Best Beginner Bike for under $5,000 and its a BMW

[@leehartung2549]

Not a beginner bike. Can tour easy, will do 100 plus, great MPG. Torque monster. Comfortable etc. Why do people think they need 130 plus horse power to hit the high way?

[@granthaynes2213]

I had one of these as my first bike, it was a good bike, but I'm a bigger guy and after a few years I got tired of the cramped seating position and all the problems associated with being a naked bike and I sold it to my brother who still has it.

[@georgemulligan8958]

How do you not know where Austria is. Glocks are made in Austria and it is an absolutely beautiful place you need to go on vacation to Europe

[@timhays4290]

I read years ago the BMW F650 was so popular in Europe because of high gas millage. The GS model was popular as well. Its BMW so you know quality is high. Great for lane spliting or as they say in Europe filtering in states that allow lane spliting.

[@EasyRiderGreg]

Only 1 state allows lane splitting, California. Which is kind of odd since they like to regulate everything and are less free than many other states.

[@davesy6969]

It wasn't very popular in Europe, which is why they're so rare. The f650GS adventure bike sold a lot more. I think they cost the same as a gpz900 new so they were too expensive. It's great on fuel average 65 uk mpg and 75 on motorway.

[@OzTwanger]

XR650 has the oil in the frame too

[@Masterstreami]

A real beautiful Bike. I friend of mine ( He has a lot of Sport Bikes) said this Bike is ugly and looks like Starship Enterprise. That was the reason for me, to bought this Bike, because I love the old TV Series of Starship Enterprise :). And very Mile I do drive, This Bike let me smile.

[@Supadupa335]

I like those bar end mirrors. Is there a specific brand that I need for this?

[@matthewmead2374]

"Why are these people driving 45mph?" Lol

[@khakimzhanmiras]

it's got that bosozoku look going for it

[@BAJaney]

Great bike. But dude....Taylor Swift?...Really? You're gonna hear about that in the afterlife.

[@dirtyversa3165]

If you could score this bike for a couple grand it would be perfect.

[@jacoprinsloo199]

Nope dude, the belt drive system is anything BUT cheap. They only last about 10K Miles and a replacement is many 100's of $$$ (MANY Hundreds).

[@libed91]

Not true. The belt lasts far longer than that. I've had the same belt for the last 75 000 kilometers and it's still in fine condition.

[@nocensorship8092]

That's not true like the other guy says they last really long. The recommended interval to change it is i think 40000km but in reality its good for almost the double. Its just not good for offroad that's why the gs has a chain, since belts get more easily damaged by rocks.

[@konstantinoskonlymotocross833]

Jaco Prinsloo nope your wrong or you did something wrong cause mine has 30k and a friend same bike 70k ,replace it cost 300 euro with buying it (many hundreds)😫

[@PopCulturzTV]

Would look sooo much better if that hideous looking engine was covered

[@davesy6969]

This is the best bike ever made imho. Had 3 of them. The one you're riding has optional abs which adds value.

[@ollilehtonen6764]

I was expecting a parts-bikes -joke, haha.

[@ThePlatonius]

After watching this video and reading the comments, I bought a F650 CS as a first bike for myself. I have not taken it on long rides yet as its winter here where I live, but loving it so far.

[@recklessglitch]

Austrian? Imagine ze germans having some italian southenerness (as in humour) and a bit of hungarian spice (as in emotions) and cheap good beer from check republic and living in alpine regions (alpine as in the Alps as in that's where austria is) You wouldnt take them all to serious but they dont do themselves, which makes them fun to hang out with. All the few famous germans that you guys ever heard of in the US, like Mozart, Einstein, Schwarzenegger, Waltz ... and that other guy with the Charly Chaplin mustage ... they are most probably Austrian.

[@WilliamFrick]

Bought one for my daughter as her first bike .... almost kept it for myself it was so much fun !

[@Srkcycles]

Well this one is for sale too

[@WilliamFrick]

@@Srkcycles Thanks but no....... The Scarver may find its way back when she is done with it and I'm happy with my R100RT and K100 cafe !

