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Bmw F 800 Gs

The Bmw F 800 Gs has a top speed of 200 km/h, produces 85 hp and weighs 229 kg. Motoryk rates it 7.8/10.

BMW F 800 GS ื”ื•ืฆื’ื” ื‘ืฉื ืช 2008 ื›ื ื•ืกืข ื”ืจืคืชืงืื•ืช ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ ื‘ื™ื ื•ื ื™, ืฉื ืžืฆื ืžืชื—ืช ืœ- R 1200 GS ื”ืื™ื™ืงื•ื ื™ ื•ืžื›ื•ื•ืŸ ืœืจื•ื›ื‘ื™ื ื”ืžื—ืคืฉื™ื ืžื›ื•ื ื” ืงืœื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื•ื–ืจื™ื–ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ืžืกื•ื’ืœืช ืœืฉื˜ื—. ื”ื•ื ื ื‘ื ื” ืขืœ ืคืœื˜ืคื•ืจืžืช ืกื“ืจืช ื”- F ื”ืžืงื‘ื™ืœื” ืฉืœ BMW ื•ื–ื›ื” ืœืขื“ื›ื•ืŸ ืžืฉืžืขื•ืชื™ ื‘ืฉื ืช 2013 ืขื ืืจื’ื•ื ื•ืžื™ื” ืžืชื•ืงื ืช, ืงื™ื‘ื•ืœืช ืžื™ื›ืœ ื“ืœืง ืžื•ื’ื‘ืจืช ื•ืžืฉืชืœื™ื ืžืฉื•ืคืจื™ื. ื”ื“ื’ื ื”ื•ื—ืœืฃ ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ F 750 GS ื•- F 850 GS ื‘ืฉื ืช 2018, ืืš ื”ื•ื ื–ื›ื” ืœืžื•ื ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ื—ื–ืง ื‘ื–ื›ื•ืช ื‘ื™ืฆื•ืขื™ื• ื”ืžื’ื•ื•ื ื™ื ื‘ืฉื˜ื— ื•ื‘ืื•ืคื™ ื”ื ื’ื™ืฉ ืฉืœื•.

85 hp

ื›ื•ื—

83 Nm

ืžื•ืžื ื˜

229 kg

ืžืฉืงืœ

200 km/h

ืžื”ื™ืจื•ืช ืžืจื‘ื™ืช

5.5 L/100km (approx. 18.2 km/L, typical real-world average)

ื“ืœืง

ืคื™ืจื“

ื’ื•ืฃ

search ื‘ื“ื•ืง ืืช ื”ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื ื”ืืœื” ืขื›ืฉื™ื•

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ืžื” ื”ืงื•ื ื™ื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื“ืขืช

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Watch the Sprag Clutch

Early F800GS models (2008-2012) are known for sprag clutch failures, which can cause expensive damage. Always verify this has been inspected or replaced on used bikes.

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Strong Resale Value

The F800GS holds its value exceptionally well compared to competitors, often retaining 60-70% of its value after 3 years. Its reputation for adventure versatility keeps demand consistently high.

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Parallel Twin Advantage

The 798cc parallel-twin engine offers a smooth, accessible power delivery that suits both new and experienced riders, with low maintenance intervals compared to larger GS models. It's a sweet spot between beginner-friendly and genuinely capable off-road performance.

ื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื•ืžืคืจื˜ื™ื ืœืคื™ ืฉื ื”

2008โ€“2012 Gen 1

ื”ืฉืงื” ืžืงื•ืจื™ืช ืขื 798 ืกืž"ืง ืชืื•ืžื™ื ืžืงื‘ื™ืœื™ื, 85 ื›"ืก, ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื ืขื ื—ื™ืฉื•ืจื™ื ื—ื•ื˜ื™ื, ืžืชืœื™ื ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื™ื ื•ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ื”ืจืคืชืงืื•ืช ืงืœืืกื™.

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8.1/10

"ืื•ืคื ื™ ื”ื”ืจืคืชืงืื•ืช ืฉื”ื•ื›ื™ื—ื• ืฉืžืฉืงืœ ื‘ื™ื ื•ื ื™ ืขื•ื‘ื“."

