BMW F800GS – Off to the Safari Enduro

BMW F800GS – Off to the Safari Enduro

This entry is part 15 of 18 in the series Adventure Rider Issue #18

GS Safari Enduro? Bring it on!

With surprisingly little work – none of it mechanical – the BMWF800GS is ready to take on the GS Safari Enduro. Several shakedown rides through some rugged terrain were capped off with a cruise through the New England region on a sunny Winter day.

Last issue we’d taken delivery of a 2016 F800GS, ridden it back from Melbourne, loved it, and sent it in for its first service. The idea was to set up the bike for the GS Safari Enduro running from Streaky Bay in South Australia up to Broken Hill in NSW, and we were a little nonplussed at just how good the 800GS is in stock trim. It’s a GS remember, not a GSA, so we were expecting it to be a little soft around the edges. That turned out to be a foolish notion, and thanks to some much-appreciated help from BMW Motorrad, the bike’s now had a few changes aimed predominantly at rider comfort and coping with a challenging off-road run.

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