The grayish pieces to either side are the side plates of the frame. From what I could see, the upper end bolts into the upper section of the frame wishbone. I didn't find frame stiffness to be an issue during my, ahem, rather spirited riding.įorward motor mounts. If the BMW chassis is bolted together, this would make frame repair much simpler, though it might give up some level of torsional rigidity. I believe Benelli's Tre has a glued up frame, with tubes that get inserted into the side plates and I think the FZ6 has a similarly glued up frame from parts. I don't know of more than a couple other bikes with this sort of frame arrangement. Additionally, there's a big aluminum structure in the middle that seems to loop up and over the motor and carries the upper shock mount. In this bike, it appears that there's a wishbone shaped part that carries the headstock and the side rails, which is then bolted to the side plates. In most twin spar chassis, the entire frame, from the headstock on down to the sideplates is constructed from one piece. The frame appears to be quite unusual, even for a BMW. The engine continues to be a Rotax sourced bit. The ABS pump is visible behind the frame spar, to the rear of the R/R. That's the regulator rectifier hanging out there in the breeze. It's also located at the rear, right by the swingarm pivot, but we'll talk about that a bit in the chassis portion.
In the photo, you can see the front stay, as well as the bigger bolts through the frame that hold the motor in place. The motor is a stressed member, which means that it's an integral part of the chassis, carrying forces. The example I rode stalled once immediately after start up and usually took a couple minutes to start running cleanly when started from cold. I thought the FI was nicely done, even if it was a bit cold blooded. This bike is snappier and the bike offers less intake honk under acceleration and much better forward progress. It doesn't, however share the breezy character that I've experienced on the F series. The fuel injection has been changed and there have been changes made to the valvetrain, but it's otherwise pretty much the same. This bike has a newer version of the venerable F650 powerplant. There's no doubt in my mind, though, that the X Moto is very aptly named since X Bad Thoughts doesn't really fit on the side panels too well. To be completely honest, I can't keep the names of the other two straight yet.
#650 X MOTO FULL#
There's a G650 that's pretty much a dirt bike, one that's a full hooligan bike (the subject of this tome) and one that's somewhere in the middle. You're going to tear around the local roads, trails and byways. You're not going to load this bike up and head to Topeka from SF, CA. They're fun for a weekend, or a couple days.
These aren't ever going to be touring bikes.
#650 X MOTO SERIES#
The new G series is BMW's attempt to provide more niche specific machines. You're swimming in a veritable sea of Bad Thoughts. Bad Thoughts, Bad Thoughts, Bad Thoughts. Is that all the lean angle you can muster? You wuss." You know you want to wheelie this thing." It's like there's a little plug or something that fits into your noggin and start to fill your brain with Bad Thoughts. The G650 X Moto is Bad Thoughts on wheels. I'm talking about those things you shouldn't do, but can't help thinking about.
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