lewishamlad
Registered user
Hi folks, looking for some advice on which BMW to buy if anyone has the time and inclination to share insight on models in the BMW family.
To give you an idea of the type of (non) biker I am, I have had the same 1150GS from new in 2003 until it was nicked last night (only bike I've ever had) which was bought in Dubai and ridden back to the UK and all over Europe for many years, then kids came along and it served London commuting until we moved to remote-working since when it's just been for days out, meetings around/outside the M25 and the odd weekend away. I have zero interest in the workings of bikes or fiddling with them and reliability is important, as is an up-rightish riding position as I'm no boy racer.
I don't really need 1150ccs but I do like the chunkiness of my 1150 (boo hoo now gone). I do a bit of off-roading in Wales and Portugal and when I get back on my old GS after a trip it feels like a tank but I soon settle back in. I'm thinking of maybe the 850, have ridden a 650 and it felt light but appreciate any views on what to get.
The reason I'm planing to stick with BMW is reliability and shaft drive means I don't need to do too much, otherwise I may look further afield. I may just get another 1150 (I like what I know) but am tempted by something lighter and punchier now I'm not packing up a tent etc to go to Spain anymore. There's fewer 1150's around but plenty of 1200s for obvious reasons, 1200s seem to get a bit of stick?
Inevitably I will have to trawl reviews to find out what suits best but that doesn't excite me as it does some, hence non-biker nomenclature and the request for more knowledgeable types to share their views.
To give you an idea of the type of (non) biker I am, I have had the same 1150GS from new in 2003 until it was nicked last night (only bike I've ever had) which was bought in Dubai and ridden back to the UK and all over Europe for many years, then kids came along and it served London commuting until we moved to remote-working since when it's just been for days out, meetings around/outside the M25 and the odd weekend away. I have zero interest in the workings of bikes or fiddling with them and reliability is important, as is an up-rightish riding position as I'm no boy racer.
I don't really need 1150ccs but I do like the chunkiness of my 1150 (boo hoo now gone). I do a bit of off-roading in Wales and Portugal and when I get back on my old GS after a trip it feels like a tank but I soon settle back in. I'm thinking of maybe the 850, have ridden a 650 and it felt light but appreciate any views on what to get.
The reason I'm planing to stick with BMW is reliability and shaft drive means I don't need to do too much, otherwise I may look further afield. I may just get another 1150 (I like what I know) but am tempted by something lighter and punchier now I'm not packing up a tent etc to go to Spain anymore. There's fewer 1150's around but plenty of 1200s for obvious reasons, 1200s seem to get a bit of stick?
Inevitably I will have to trawl reviews to find out what suits best but that doesn't excite me as it does some, hence non-biker nomenclature and the request for more knowledgeable types to share their views.
