Originally Posted by spicystew

Hi everyone,

So I am starting with a fairly small budget trying to keep it under 2500 euro at a maximum, there is a fairly cheap F650 hanging around for 1550 euro which would also give me some spare money to mod it out a little before my trip, however I would like some input before purchasing.

Its a 1999 model with around 40k clocked, seems to be good condition with recent service. I am new to adventure bikes and my overall motorcycle knowledge when it comes to the mechanical side is lacking, will this bike give me any trouble due to lack of parts accessible particularly in central Asia? Are general repairs more tricky on this then the average adventure bike?

I will be doing more research on this model on top of any info anyone can supply here, so far it looks like its only meant for light off road and mostly for paved roads and would need to mod it out to get it on anything harder.

I am keeping an eye out for other bikes which seem in my budget that my pop up such as the DR650, XT600, KLE500 etc but if nothing does show up in the next week or two im going to have to make a decision as I want to prep for my April start.

So to sum up, is this a good adventure motorcycle for someone who is new to DIY roadside repairs for basic stuff, are there accessible parts in Central Asia and is it good for light off roading?

Thanks for any info you can give.

edit:

From what I can see by doing a bit more research is that some people say its a piece of shit and others say its a very reliable bike, hard to pin down what is bias or not. Also not sure how accessible BMW parts are outside of Europe/ USA so would still like some info on that.