650 x

[BAKERMAN]

now theres a PART X Change I`d consider for my One owner been nowhere never raced, rallyed or trialed GS 1150

Me wants one of them, DOUGHNUT PRICES going up to £1.20 each

 

[judge]

now theres a PART X Change I`d consider for my One owner been nowhere never raced, rallyed or trialed GS 1150

Me wants one of them, DOUGHNUT PRICES going up to £1.20 each

For a poor man's HP2 its very over-priced Reckon you should get friendly with a recently opened local dealer

 

[(RIP) Jamie]

Send Mrs B out on the game.

 

[GEOFFREY DEACON]

Just make a extra batch of Dough , if you Knead it.

 

[Ming]

bigger holes in your duff nuts should net you the dough

 

[Trippy]

I agree I saw it at the NEC and just loved it, by far the best thing there.

Oh and she was ok too.

 

[MikeP]

I had a sneaky-peeky at the X-Moto today.

Not my cuppa but quite nice details. I got blank looks when I asked if there was a pannier and top-box set for it!

 

[AndyT]

I got a call from BMW last week to ask if I wanted to ride one of these on my off road course in may instead of the F650GS......... of course Sir I said I'll see how it compares to my latest toy the Husqvarna

AndyT

 

[max'n'indy]

now theres a PART X Change I`d consider for my One owner been nowhere never raced, rallyed or trialed GS 1150

Me wants one of them, DOUGHNUT PRICES going up to £1.20 each

So what did you think? Was going to come and introduce myself and say hello yesterday at Barnstormer, but arrived just in time to see you depart!

I've just placed a order for a x challenge (subject to a test ride!.. like thats going to stop me buying one!) it looks great and more importantly looks like a right laugh to ride.

Hopefully see you out there on one!!

 

[Crazy Horse]

Has anyone tried out any of the new 650s since their launch on Saturday? I rather like the 650 X country...

 

[AusSteve]

Has anyone tried out any of the new 650s since their launch on Saturday? I rather like the 650 X country...

I rode all three of them on Saturday and was rather impressed! Quick views are:

XChallenge: great fun, even on tarmac where I tried it out, but wow is it TALL (I'm 5'10")! And uncomfortable too - that seat is like riding an ironing board

XMoto: see above... but even more fun on tarmac, obviously...

XCountry: much more comfortable than the other two, but not as good as the Dakar seat.

I guess there's no surprises in this feedback. However, one potentially interesting approach I've been thinking about relates to the fact that the 3 bikes share an identical frame.

So theoretically, you could take the seat/tank/tail off the XCountry, for example, and put in on the XChallenge to combine the comfort with the go-anywhere chassis (and get a much lower seat height). I had the seat off all 3 bikes on Saturday and it looks like this sort of parts exchange is possible. I assume you could also grab the wheels of the XMoto for road riding. Hopefully someone will bring out some decent luggage / touring options too. In other words, I'm after 2-3 bikes in one

I'm having these thoughts with a view to making a lighter Dakar, but given it would cost a small fortune, I'm probably better off waiting until BMW release a new lighter one... or the F800GS for that matter

Anyway, there's my thoughts out loud for the morning...


Steve

 

[Shep]

I was looking at the X country at the weekend, i thought that it needed the front guard removing and the 21" front wheel from the Xchallenge fitting, a small beak under the headlight and a set of knobblies, it would make an ideal bike for greenlaning especially if you are short of leg like me


How much are they??

Shep

 

[merlings1200]

picked my 650 x up last satday great bike.

 

[Deleted account W]

I got a call from BMW last week to ask if I wanted to ride one of these on my off road course in may instead of the F650GS......... of course Sir I said I'll see how it compares to my latest toy the Husqvarna

AndyT

Just rang and changed my ride for the same course to the X Challenge