[@chitza3270]

I rode my 650cs from Birmingham, Alabama to Alaska, July 2016. These bikes are so much fun.

[@randomyoutubeaccount6906]

I know a guy that's in Alaska from Birmingham but he went by plane like us normal life people. Sounds epic

[@butt5810]

that is one hell of a long ride. cool to hear

[@guy-vp5fo]

I’m assuming it’s a comfortable ride?

[@chitza3270]

@@guy-vp5fo I’m 5’1” and 110# pounds. I was loaded pretty heavy also. It was very comfortable after a little while. I had to get my riding muscles conditioned for a ride that long 😁

[@guy-vp5fo]

@@chitza3270 thanks for the reply. I’m about 5’9 160, had many different bikes looking for something for a commuter for 70 mile round trip.

[@davidmcleod5133]

I bought a 2003 model as my first bike, “graduated” to bigger, more powerful bikes a couple years later... then found myself buying a 2005 model years later, because it was damn near a perfect all around bike! Tours comfortably, handles the twisters well, isn’t a pain to lug around in parking lots or traffic, low maintenance due to the belt drive.

[@davidboydarnott417]

There's some plastic handrails missing off that one. They did come with braided lines as standard. It has a 15ltr Tank which gives 180miles range, which I think is really cool coz you don't have to visit the Gas Station everyday doing local commutes or dont need to stop every 2 hours for gas on Weekend Trips.👍 I always enjoy your channel, God Bless!

[@DerAndereMann]

I had more than 25 bikes in my lifetime but the cs is nearly perfect. Id could me a bid bigger for me but otherwise 👍👍👍 Why? Beltdrive, light, ABS, low fuel consumption, great commuter and tourer, low maintenance…. No Japan Bike… German bike with an Austrian Motor I want your Cobin Seat Please 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@lankybeer]

"a shrimp on the barbie"?? No one says that in Australia mate!

[@TheRosycruxian]

It’s a reference to ‘Dumb n Dumber’ 🎦

[@tylerdexter4323]

THIS IS NONSENSE Never in the history of my feed has there been a day as active as this. Adam Neely Nahre Sol Vsauce Sideways PBS Spacetime Fortnine Mr. SuicideSheep Honest Trailers HISHE AND NOW SRKCycles. I'm dead, this is amazing P.s. Thank you for the words of wisdom.

[@Srkcycles]

Wow that’s some feed

[@john.f]

Beginner bike? I've been riding for 37 years and looking for a CS. You can't have more fun than on a light 50hp thumper. At least not with your clothes on. Might choose the GS though,because I'm 6'3"

[@retrofeathers9474]

So, it's like a precursor to Honda's NC line with the front storage and filler cap under the seat. Similar top speed too!

[@josephikrakowski6214]

Officer: do you know how fast you were going? Rider: yeah, I was going (pause) highway speeds

[@jps8941]

The storage space where the gas tank should be is also used for a helmet I seen a video when I looked into his bike years ago he put a helmet down there and locked in place

[@arviragus]

I ride a 2002 version and it's amazing. You're right about off road as well...or at least "unpaved". Feels very comfortable there.

[@LenTheFrisian]

Austrian. You know, where KTM bikes come from. And Chocolates.

[@SlingingLead]

"Cue the intro." I now say that every time I strut into my job site.

[@nfi2nfi2]

It’s a great bike owned my 04 for 6 years now it’s a lovely bike to ride. Haven’t bothered looking for an upgrade because it does everything I want from a bike.

[@TheGronk78]

That storage spot on the tank with the lock looks like a place to put your helmet

[@GIGABACHI]

You're on the money. The attachment he showed it's EXACTLY for that and NOT for holding anything else.

[@nocensorship8092]

This was my first motorcycle and its really great. Sadly the previous owner screwed me over, all the seals had been fiddled with, some were missing and replaced by a type silicone not remotely suited for engines and other seals 'improved" by silicone.. Made it into a death trap. Im lucky to be alive but the bikes a total damage.

