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BMW F 650GS

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Make Model

BMW F 650GS

Year

2001

Engine

Four stroke, single cylinder, DOHC, 4 valves per cylinder

Capacity

652 cc / 39.8 cub. in.

Bore x Stroke 100 x 83mm
Compression Ratio 11.5:1
Lubrication Dry sump
Cooling System Liquid cooled

Induction

Fuel induction

Ignition 

Capacitor Discharge Ignition system 

Alternator Three-phase alternator 400W
Battery 12V / 12Ah
Starting Electric

Max Power

37.3 kW / 50 hp @ 6800 rpm

Max Torque

60 Nm / 6.12 kgf-m / 44.25 lb-ft. @ 5200 rpm

Clutch Multiple-disc clutch in oil bath, mechanically operated

Transmission 

5 Speed 

Final Drive Chain
Gear Ratios 1st 2.75 / 2nd 1.75 / 3rd 1.31 / 4th 1.05 / 5th 0.88:1
Frame Bridge-type steel section frame with bolted-on rear section

Front Suspension

41mm Telescopic fork with stabilizer bridge

Front Wheel Travel 170 mm / 6.6 in

Rear Suspension

Spring setting and rebound stage damping continuously adjustable

Rear Wheel Travel 165 mm / 6.4 in

Front Brakes

Single ∅300mm disc, 2 piston caliper

Rear Brakes

Single ∅240mm disc, 1 piston caliper

Front Tyre

100/90-19  

Rear Tyre

130/80-17   

Wheels Wire spoke wheels
Rims, front 2.50 x 19
Rims, rear 3.00 x 17
Castor 123 mm / 4.8 in.
Steering Head Angle 60.8°
Dimensions Length: 2175 mm / 85.6 in.
Width:     910 mm / 35.8 in.
Height: 1265 mm / 49.8 in.
Wheel Base 1479 mm / 58.2 in.
Seat Height 780 mm / 30.7 in.

Dry Weight

176 kg / 388 lbs.

Wet Weight 191 kg / 421.1 lbs.

Fuel Capacity 

17.3 Litres / 4.6 US gal.

Reserve Approx. 4.5 Litres / 1.2 US gal.

Consumption Average

4.7 l/100 km / 60.5 US mpg

Tank Range

370.2 kms / 230 miles

Standing ¼ Mile  

13.4 sec

Top Speed

183.4 km/h / 114 mph

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The BMW F650GS was a dual-purpose motorcycle manufactured by BMW from 2000 to 2007 as a successor to the BMW F650. Over its eight-year production period, the manufacturer sold over 105,000 units.

In addition, the BMW F650GS was available in a standard version, a lowered model with a lower seat height due to a shorter rear shock absorber, and an off-road-oriented model with a higher ground clearance due to a larger 21-inch wheel on the front and longer suspension travel.

The 2002 F650GS had standard features, such as an upper fairing with a small windscreen, a small headlight, a one-piece dual seat with passenger grab handles, a small luggage rack, an under-seat-mounted exhaust system, and lightweight wire-spoke wheels.

The bike was built on a steel frame with a 41 mm telescopic fork on the front and an adjustable shock absorber on the rear, offering excellent off-road handling.

The braking power was achieved by a 300 mm disc coupled to a dual-piston caliper on the front wheel and a 240 mm disc squeezed by a single-piston caliper on the rear wheel, offering optimum stopping power.

Underneath its fuel tank, the 2002 BMW F650GS had fitted a 652cc four-stroke single-cylinder liquid-cooled engine with an Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) system, delivering an output power of 50 hp with maximum strength at 6,800 rpm and 60 Nm (44 lb-ft) torque at 5,200 rpm.

In 2001 BMW company reports that 2001 worldwide sales were up 13.5 percent in a world market that grew just five percent. And while the 13,023 units sold in the U.S. last year won't scare a huge company like Honda, for BMW this represents a doubling of sales from just four years ago.

And the spinning propeller company knows which side of the bread is buttered, as America is BMW's largest export market for third year in a row. To further illustrate BMW's emerging force on these shores, consider that four years ago there were only two U.S. dealerships that sold more than 100 Beemers annually; contrast that with the 48 dealers which surpassed that threshold in 2001.

Part of that success is due to the surprisingly strong sales of the F650GS - surprisingly strong because of American's general aversion to riding one-lunged machines. The standard GS ranks fourth on BMW's sales leaders, and the more off-road-oriented Dakar version sits in seventh.