2016 BMW F700GS – $7,990 (Sold)

BMW F700GS for sale

SELLER SAYS: The BMW F700GS Rallye is a specialised aesthetic variant of the 798cc parallel twin middleweight, featuring the following:
– a red trellis frame.
– white bodywork.
– handguards.
– heated grips.
– BMW’s Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA) on the rear shock.
– centre stand.

In addition to the standard Rallye features, this example includes:
– the well-known BMW VARIO top box and panniers, keyed to match the ignition switch. Panniers used only three times.
– custom-made inner liners for the top box and panniers, allowing for the top box and panniers to remain on the bike while touring, etc.
– aftermarket slip-on muffler by MIVV.
– high touring screen.
– standard comfort seat (never used), and low seat included.
– LED headlight conversion.
– new MotoBatt AGM battery fitted early April this year.

Approx 80% tread remaining on the Pirelli Trailmaster II tyres.
Two owners from new, I’ve owned it since 2019.
Full service history, initially by AutoClassic then by BM Bikes.
Comes with two keys and owners manual.

This bike is in excellent condition and has only been “offroad” once during my ownership (a lap of the Pinnacles tourist attraction)

Open to reasonable offers. Contact Greg on 0432 xxx xxx SOLD (Meadow Springs, Perth WA).

EDITOR TERLICK SAYS: It’s not much of an exaggeration to say BMW invented the modern-day adventure bike. When the big German marque best known for its boxer-engined road bikes released the BMW R80G/S in 1980, lots of folks scoffed: “Too tall, too wide and waaay too heavy,” they said. Then, in 1981, Frenchman Hubert Auriol won the Paris-Dakar on one. And in 1984 and ’85, former motocross great Gaston Rahier did it again. What the heck? From that point forward, a whole bunch of bikes that had previously been considered too tall, too wide and waaay too heavy found themselves being ridden off-road. We’re now 40 years on from the early days of the GS series, and BMW still dominates the adventure bike segment. There’s a funny thing though. Despite BMW’s incredible sales success with the GS series, lots of folks still look at them and whisper rather quietly: “They’re too tall, too wide and waaay too heavy. And while I’m whispering, ridiculously powerful.” The 80G/S seemed plenty big back in 1980, but it got bigger. And bigger. And bigger. Today’s flagship is the R1300GS. Yes, 1300. I mean, really? I’m sorry, but a 270kg motorcycle with 145hp is not an adventure bike. Not for my kind of adventure anyway. It’s a big, heavy road bike. Sure, you could take it off road. But you’d be a brave man. Or woman. Or, er, them person. I reckon you’d be brave to take on peak-hour traffic too. And if you’re short on experience or short in the arse department, forget it. Enter the F700GS. With a dry weight of 186kg and an engine that produces 75 horsepower, its still substantially heavier and more powerful than the old 80G/S of yore. But suddenly we’re looking at a bike that’s manageable. Seventy five horsepower is healthy; plenty for urban duties or exploring dirt roads, and enough to easily exceed any legal speed limit. But the ‘small’ (?) GS still wears much of the high-tech fruit of its Godzilla-daddy, meaning plenty of mod-cons that make life pleasant and comfortable around town, on the highway, or exploring the back roads. This bike of Greg’s looks very clean and tidy, and would suit a buyer who likes the idea of a big GS but secretly thinks: “Yeah, but too tall, too wide, and waaay too heavy.”