[@solonwoodall1330]

Most dependable motorcycle ever made. I own one and wouldn’t trade it for anything. Always start and run. If it sits for the battery may go dead because of digital clock

[@chris5k132]

I just hate it when you say 'Q the intro' lol But I subscribed not only because of the contents, but the words of wisdom before every ride. I bet some people find that offensive lol. God bless you. #JesusIsMySavior

[@stilldking]

Cue - anything said or done, on or off stage, that is followed by a specific line or action

[@SP-bu9uz]

I own this bike since 2 years and I love it. My lloks same like your here in video

[@1990-t1j]

These are great bikes. I had one overnight as a service bike in the early 2000s when I'd taken my R1100GS in. Better than the Funduro of that era. I like the belt drive. It had a smoother gear change. With the underseat petrol tank, the weight was carried low. A bike I wish I'd owned. I understand your enthusiasm.

[@peterullinger2814]

To be fair, the rough carb Funduro (I started on one) had basically the same engine, but the 650GS and GS were the next gen bikes. That shows in the handling, the center of gravity, the fuel consumption and the smoothness of the engine.

[@rensgreuter8152]

Haha you don't know Austria? It's the country where Hitler was born, Amadeus Mozart and off course ktm lol😂

[@RatKingMoto]

Wait... Oil in frame, Single cylinder, 5 speed, Belt drive, odd styling... I woulda though I was describing a Buell Blast. Wild!

[@recklessglitch]

Futuristic? This is sooo nokia 1997. I got one (the bike, not the Nokia) and I studied design, so I can tell you, Its not futuristic, it'd hilarious, but the engineering is damn good. Or to quote this Austrian guy from 1000ps, Nasty Niels: The ugliest bike that drives brilliant.

[@ilBarbonauta]

Awesome Bike, probabily my next one! Greetings from Italy dude

[@davidboydarnott417]

That space where the tank should be is for your helmet and that's the helmet lock Sean has. My Scarver came with a Hard Plastic Lockable Tank Bag that fits in that gap and Givi hard Panniers and Top Box all for $2,612 USD.

[@rajgill7576]

Sounds like a single... power comes like a single. Idk what tangent you were going off about complimenting Austria, but it is hard to mimic more cylinders lol

[@hacksaw4966]

I love watching your videos and your upbeat review style, looking for all the positives from all the different bikes! Great job. BTW, my wife was from Landisville, and would go near my MC, but she would have really liked watching you ride around the area.

[@hacksaw4966]

correction. "wouldn't go near"...

[@vickleinkenyanmusic]

I love the verse made me subscribe... I also want to be a biker

[@TheNostorian]

I went from pfff it's not a harley. To hmm interesting bike.

[@danwustrack]

Dont like the style of the last couplenof vids. I like the way it was b4. Quit jumpin around. Do the intro and walk around of the bike and info then a test ride, dont bounce around. Just my 2 cents

[@louisianahiker]

I would like to see you do a ride and review on a Suzuki Savage 650. That was my first street bike back in 1987. Loved that bike! Single cylinder 650 and belt drive.

[@94SexyStang]

already did it

[@louisianahiker]

I’ll have to look for it

[@tombeckett4340]

Rotex engines have been used in skidoo’s from Canada for years.

[@jacqueslalonde]

rotax

[@manbroBE]

would this bike be to small for me? i'm 6'1. i really fell in love with this bike and can buy one for 2999Euros

[@davesy6969]

That 3 pronged thing is a tank spider to lock your helmet in the tank recess and the hardcase with speakers doesn't run the battery down and is awesome as it gets louder as you rev the engine. It is the road version of the f650GS, they didn't sell many as they cost the same as a gpz900. Any questions about it just ask.

[@guy-vp5fo]

What’s a good price for an 2003 f650 cs 9,000 miles?

[@davesy6969]

@@guy-vp5fo That's low mileage, i paid between £800- £1,200 for mine (all single spark and one had abs). Mine were all in good condition, except the £800 one, on the test ride it kept cutting out but i took a chance on it anyway and it turned out a) the battery had never been topped up and only had 1" of acid and b) the battery terminal bolts were loose. They have their little quirks (security torx bolts and 55mm socket for back wheel nut). You get an unusual bike that will do 100mph safely, is fuel injected and generally fairly economical with classic bike insurance. Things like plastics are hard to source but a lot of components are the same as the more popular f650gs.

