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Often called “The Best Of Both Worlds”, BMW Motorrad certainly has many things right with the F 850 GS and GS Adventure. Powered by 853cc in-line 2-cylinder engines, and sharing the same 6-speed gearbox and brakes. Both bikes use the easy-to-read TFT display with connectivity. When it comes to the suspension, it appears that both bikes are using the same suspension and should have the same wheel travel numbers, 9.1″ / 8.5″ (230 mm / 215 mm) front and rear. I will note that there is some confusion on the BMW websites. Canada and some European sites list them as the same, but the USA and UK for example show different suspension travel figures between the two models.
This is excellent adventure bike, but single leg OEM cartridge doesn’t provide enough hydraulic support for the front end of this bike ,even during light braking we can experience uncontrollable front end dive .
This can be easily solved by installing cartridge to fully adjustable 35mm Tractive pressurized cartridge that provides plenty of performance for any riding conditions . The rear shock can be serviced, and sprung to rider weight or upgraded with Tractive Suspension and added HS LS compression damping to fine tune the suspension . We also suspension that can lower the bike from -25mm to -40mm
| SPECS | |
| Engine size | 853cc |
|---|---|
| Engine type | Parallel Twin |
| Frame type | Steel trellis subframe |
| Fuel capacity | 20 litres |
| Seat height | 85 GS: 33.9″ GSA: 34.4” |
| Bike weight | GSA 244 kg , GS 229kg |
| Front suspension | none adjustable |
| Rear suspension | Preload, rebound,ESA 46MM shock PDS |
| Front brake | Twin 320mm discs |
| Rear brake | 220mm disc |
| Front tyre size | 110/80 x 21 |
| Rear tyre size | 150/70 x 17 |
