOADS OF EXTRAS, BUT YOU DO PAY FOR EVERYTHING AS EXTRA’S

All good

Pull very strong

Again engine don’t sound smooth not like a new bike should.

Servicing is normal price and the fuel economy is exceptional return over 65mpg and more if really steady

Only issue I have is if you get any kind of warning key battery,low fuel, service due, or tyre pressure warning the dash goes yellow and I find this very annoying to the point Where I thinking of trading it in😡

I give a low score here due to the absolutely hopeless front forks. They look good but are in fact very very poor indeed. The single unadjustable cartridge installed in the RHS fork leg is beyond crude. It feels pre-historic on the road, whilst it defeats the off road pretensions this model is marketed on completely. Woeful BMW. Absolutely useless. This needs to be fixed via a recall its so bad in my opinion.The rear is electronically adjustable and can be made to work (not brilliantly mind - no more than average at best).

Rattly twin with limited performance capability. Unlikely to frighten even new riders. Again, it falls so far short of its Japanese rivals as to make comparison impossible.

Front fork cartridge (right leg only) lets this bike down very badly indeed. Clanks and rattles whilst ultimately locking solid over demanding surfaces such as corrugations. Crude is an understatement. Very disappointing.General finish is good. Usual BMW quality in that regard at least.

Very economical but I could not describe this bike as offering good vfm as it falls so far short in a competitive adventure bike market.My friends Africa Twin really is so much better at everything you might buy an adventure bike for as to make comparison impossible. Its a shame really as I expected so much more.

Fairing gives good wind and weather protection. OE tyres are awful. Rack and pannier mounts are useful as as the lower fairing protection bars.

Front forks are on softer side and quite basic. I would say it is biggest flaw of the bike for me. Apart from it it rides well and holds corners not too bad considering 21" front wheel.

In basic package it is quite basic. In order to get most of the tasty options you have to add to cost of the bike, but they are worth it.

Very good quality and it's what you would expect from Brembo brakes the abs is excellent.

The engine is very good but it could be better at 95bhp it could do with some extra hp but it does perform well I removed the cat from the bike and installed a link pipe and it greatly improved the performance and fuel economy and made the engine more responsive.

The build quality is very good and there have been no major issues apart from the seat lock breaking and a faulty tyre pressure sensor the quality is excellent

The running costs of the bike are very reasonable insurance is not expensive the only thing I would say about the service costs is that BMW are quite expensive

The equipment on the bike is very good and I installed the dynamic suspension option and it really does make a big difference to the bike and makes the bike handle really well the only criticism I have is the tft screen I had to pick it as an optional extra at the time and it is now a standard feature on the bike.

Tour of Europe kept up with bigger bikes