[@kethvelo]

So. Add Taylor Swift (insert musician of choice here) as your 6th gear compensator ?

[@jdc3636]

Th8nking to get one as my first bike

[@aeror115]

This thing looks cool! Great video as usual 🤙 Enjoy the bike life and ride safe ✌️

[@SWTrailsAndWheels]

Austrian is Arnold Schwarzenegger. Just do an A'nold voice ;)

[@eshraq17]

not really enjoying the new back and forth cut paste style of videography. the previous continuous videos felt natural and flowed better

[@lectorj]

You dont wanna ride it at less than 3k rpm. Hes reving it to low. I can only get mine to a little under 8 sec 0-60. Perfect beginner and city bike. Would prefer a sixth gear for the freeway. Whatcha thinks a good price for one with 20k on it with 1 crash?

[@unknowncaller6945]

$2600 cash I'll take it

[@TheBasementChannel]

I had one of these, off roaded it pretty hard. It went ok, but too cramped in the leg, and a bit underpowered. Could do with a 6th gear as well.

[@ndautomotive]

Basically BMW made a Duke 390 even before KTM did.

[@sierrafoxtrotgolf3638]

This CS is missing grab handles that should be on the tank.

[@johnpetermann6544]

Thanks for your informative and entertaining reviews…as a newbie, it’s a big, big help.

[@ulabula7469]

I had a 650CS before I moved up to a 1200GS. I have days that I wished I had kept both. Great bike and people would comment to me how much they liked the look. That brake light is not stock. The perfect commuter bike.

[@741fate]

You know where I can find that brake light ?

[@Supadupa335]

Did u ever put a bigger windscreen on the cs? I kind of want one for mine, I ride on the highway alot

[@elevated001]

Nice job changing the title of this vid for the 3rd time?! Yeah we noticed... lol

[@sbing6917]

LOL! "I don't know why these people are only going 45 mph. That's ridiculous. That's not even safe!" As I glance at the spedo and see that its been blacked out. 45 mph my ass Sean.

[@Srkcycles]

Prove it ! Lol

[@EasyRiderGreg]

My thoughts exactly. The tach is not blacked out though, it looks to be 1500-2000 rpm higher than when he makes the speedometer visible at 65 mph. Sean you sly dog!

[@MrDposter]

And 10 years later Honda started making the NC700X......same bike features, different look.

[@sierrafoxtrotgolf3638]

The strap device is for locking your helmet down. The Euro version is called the Scarver.

[@rumporridge1]

Interesting bike. Always love what BMW conjures up on the R&D room.

[@SWTrailsAndWheels]

Always love BMW R&D but never trust its reliability enough to risk trying one.

[@rumporridge1]

lessdeth69 I agree as I’ve had some serious problems with a K1300S. And some gremlins with a 14’ R1200RT but they were sorted out eventually. I must say that the riding experience outweighs any repair problem. They are that good on the road and the safety features alone made me a believer years ago.

[@sunnyvale4088]

I just picked one up for $500! I'm stoked. 17k miles . Needed 1800 in parts coming from Germany next week. The previous owner had the nut on the rear wheel back out and it stripped the threads and the sprocket hub chewed up the axel. The belt alone is $500

[@GIGABACHI]

$500.00 drive belt ? ! WOW !

[@mattwelch2470]

This bike has very unique and very futuristic styling.

[@markdrinkard4150]

Wish I could afford one bike

[@seaninness334]

Intriguing bike. Thanks for the video on it. I don't see it in inventory on the website.

[@Mpowerurmind777]

Wow. This bike is so damn cool. I love it.

[@jeromejerome3656]

Hello ... Nice bike and good video , good presentation ... I have 4 bikes but i like the Scarver for his particular look . How tall are you please ??? ( Me , about 187 cm , 92 kg) . Grettings from France

[@testicularoxide5055]

Arnold Schwarzenegger is from Austria... And Rotax are used in awesome ultralight aircraft because of their reliability...

