Althoughthe new BMW G 650 X is around the corner and appears (on paper) to be an improvement (lighter by about 55Lbs (~25 kilos)), I just bought a loaded '03 Dakar (for a great price) and really enjoy it. I can comfortably cruise the autobahn at 120-140kph (74-87 mph) all day long without the excessive buzz a lot of singles possess. Around2005, the Single-Spark motors were replaced with the Dual-Spark in both the Standards and the Dakar. BMW put the Rotax engine in entirely new chassis for the short lived G650X-Challenge and X-Country models. In 2008, BMW moved the model F650GS to the TWIN motor and the thumpers became the G650GS. No more Dakar, BmwF 650 Gs Motorcycles For Sale: 15 Motorcycles Near Me - Find New and Used Bmw F 650 Gs Motorcycles on Cycle Trader. 2005 Bmw F 650 GS - 1 motorcycle. 2007 Bmw F 650 GS - 1 motorcycle. Top Available Cities with Inventory. 2 Bmw F 650 GS motorcycles in Albuquerque, NM; Addinga Corbin saddle improves the comfort level 10 fold. They are obviously not going to be as smooth and comfortable as your LT, but for what you want a light easy handling bike for, they are close to ideal. And, since BMW has dropped the price on the F650GS by nearly $1400.00, they are quite affordable. If BMW didn't want you to be safe, they wouldn't have put it there in first place" Gents (you know who you are), FWIW the value of all those fancy gadgets designed & manufactured in Bavaria (the home of BMW by the way) can be subject to design problems, engineering flaws and are therefore up for grabs. BMWF650GS DAKAR suspension upgrade. Discussion in 'Thumpers' started by Phoenician, The only problem I saw was that my Dakar only has 8 inches of ground clearance when the KTM had about 12 inches. With long travel suspension on my Dakar, it may result in some bottoming out. May 30, 2005 Oddometer: 850 Location: 1 Cold starting with a bit of throttle (one of my bikes requires it below 60 degrees) 2. Starting it only after waiting a real long time after you turn the key to let the pump pressurize more. 3. unhook airbox sensor- sometimes null is better than a bad reading. 4. unhook exhaust sensor. #5. TheBMW F650 was a family of motorcycles first introduced in 1993 and the first single cylinder motorcycle from the company for 27 years. The original model produced between 1993-2000 for Europe was the F650ST Strada that was jointly designed by BMW and Aprilia using a carburettor based 652 cc 4-valve DOHC engine from the Austrian company Rotax. uaogObx.