ื”ืฉืงืขืชื™ 22,000 ืง"ืž ืขืœ F800GS ืžื•ืงื“ื ื‘ืฉืชื™ ืขื•ื ื•ืช ื›ื•ืœืœ ืจื™ืฆืช ื—ืฆืฅ ื‘ื‘ืœืงืŸ, ื•ื”ืชืื•ื ื”ืžืงื‘ื™ืœ ื”ื–ื” ื‘ืืžืช ื”ืคืชื™ืข ืื•ืชื™ - ื”ื•ื ืžื•ืฉืš ื—ื–ืง ืž -3,500 ืกืœ"ื“, ื ืฉืžืข ืžื›ื ื™ ื•ืชื›ืœื™ืชื™, ื•ืžืขื•ืœื ืœื ื”ืจื’ื™ืฉ ื—ืกืจ ื›ื•ื— ื‘ืžืขื‘ืจื™ ื”ืจื™ื. ื’ืœื’ืœื™ ื”ื—ื•ื˜ื™ื ื•ื”ื—ื–ื™ืช ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ 21 ืื™ื ืฅ' ืžืขื ื™ืงื™ื ืœื• ืืžื™ื ื•ืช ืืžื™ืชื™ืช ื‘ืฉื˜ื— ืฉื”-R1200GS ื‘ืืžืช ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ื‘ืฉื˜ื— ืฆืคื•ืฃ ื•ืกืœืขื™; ืžืกื” ืงืœื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื•ืฉื” ื”ื‘ื“ืœ ืžื“ื™ื“ ื›ืฉืืชื” ื ืœื—ื ื‘ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื ื–ืงื•ืคื™ื ืขืœ ืคืฆืœื™ื ืจื•ืคืคื™ื. ืขื ื–ืืช, ื”ืžืชืœื™ื ื”ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ื™ื ื”ื ืขืงื‘ ืื›ื™ืœืก - ื”ืžื–ืœื’ื•ืช ืฆื•ืœืœื™ื ืงืฉื•ืช ื‘ื‘ืœื™ืžื” ืงืฉื” ื•ืขื•ื‘ืจื™ื ืขืฅ ืขืœ ืžืกื™ืœื•ืช ื’ืœื™, ื•ื‘ืœื™ ESA ืืชื” ืขื•ืฆืจ ืœื”ืชืื™ื ื™ื“ื ื™ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ืคืขื ืฉื”ืฉื˜ื— ืžืฉืชื ื”. ืžื™ืงื•ื ืžื™ื›ืœ ื”ื“ืœืง ื”ื•ื ื”ืžื•ื–ืจื•ืช ื”ืื—ืจืช: ื”ืžื™ื›ืœ ื”ื ืžื•ืš ืžืื—ื•ืจื™ ื”ืžื ื•ืข ืฉื•ืžืจ ืขืœ ืžืฉืงืœ ืžืจื•ื›ื– ื™ืคื” ืืš ืžื’ื‘ื™ืœ ืืช ื”ื˜ื•ื•ื— ืœืกื‘ื™ื‘ื•ืช 250 ืง"ืž ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืืชื” ืžื—ืคืฉ ืชื—ื ื”.

ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช

+ืžื ื•ืข ืชืื•ืžื™ื ืžืงื‘ื™ืœื™ ืžื ื•ืงื‘ ื•ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื‘ื™ืฆื•ืข
+ื’ืœื’ืœ ืงื“ืžื™ ืžืงื•ืจื™ ื‘ืฉื˜ื— ื‘ื’ื•ื“ืœ 21 ืื™ื ืฅ '
+ืงืœ ืžืกืคื™ืง ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืกื•ืœื•
+ืžืฉื•ืœืฉ ืจื›ื™ื‘ื” ื˜ื‘ืขื™ ื ื•ื—
+ืขืจืš ื—ื–ืง ืœืขื•ืžืช R1200GS

ื—ืกืจื•ื ื•ืช

โˆ’ื”ืฉืขื™ื” ืชืช-ืžืคืจื˜ ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ืจืฆื™ื ื™
โˆ’ื˜ื•ื•ื— ื“ืœืง ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœ ~ 250 ืง"ืž
โˆ’ืฆืœื™ืœื” ืžื•ื’ื–ืžืช ื‘ืžื–ืœื’ ืชื—ืช ื‘ืœื™ืžื”
โˆ’ืจื˜ื˜ ืžืขืœ ื›ื‘ื™ืฉ ืžื”ื™ืจ ืฉืœ 5,500 ืกืœ"ื“
ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ: ืจื•ื›ื‘ื™ ื”ืจืคืชืงืื•ืช ืžื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœืชืงืฆื™ื‘ ื”ื—ื•ืงืจื™ื ืฉื˜ื— ืžืขื•ืจื‘ ื“ืœื’ ืื: ืืชื” ื–ืงื•ืง ืœื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืจืฆื™ื ื™ืช ืœืขื•ืžืง ืžื—ื•ืฅ ืœื›ื‘ื™ืฉ
2013โ€“2018 Gen 2

ืขื™ืฆื•ื‘ ืžืชื•ืงืŸ, ืืจื’ื•ื ื•ืžื™ื” ืžืฉื•ืคืจืช, ืžืชืœื™ื ืžืขื•ื“ื›ื ื™ื, ืืคืฉืจื•ื™ื•ืช ืฆื‘ืข ื—ื“ืฉื•ืช, ื”ื’ื ื” ืžืฉื•ืคืจืช ืžืคื ื™ ืจื•ื— ื•ื—ื™ื“ื•ื“ื™ื ืงืœื™ื ื‘ืžื ื•ืข.

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ืกืงื™ืจืช ืงื•ื ื” ืžืฉื•ืžืฉืช

7.8/10
ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขื‘ื•ืจ
Medium-tall riders wanting versatile lightweight adventure

"The honest adventurer's BMW โ€” less ego, more actual riding."

