I bought an F650GS twin in preference to a F800GS. I wasn't convinced the extra bits that you got with the F800GS made financial sense. For example, the upside down forks on the F800GS are still not adjustable. The standard bash plate is plastic. And I was concerned at the difficulty of mending punctures on the F800GS's tubed tyres when riding solo in the wilderness.

What I found was that on reasonably easy pistes the F650GS is fine and well up to the job, however on more difficult stuff the ground clearance isn't enough and my bash plate has the battle scars to show for it.

Also the sharp-turning front which is such good fun on tarmac is a massive disadvantage when you are restarting in the middle of rocks as you can't get up to walking speed before the wheel is diverted from underneath you.

Also suffered from component failures (wheel bearing, chain, top rad hose) and other concerns (overheating).

The F650GS cast wheels might not be up to harsh treatment (mine were OK) but F800GS owners report that the rims on the spoked wheels are made of chocolate. What's needed of the F800GS is more study rims with spokes through the edges so you can run tubeless tyres.

So far (touch wood) the Tenere has been everything I hoped for apart from it's difficult to pick up when dropped.

Hope things are OK with you otherwise and you are in a country!

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