BMW X Challenge?

[thepom]

Been reading up on this G 650 Xchallenge Hard Enduro ,any one know anything about them?..........apart from being a bmw :(

[Squiggles]

sexy. (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=602168)
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[Taz]

Small tank, too tall, weird air shock but apart from that they're great.

[Monstaman]

Been reading up on this G 650 Xchallenge Hard Enduro ,any one know anything about them?..........apart from being a bmw :(

Can put you in contact with a friend of mine who owns one, he has put an Ohlins rear in his.

PM me for details if you want to chat with him, cheers Andi

[pampa]

Been reading up on this G 650 Xchallenge Hard Enduro ,any one know anything about them?..........apart from being a bmw :(


Hi, I have one and they don't have chinese engine ... engine is made by Rotax in Austria which proven reliable one. Mine uses 0 oil, and its only needed a minor valve adjust at 40000K

thank is small but it does many more K than other bikes with bigger thanks. I get regularly 190K out of ~7.5l of 95 octanes

they're tall but then again you're suppossed to ride "on" the bike :devil2:

Its good bike with couple of problems to be addressed. Very good maintenance schedule and can be found at good $.

Haven't changed the rear but everybody that has one agrees that the rear its not the main problem what needs upgrade is the front which can be done relatively cheap. Maybe $500-$700. Suspension in general on BMs is not very good but G650X Ch has better suspension than the F650's, DRs and KLRs. It also has good ground clearence


Some ilustration for the thread

http://www.proyecto-magoo.com.ar/pablo/Pictures/100-SouthIslandOnG650X-05.01.2009/hakaPass-2008-2009-1024x768.jpg

With some mods
http://www.proyecto-magoo.com.ar/pablo/Pictures/2011.03.08-FrontFender/IMG_20110308_092646.jpg-1024x768.jpg

[Crim]

tank size was a concern (when I was putting my "if I won lottery" list together) but look;
http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/kpie64/IMGP1325.jpg :drool:

[pampa]

tank size was a concern (when I was putting my "if I won lottery" list together) but look;
http://i493.photobucket.com/albums/rr295/kpie64/IMGP1325.jpg :drool:

plus that its not the only solution, there are at least two rear thanks u can buy. Not counting my in house solution ... u can see first pic

[thepom]

hey thanks for the replies, I ve been a big fan of the 650 gs and have had two and know the engines are really good ,I was thinking more of the weight as its not the lightest and the fuel tank problem looks to be easily overcome. I heard a problem of the gear lever breaking off and needing an engine strip down to fix it?

I,ve not seen one here yet but it has certainly caught my eye.

Whats the engine pull like? is it the exact same engine as the 650 gs or a bit better powered?

[pampa]

hey thanks for the replies, I ve been a big fan of the 650 gs and have had two and know the engines are really good ,I was thinking more of the weight as its not the lightest and the fuel tank problem looks to be easily overcome. I heard a problem of the gear lever breaking off and needing an engine strip down to fix it?

I,ve not seen one here yet but it has certainly caught my eye.

Whats the engine pull like? is it the exact same engine as the 650 gs or a bit better powered?
It happened to me actually, it can be prevented though ... the problem was I didn't know also I was very unhappy with BM support (none-zero-nothing-nada-niente bike was under warranty). The workshop manual can be found cheap on 3bay if you like to do your own maintenace.

This bike is much better than F650GSD, weights lot less, has more HP (53HP 3 up from GS without any mods) good very torque, better suspension (stock), but keeps reliability, fuel efficiency ... only thing is has got less fuel (as discussed) not that you need all that much over here ...

Weight difference is notable I struggled to pickup the GSD I had if it was on a bad spot, but G650X is much easier ...

On advrider there are plenty of info about them

[mattsdakar]

hey thanks for the replies, I ve been a big fan of the 650 gs and have had two and know the engines are really good ,I was thinking more of the weight as its not the lightest and the fuel tank problem looks to be easily overcome. I heard a problem of the gear lever breaking off and needing an engine strip down to fix it?

I,ve not seen one here yet but it has certainly caught my eye.

Whats the engine pull like? is it the exact same engine as the 650 gs or a bit better powered?

Thought your garage was full???

[thepom]

I have another garage...its my mates ha ha ha......

