BMW F650GS (2006-2007) Specs, Performance & Photos

The BMW F650GS was a dual-purpose motorcycle made by BMW from 2000 to 2007. The bike came as a successor to the 1993-2000 BMW F650 Funduro and was available in three slightly different versions.

It came in a standard version, a lowered one with a lower seat height due to a shorter shock absorber on the rear, and a Dakar version that featured a thinner 21-inch front wheel, a thicker and higher seat, and more suspension travel for better off-road capabilities.

In 2006, the German motorcycle manufacturer launched the BMW F650GS, a dual-purpose machine that came standard with a low seat and as an option with a higher seat to accommodate taller riders, offering more leg room.

The 2006 motorcycle featured a new bodywork mounted onto the steel frame, a new clear-lens headlight, a new windscreen for better wind protection, revised inserts that improved cooling, and a revised rear luggage rack designed to be fitted with a top case without an adapter plate like it used before.

In the visual department, the motorcycle packed standard features, such as a small windscreen, a one-piece dual seat with passenger grab rails, a small luggage rack, an under-seat fuel tank, an under-seat-mounted exhaust system, a belly pan, and wire-spoke wheels.

The 2006 BMW F650GS had installed a 652cc four-stroke single-cylinder liquid-cooled engine with an electronically controlled fuel injection system, delivering an output power of 50 hp with maximum strength at 6,800 rpm and 60 Nm (44 lb-ft) torque at 5,200 rpm.