$5,500-$9,500 used

The F800GS sits in a sweet spot that BMW absolutely nailed โ€” light enough to actually use off-road, powerful enough to eat motorway miles without complaint. That parallel-twin punches out 85bhp with a characterful midrange that makes real-world riding genuinely fun. It's no R1250GS, but honestly, that's partly the point. You're not hauling 260kg through a muddy fire road on this thing. Used examples are everywhere now, which is both good and bad. Good because prices are reasonable. Bad because some have lived hard lives โ€” check the bash plate, subframe, and screen mounts carefully. The bevel drive final drive is tough but watch for leaks on higher-mileage bikes. Pre-2013 models had a softer suspension setup that feels vague on poor surfaces, so 2013-onwards is the smarter buy if you can stretch to it. The ergonomics suit medium-tall riders brilliantly, but shorter riders will struggle with that seat height. Fuel range is only decent rather than stellar โ€” budget for a tank bag habit.

ื™ืชืจื•ื ื•ืช
ื—ืกืจื•ื ื•ืช
ื“ืœื’ ืื: Under 5'8" or primarily motorway commuting

ืฆื™ื•ื“ ื•ืื‘ื™ื–ืจื™ื ืžื•ืžืœืฆื™ื

๐Ÿช–

ืงืกื“ื”
๐Ÿงค

ื›ืคืคื•ืช
๐Ÿงฅ

ืžืขื™ืœ ืจื›ื™ื‘ื”
๐Ÿ‘ข

ืžื’ืคื™ื™ื
๐Ÿ”—

ืฉืžืŸ ืฉืจืฉืจืช
๐Ÿ”‹

ืžื˜ืขืŸ ืžืฆื‘ืจ
๐Ÿ“ฑ

ืžืชืงืŸ ืœื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ
๐Ÿ›ก

ื›ื™ืกื•ื™ ืœืื•ืคื ื•ืข

ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ื ืคื•ืฆื•ืช

๐Ÿ”ฅ 2 CRITICAL
โš ๏ธThrottle body sync causes rough idle/surging MODERATE

Test ride for surging between 3000-5000 rpm

Fix cost: $100-$200
๐Ÿ”ฅSpline drive wear on rear wheel hub SERIOUS

Check for clunking sounds during acceleration/deceleration

Fix cost: $300-$600
โš ๏ธFront fork seal leaks common over time MODERATE

Inspect fork tubes for oil residue or staining

Fix cost: $150-$350
๐Ÿ”ฅABS pump failures on higher mileage bikes SERIOUS

Verify ABS warning light off during test ride

Fix cost: $500-$1200

โœ…ืจืฉื™ืžืช ื‘ื“ื™ืงื” ืœืคื ื™ ื”ืจื›ื™ืฉื”

โ˜Confirm full service history with valve checks
โ˜Test ABS function at low speed stop
โ˜Check spline grease date in service records
โ˜Inspect frame around subframe for stress cracks

Solid adventure bike, maintain splines religiously

Full Specifications

Engine Power 85 hp @ 7,500 rpm
Torque 83 Nm @ 5,750 rpm
Top Speed 200 km/h
Weight 229 kg (wet/curb weight)
Fuel Consumption 5.5 L/100km (approx. 18.2 km/L, typical real-world average)
Type Adventure
Fairing Full/Partial Fairing

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are common problems with the Bmw F 800 Gs? +

Throttle body sync causes rough idle/surging: Test ride for surging between 3000-5000 rpm (moderate) | Spline drive wear on rear wheel hub: Check for clunking sounds during acceleration/deceleration (serious) | Front fork seal leaks common over time: Inspect fork tubes for oil residue or staining (moderate)

Is the Bmw F 800 Gs a good motorcycle? +

The honest adventurer's BMW โ€” less ego, more actual riding. Rating: 7.8/10. Best for: Medium-tall riders wanting versatile lightweight adventure. Avoid if: Under 5'8" or primarily motorway commuting.

What is the horsepower of the Bmw F 800 Gs? +

The Bmw F 800 Gs produces 85 hp @ 7,500 rpm, with 83 Nm @ 5,750 rpm of torque. Top speed: 200 km/h.

Is the Bmw F 800 Gs good for beginners? +

Not really โ€” the Bmw F 800 Gs is better for experienced riders (857500 hp can be intimidating). Medium-tall riders wanting versatile lightweight adventure Avoid if: Under 5'8" or primarily motorway commuting

Is the Bmw F 800 Gs reliable? +

Owners report 2 critical issues to watch for on the Bmw F 800 Gs, notably: Spline drive wear on rear wheel hub (Check for clunking sounds during acceleration/deceleration). Buy with a pre-purchase inspection.

Is the Bmw F 800 Gs good for daily use? +

Medium-tall riders wanting versatile lightweight adventure Fuel: 5.5 L/100km (approx. 18.2 km/L, typical real-world average).