[yafeetup]

I have another garage...its my mates ha ha ha......

took my mates one for a blast went better than I expected especally up in the higher revs, it loved pulling up hill and steered really good. The seats are crap square edged he got his refoamed made a load of difference, suspension wise the air shock sucks no rider sag and it tops out leaping of jumps. certainly a capable bike for more serious adventure rides, his ones for sale cause he never rides it, behalf Langlands motorcycles

[alane]

Been reading up on this G 650 Xchallenge Hard Enduro ,any one know anything about them?..........apart from being a bmw :(

Is,nt the x challenge ,that the legendary "COLEBATCH" of "SIBERIA EXTREME" (ADVrider)rides,these days?
Pretty shure his "mods" ,are outlined somewhere.
Whatever bike he uses,would be very carefully considered.

[pampa]

Is,nt the x challenge ,that the legendary "COLEBATCH" of "SIBERIA EXTREME" (ADVrider)rides,these days?
Pretty shure his "mods" ,are outlined somewhere.
Whatever bike he uses,would be very carefully considered.

It is.

Link http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=524638

also the index to links of bunch of data including the above link
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=335086

[thepom]

Bloody good read,..........

[NordieBoy]

Bloody good read,..........

Pity he doesn't take more photos though.

[thepom]

I think there is a link to his blog and I,m sure there is more....

[k14]

Pity he doesn't take more photos though.
Go here http://www.sibirskyextreme.com/sibirsky-extreme-2010/ and down the very bottom there is a slideshow with some photos. Also if you go here http://www.sibirskyextreme.com/photos2/ there are more photos. The BAM (and Vitim bridge) in particular are the most jaw dropping.

Seriously cool! So cool in fact that I am planning an expedition to do the BAM next year :banana: BMW x-challenge is a bit out of my budget so we are just going for DRZ400's.

[NordieBoy]

Go here http://www.sibirskyextreme.com/sibirsky-extreme-2010/ and down the very bottom there is a slideshow with some photos. Also if you go here http://www.sibirskyextreme.com/photos2/ there are more photos. The BAM (and Vitim bridge) in particular are the most jaw dropping.

Seriously cool! So cool in fact that I am planning an expedition to do the BAM next year :banana: BMW x-challenge is a bit out of my budget so we are just going for DRZ400's.

:rolleyes:
It was tongue in cheek :D
I think I've seen all the photos Walter has ever put up on the web.
Took a while :headbang:

[Box'a'bits]

:rolleyes:
It was tongue in cheek :D
I think I've seen all the photos Walter has ever put up on the web.
Took a while :headbang:
Some of the places where he takes photos at are pretty pedestrian as well....:yawn: Don't think I'll ever want to go there...NOT!!!

[NordieBoy]

Some of the places where he takes photos at are pretty pedestrian as well....:yawn: Don't think I'll ever want to go there...NOT!!!

"pretty pedestrians" may be more apt :D

[XF650]

Closing soon: http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.asp?id=360177184

[JATZ]

Closing soon: http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.asp?id=360177184

Q Has this bike had side impact ,does it look as if the swing arm & front forks are bent.??? chedd (107 ) 4:44 pm, Fri 11 Mar
A Tim here: the bike ran in to a flock of sheep ... forks look straight and there's few signs of any impact save the slight twist to the rear subframe, but you might consider having the bike surveyed if the answer is crucial to you 11:21 am, Mon 14 Mar

Wondering if this is the one from the D.B. :blink:

[ADVGD]

Closing soon: http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.asp?id=360177184

Auction notes:

Lost control

and

The bike ran in to a flock of sheep ...

Bugger... sheep aren't that soft and fluffy at 100km eh :blink:

[warewolf]

Bugger... sheep aren't that soft and fluffy at 100km eh :blink:Ask Clint (http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=275752).

[clint640]

Bugger... sheep aren't that soft and fluffy at 100km eh :blink:

Nope. Neither is Hwy 35. It takes more than a couple of sheep to write off a 640 but.

What was the guy's score? One of mine was a lamb but it was a good size & the other one was pretty big so I reckon that makes an honest 2.:sunny:

Cheers
Clint

[alane]

Pretty shure that was,nt Dave Kurigers bike.:scooter:
Was going to ring him & make him aware of the auction, in case he wanted it for spares for his,(Don,t actually know how it faired in the crash) but :shit: forgot. ---- Oh! Well!!---nother senior moment.:whistle:


Getting back to Colebatches report on the x challenge set-up. Was really interesting abought the saddlebags I thought. soft -verses-hard , position on bike , various brands ,diff.materials & mounting points.etc.----- Excellent .:Punk: