I know, sad isn't it. Given the choice I'd always much rather listen to those who have done than those who haven't. What surprised me is that they appear to have created two great bikes, using proven technology, under a brand which is well respected and yet their marketeers seem to have held back. Maybe they too have fallen under the "round the world needs cubic capacity" spell. Maybe it's part of BMW's (they own Husqvarna don't they?) brand management, pushing their own 800-1200cc range as long range bikes and anything less as day-bikes, I know BMW Motorrad on Park Lane looked at me askance when I said the G650GS Sertao was plenty big enough for my adventuring needs and doubted my sanity when I said I'd dare to keep loading up and riding my 125cc Derbi Terra Adventure, why wouldn't I want a 1200cc behemoth?

So don't worry I'm not questioning your eye, and positively impressed you can even keep an eye on here and on your adventuring at the same time, just saddened that the marketing men appear to have taken over something we love and are trying to define, and narrow, a category, when we know that a C90 can give you as much adventure as a 1200GS; although (having picked an over-loaded sushi-carrying Honda up from where it had slid into the gutter) admittedly even a C90 has limits.

PS. 2014 Siberia by 125?

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I was told directly when I had personal contact with BMW marketing several years ago that they specifically did not want to promote the capabilities of any bike for adventure trabel apart from the 1200. Thus never an adventure version of f800. BMW explicitly want the 1200 to be the only bike associated with the word and concept of adventure in their stable.

Thats where the money is.

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How times have changed. I'd like to think that BMW have seen the likes of Walter et al and woken up to the idea of smaller capacity "adventure bikes" although the new F800 GSA is probably more about maximizing profit potential than a realization that 1200cc behemoths aren't the best things to be on in the back of beyond.

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if they get around to making a sub 140 kg single cylinder adventure bike, I can die happy.

Till then, I am happy to keep saying the bikes have to be much much lighter than they are now to be fit for purpose.

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