Is a F800 gs as top-heavy as a DL1000?

[Noreaster]

Is a F800 gs as top-heavy as a DL1000?

(Yes, I know that it weighs slightly less.)

Can the GS replace a DL1000 AND a DR650? (probably and maybe is my guess)

[Hicks]

Originally Posted by Noreaster

Is a F800 gs as top-heavy as a DL1000?

(Yes, I know that it weighs slightly less.)

Can the GS replace a DL1000 AND a DR650? (probably and maybe is my guess)

we should definitely have lower centre of gravity than V-Strom (fuel tank under the seat + the overall design).

---

DR650 you can replace with a Berg, EXC or LC4, right? :)

[Loutre]

Originally Posted by Hicks

we should definitely have lower centre of gravity than V-Strom (fuel tank under the seat + the overall design).

---

DR650 you can replace with a Berg, EXC or LC4, right? :)

Do agree with that. but can it replace them? dunno? what do you do most of the time? onroad or off road? because the wee is more street oriented. If you want an adventure bike with high centre of gravity why don't you consider an XC?

[Hicks]

Originally Posted by Loutre

Do agree with that. but can it replace them? dunno? what do you do most of the time? onroad or off road? because the wee is more street oriented. If you want an adventure bike with high centre of gravity why don't you consider an XC?

I fear that the guy expects uberuniversal solution... 800GS is VERY versatile... but still, much heavier than light dirtbikes.. even considerably than 690 E-R.

I'd probably not leave his current two-bike solution... but he can upgrade though

[epicxcrider]

The F8 feels less top heavy and is easier to pick up after a nap than the Honda XR650L I had before - which is pretty much the same as the DR anyway. I don't think it could replace the DR in the woods. The F8 is fun on the trails but it's a pig compared to the 650 size bikes. Maybe with a fork upgrade it could come a little closer to one.


Can't speak to the comparison to the strom/

[Loutre]

Originally Posted by Noreaster

Is a F800 gs as top-heavy as a DL1000?

(Yes, I know that it weighs slightly less.)

Can the GS replace a DL1000 AND a DR650? (probably and maybe is my guess)

Do you have the possibility of test riding one or even rent one for one day? I mean even if you need to rent it for 80$, it will teach you a good lesson about the bike, better than any information you can get on this forum.

[Noreaster]

Originally Posted by Loutre

Do you have the possibility of test riding one or even rent one for one day? I mean even if you need to rent it for 80$, it will teach you a good lesson about the bike, better than any information you can get on this forum.

That's a great idea actually. MAX BMW is great about doing test rides too!
Sadly, I think that I am "over" the F800 thing already, unless it's very, very different from riding the Strom. I'm leaning towards a used 650 class single and a metric cruiser. I KNOW those aren't as top-heavy as a Vee Strom!!!

[Desert Dave]

Originally Posted by Noreaster

Is a F800 gs as top-heavy as a DL1000?

(Yes, I know that it weighs slightly less.)

Can the GS replace a DL1000 AND a DR650? (probably and maybe is my guess)

Simply No. After getting off my DL1000 the GS feels like a toy (good thing).

As far as being able to replace the DL and DR it depends how you ride both. The GS will do everything my DL does as far as getting you there, but I still would rather ride the strom on a long haul if it doesn't involve more than a dirt road.

The GS did replace my KLR, a porker of a dirt bike itself, but in really tight ugly stuff I'd take the KLR given the choice. You just can't engineer out the weight difference on downhill mud or picking it up when it falls highside over a hill. Most of my dirt on the GS is fire road and easier trails, and I avoid mud bogs if I can, so it doesn't matter to much.

[Noreaster]

I have seen some of your KLR videos. Your opinion is invalid*. You can out-ride me on any trail at any time on a Goldwing! It's like a fighter pilot telling me which kind of RC plane to get

Originally Posted by Desert Dave

Simply No. After getting off my DL1000 the GS feels like a toy (good thing).

As far as being able to replace the DL and DR it depends how you ride both. The GS will do everything my DL does as far as getting you there, but I still would rather ride the strom on a long haul if it doesn't involve more than a dirt road.

The GS did replace my KLR, a porker of a dirt bike itself, but in really tight ugly stuff I'd take the KLR given the choice. You just can't engineer out the weight difference on downhill mud or picking it up when it falls highside over a hill. Most of my dirt on the GS is fire road and easier trails, and I avoid mud bogs if I can, so it doesn't matter to much.

*Ok, invalid is kind of strong. You are, from what I have been able to see, an amazing rider and definitely a guy who knows his way around a dual-sport bike. I am at the other end of the spectrum. I tend to think that the Super-Duty dual sport is something that I will only be able to ride as a street bike for a few more years, so I'm better of with an actual street bike. What spurred my interest in the 800gs (besides drooling over them since they came out) was that in looking at the specs, I found that they have the same curb weight as a new-style KLR.

[Desert Dave]

Originally Posted by Noreaster

I have seen some of your KLR videos. Your opinion is invalid*.



.

I'd love to take credit for all that but I think you might have me confused with someone else , I don't have any videos posted, tons of pics but not any videos. That being said I still did slug my KLR thjrough lots of crap I'm not interested in taking the GS through, but that's rider choice as much or more than equipment.

[Noreaster]

Originally Posted by Desert Dave

I'd love to take credit for all that but I think you might have me confused with someone else , I don't have any videos posted, tons of pics but not any videos. That being said I still did slug my KLR thjrough lots of crap I'm not interested in taking the GS through, but that's rider choice as much or more than equipment.

See! You are SO GOOOD that I made metal movies out of your pictures!!

I MIGHT be wrong, I'm getting old and stuff, but aren't you the guy who was RACING you KLR? And winning?

[Desert Dave]

Originally Posted by Noreaster

See! You are SO GOOOD that I made metal movies out of your pictures!!

I MIGHT be wrong, I'm getting old and stuff, but aren't you the guy who was RACING you KLR? And winning?

Nope. Used to race, but never a KLR Oh and I only won novice races even when I did that. But the stories are gettin better, keep em coming!

[Noreaster]

Originally Posted by Desert Dave

Nope. Used to race, but never a KLR Oh and I only won novice races even when I did that. But the stories are gettin better, keep em coming!

Hum. I have heard of guys who were legends in their own mind. You're the first guy that I know to be a legend in some one else's!

[Desert Dave]

Originally Posted by Noreaster

Hum. I have heard of guys who were legends in their own mind. You're the first guy that I know to be a legend in some one else's!

[epicxcrider]

You should try the GS. I bet you'd like it. Super nimble, I don't want to put nobbies on it yet because it's so good on the street.