While it’s a very good problem to have, the middleweight adventure bike market is a buyer’s dilemma. With offerings from KTM, Husqvarna, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Triumph, Ducati, Aprilia, CFMoto and MV Augusta, the decision will come down to your budget, needs or, possibly, brand loyalty.
BMW needs no introduction to either the adventure scene or the mid-capacity class for that matter as its F 800 GS and the more recent F 850 GS have proved to be both reliable and capable all rounders for riders of all walks of life. My dad rode an early F 800 GS halfway around the world, predominately solo through some of the most remote and harsh terrain imaginable. And he did so with zero mechanical failure.
A couple of years back I was assigned the F 850 GS Adventure for the annual AMCN adventure issue and came away impressed. It was a vastly different bike to my dad’s and the few things I wasn’t so fond of on his had been improved or refined to bring this model into line with the ever evolving and improving competition.
Enter the new F 900 GS Enduro, which from a distance looks quite similar to the outgoing 850. But get up close or scan the spec sheet and you’ll soon realise BMW has gone to town in an effort to make
