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Milan: 2009 BMW F800R
By Visordown News on 04/11/2008 09:32:30
Check out the first images of BMW's 2009 F800R
THIS IS BMW's new BMW F800R, shown for the first time at the Milan Show.The 2009 machine is a 798cc parallel twin, with 65ft-lb torque at 6,000rpm and 87bhp at 8,000rpm. A six-speed gearbox, with quite a small tank at 16L, weighing in at 177kg
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2009 BMW F800R first ride review
By Ben Cope on 09/04/2010 12:39:55
BMW continue their rapid expansion with the F800R. With a specification to rival Triumph’s mighty Street Triple, the twin-cylinder BM looks set to lead from the front
Click to read: BMW F800R owners reviews, BMW F800R specs and to see the BMW F800R image gallery.BMW know that the market for this bike in the UK is limited. By their own admission half of their worldwide middleweight sales are made up of customers
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Big vs Small: BMW F800R & K1300R
By Ben Miller on 26/07/2010 09:20:37
One manufacturer; BMW, one heavyweight; K1300R and one middleweight; F800R. We settle the size issue once and for all, round one...
) and a wet weight of 203kg (Suzuki claim 202kg for the new Gladius).But while the F800R blends into a middleweight spec sheet like a grain of sand in the Sahara, the K1300R sticks out like some kind of two-wheeled Great Wall of China, its engineering
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Chalk & Cheese, Niall & Whit, Triumph Street Triple R & BMW F800R
By Niall Mackenzie on 21/07/2010 15:55:36
Triumph’s riotous Street Triple R is the benchmark middleweight street bike, a bike so alive with character it’s arrival left big street bikes looking a little redundant. How does BMW’s new F800R compare?
BMW F800R (£5925) and Triumph’s Street Triple R (£6229). Just as 600s offer an alternative to 1000cc superbikes, so street bikes like these can be more fun than their bigger siblings (more of which on p56), but can the BMW really overshadow the awesome
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First Ride: 2009 BMW F800R
By Visordown News on 17/04/2009 10:56:38
Visordown's got the inside line on BMW's new middleweight naked
F800R ... new for 2009BMW'S NEW F800R has been snapped on the road.The new model BMW F800R uses the same 85bhp 798cc parallel twin as the BMW F800S and F800GS and the non-symmetrical lights from the bigger, butcher and arguably more masculine K1300R
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World First Test: BMW F800R review
By Ben Cope on 30/04/2009 21:53:27
Visordown supremo gives you the first ride report on BMW's new 800cc naked
BMW F800R ... click pic for full galleryImages courtesy of Jason CritchellI'M AT the launch of the BMR F800R, and I've just finished the morning road ride. While the others are out on track, I thought I'd fill you in on what BMW's latest
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Supersize Me - BMW F800R vs. K1300R
By Ben Miller on 15/07/2009 11:37:51
BMW have launched two new streetbikes for 2009, the twin-cylinder F800 and the 150bhp K1300R. Is all that extra power, weight and expense at all justifiable?
In the next issue of Visordown, on sale July 24, we settle the power versus lightweight argument once and for all, ably assisted by two new naked BMWs, the K1300R and F800R. Does riding experience have anything to do with it, which is best and does
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Touratech's BMW F800 ScrambleR
By Ben Cope on 07/09/2009 15:55:16
Subtle mods made the ugly F800R look stylish
TOURATECH, the touring and parts specialists, have produced this BMW F800R special dubbed The Streetline F800 ScrambleR.The subtle modifications are all aesthetic and include clip-ons, a round headlight, bash guard, scrambler-style tyres and a
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Pfeiffer retains German Stunt Riding Championship
By Visordown News on 09/06/2010 10:48:51
World's leading motorcycle stunt rider clinches win on BMW F800R
clinched the title on a BMW F800R. "There were many of the world’s best riders competing, a lot of new, extremely difficult tricks taken to the stage and the final proved to be quite a tense affair." Stunt Riding German Open1. Chris Pfeiffer, GER, 56
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Please BMW: don't build this
By Ben Cope on 05/08/2009 11:14:27
Concept 3-wheeler scooter emerges from photoshoppers bedroom. This is not the direction we want to see
BMW have taken a rapid step in the right direction, what with their K1300S, S1000RR and F800R. Recently rumours have been flying around that BMW are to produce a scooter, possibly a hybrid. And while we know it's well within their means, we'd rather
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