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Yeah, but it doesn't quite make it for me. I had wanted to make the jump to an 800 for around R15G - the price difference when I bought the bike, and that's just not possible going the conventional route. Also no-one seems to want to downgrade, as I was willing to swap and throw R15G into the...

Hello all! I'm back after probably half a year of not a word on this site, and I'm wanting to move on to the F800GS now. As such I'm offering my 2008 BMW F650GS (Iceberg Blue) for R82,500 (neg). It includes ABS, Heated Grips, Hand guards, FSH, Owners manual, tool kit and a possibility of a...

. . . If Jan falls in the forest, and there's no one to see him fall, did it really happen . . ?

Yeah I think that the bottom line for me here is, dirt changes all the time, you might have ABS engaged and be fine over 90% of a given ride, and then some poephol turns out of a driveway without looking, just where there are some corrugations or really rocky loose dirt: you whack brakes, ABS...

Oh go'n lick a power-line Hond se Kierie  >:D If some of the replies are too long and have words that are too complica- . . . diffic- . . . tough for you, then just read the shorter ones - Soos die een.

I agree Shark. The less we blame, the more we take responsibility for our own safety . . .

Hi Husky You'll see higher up on the page we've started a separate forum for that discussion. This thread remains dedicated to his memory.

I'm happy re the photo, but let's leave it up to the administrators. Re ABS - the GS's are aimed at on/off road. ABS has definitely saved my hide on two occasions on the bike - one which would have involved serious damage to both me and the bike, and the other which would merely have damaged...

Hey 37 yrs, had the new F650GS for about 3 months now (first time riding off-road), and trying to upgrade to an 800GS as I'm loving it, but want a little more off-road capability. (Shocks-travel wise) Done BM's Intro to off-road course (fantastic), and been off-road in Dullstroom and last week...

Oh, sorry Kilroy, didn't see that one. Let's leave the photo for now then

Yeah, thanks Colyn for the info - that's really helpful, and also takes a bit of the heat off BMW as it seems they did at least take proper cognisance of the danger of that hill. In that light the accident sounds more like one of those situations where a number of combined incidents conspire...

My sincerest condolences to Ettienne's wife and three children as well as his brother Jean and good friend "Savebiker", as well as all other family, friends and acquaintances who will be affected by his passing. I've noticed that a number of people wish to discuss the technical aspects of this...

I notice a number of people wanting to discuss the technicalities of the accident on the thread related to Ettienne Marais' tragic passing at the GS challenge this year (https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=22863.0), but the thread seems an insensitive place for it, so I've started a...

I'm new here and fairly new on a bike, but have done a fair bit of offroad already including some Moz thick sand and the BMW intro to offroad course (HIGHLY recommend it btw), and the main reason given for standing, makes a lot of sense to me: When you're sitting on off-road, you are...