Hi Rolly,

I read your post about deciding between the Sertao and the G650GS and I'm glad to hear the 2014 G650GS hasn't left you disappointed.

I started riding when I was 16, growing up in India on a Yamaha 125cc 2 Stroke machine and I used to have a hell a lot of fun on Indian roads manouvering through traffic. I live in Germany now and haven't had a motorcycle for the past 7 years apart from the occassional day or two in Thailand, Cambodia and India. After my last holiday and a day trip on a Honda Rebel I decided I had to get back on a motorcycle asap.

I took the leap and got a 2015 G650GS with 3100 km on it. The previous owner had never taked it off the tarmac and it looks like its in great shape. I had to pounce on what seemed like a good offer. All the inspections were done by BMW service technicians and now all that is missing is my German driving license (Fingers crossed). The Germans are pretty hard to satisfy when it comes to road rules.

Now that you have a few km on your G650, what is your take on the stock suspension that I hear people constantly complaining about. I intend on doing long tours around Europe for starters once I get the hang of riding the machine. If I had to say do 20% of NOT SO hardcore offroad. The usual gravel and mud, what would you suggest are the upgrades I should look into?

Thank you.

Cheers,

Naveen