[@Daniel-tj6mc]

I get what you're saying. Let's put some wings on the bike!

[@testicularoxide5055]

@@Daniel-tj6mc Get to da chopppperrrr!

[@jasonwells7246]

I don’t ride. I want to. I was really looking hard at one of those Korea 250 sport bike. He had done videos on. Just don’t know where to start looking.

[@davesy6969]

Korean or Taiwanese are the same as Japanese quality wise, just don't touch chinese.

[@charliesparta7947]

Gt250

[@jeeves6490]

Suzuki GS500, get one that's been looked after and you'll be sorted. Older owner, and check out the stuff they own, if everything has been cared for and shows some pride, go for it. Don't buy the Korean 250, any Japanese bike around 500cc that's been cared for is a better choice even if it's 10 years old with 50k miles.

[@ababbit7461]

That space on top of the faux tank is for your fast food lunch when you take your passenger out to the top of some mountain.... You could also put a 70s "Boom Box" in that space and since they ran on batteries (not included), you would not drain down your motorcycle battery.. Lots of solutions come with that space on top of the faux tank.

[@davesy6969]

The boom box actually plugged into the wiring harness (using a bmw fitting kit) and was a really cool bit of kit, ran off the bike's electrical system and got louder when you revved the engine.

[@ababbit7461]

@@davesy6969 Now alls you need is a tape that goes, "potato, potato, potato." Instant less expensive Harley...

[@brandonhodge4778]

What the price tag??

[@LadyKnightGodwin7092]

I love my CS! My first bike and refused to trade her in when I got my Sportster. #twobikesarebetterthanone Instagram @ladygodwin_oftheazbarn

[@marceuheinzmann2156]

So, if you have to change the belt of this bike, how do you find to buy this belt? Thanks

[@bertlbarm4374]

Austria is the state that is located in the middle of Europe and looks like a chicken leg from KFC on the map. You may have seen the Kitzbuel downhill ski races in the austrian alps

[@johnhungate25]

I own two. THey are great.

[@Truth_Spoken]

Man I hate the sound of a singe on a road bike... from someone who has a single in their road bike. Can’t wait to get a sport touring bike to replace it.

[@stuart_oneill]

Ok. 1st time I've seen this. Been on horses, four legged, for years but time to run down the road again. How much list$$? Not deal price but 'asking'?

[@mighto7638]

Hi, I have the same bike and plan on making some mods to it. May I ask what handlebars and exhaust you put on? sorry for my bad english, I'm from Austria :-)

[@texaskenny2]

I was actually just looking at an '07 BMW F650GS with switchable ABS for under $4k, as a beginner bike.

[@stevemaines4038]

That strap is to secure your helmet, not normally used to secure your bag or knapsack.

[@popanrares4]

have one like this but black :D wich i love so much .. i have it for 5 years and ride it regularly ! :D

[@hipstercrab5886]

well, about all this "hard to find part", they may be hard to find in states, but here, in Europe they're pretty easy to find

[@captlarry-3525]

This is one guy who would be well advised to make videos with no audio.

[@ms5158]

Austria - where Amadeus Mozart was born, composed and died.

[@roblena7977]

I wonder if he added one second more to his 0-60 prediction on every episode would he be right or he still be a second off.

[@Staalkabelstunter]

You're a hero, just a word of wisdom. That's just vitamins.

[@courtneymanley8696]

Its bmw Rotax re badged the engine my 2000 ds 650 has the same engine

[@ANTONIODUQUE-w4q]

Fantastic

[@thealanford1965]

I’m 190cm, maybe to big for this bike?

[@faustin289]

A radio on a bike is stupid idea. The engine noise is music enough

[@lexkantoor6514]

What cost the Nice bike lex kantoor holand info pleize

[@j.acosta3408]

Arnold Schwarzenegger is Austrian

[@tacjam1]

That lock is so you can lock your helmet to the bike.

[@Topper_Harley68]

Damn that bike is as ugly as a Fiat Multipla.