; Motorcycling Columnist Kevin Ash This Weeks Tests the Bmw G650gs
Lincolnshire Echo › June 30, 2011
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Brought to you by Carole Nash, Britain's favourite bike and scooter insurer. We'll beat any like-for-like insurance quote! www.carolenash.com hile BMW has been grabbing headlines with its new six-cylinder flagship touring bikes this year, the company hasn't neglected the other end of its range. During the 1990s BMW shared an engine/chassis platform with Aprilia, and even the BMW- badged machines were built in Aprilia's Noale factory near Venice. Production of the German versions switched to Berlin in 2000, then in 2007 the faithful single-cylinder, 652cc motor was modified extensively for its role in powering the G-series of trail and off- road bikes.
The motor is still with us this year, and it now appears in the new G650GS, a lightweight, low-cost version of BMW's adventure bike range.See the full content of this document
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; Motorcycling Columnist Kevin Ash This Weeks Tests the Bmw G650gs
The frame and suspension also come from the old F650 single- cylinder machines (confusingly, the current F650GS is actually 800cc and a twin-cylinder), which means it's the bodywo...
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