you got the beer goggles on again ? 😅

@@BigPezza hahaha 😆

When I first found your channel I remember vaguely saying something along the lines of Beamers not being my cup o' tea(for better or worse lol), and I still cant see myself having one yet, but you've done BMW and yourself a great service with this review! The review is a peach and it turns out the bike is one heck of a sturdy tool that you've made look 'fun' to maintain as well as ride. How many reviewers out there can convince you to get your mitts grubby!? NIL. 👏 It's not ugly in the least but it still does have saggy tits! 😜

Mine has all the farkles and I get compliments on it everywhere I go - even from non motorcycle folks. I was at a bar once talking bikes and the guy I was talking too had pictures of my bike from years earlier!

@@angrywhitemale1195 haha, that is kinda xool

First year of the G650GS ABS may or may not be standard. It was an option, part of a "Safety package" here in Canada. Mine has neither ABS nor the 4-way/hazard lights.

I was fueling up within about 25 km after the low fuel light came on. About 15 miles. Sounds like I could go a lot further?

On the standard g650 but sertaos where all made the same, abs heated grips standard

Personal best was 190 miles before filling up but I normally fill up around the 150 that petrol light makes me nervous,😅😃

@@BigPezza how far after the gas light came on do you normally push?

How did it handle off road sections. I haven't really seen anyone out of first gear, during off road review. Prospective buyer, intending mud tires and lower gearing for first modification as a woods bike.

@@movaughn20 It did well on the off road sections. I had Shinko 804/805s on. Stock bash plate. Engine guards. Stock panniers. Cruised everything w/o any trouble; even rocky off camber rutty roads.

Yeah and I say it's ugly 🤣

@@BigPezza hahaaaaa!

I hate to break it to you, but your mechanic is full of shit. This is a pretty simple bike period, and one of the most accessible BMWs to work on. It's a thumper for God's sake.

honda a bit easier off-road but overall BMW is better

​@@BigPezza Do you think the early model Honda Transalp could be a reasonable alternative to the Sertao? I do enjoy watching yootoober 'Pedro Moto' getting about on one Malle Moto style round Europe.

The T7 is a really good priced bike never get a KTM but you also might like to look at the XT660Z, dont forget the Tuareg 660 is out now as well.

There all lovely bikes but there is no way I could bring myself to spend 10k on a bike! I just can’t warrant that for a hobby. I suppose it’s different if you are very well off and wouldn’t miss the money?. The XT660 might be a good idea for the future but for now I’ll have to stick with the CRF250l 🙂

@@iangriffiths9930 The CRF is a cracking bike, it is also a do it all bike, it just does the road stuff a little slower! 🙂

Agreed! Just wish it was a little quicker 🙂

i replaced my fork seals about 1,5 years ago as long as you protect the fork legs so they dont get pitted there good

He dragged the carpet from under my feet when i heard the dakar had carburetor. Thanks for clearing that up. I’m on the used market looking for a dakar right now, i’ve put my eyes on a red 2005 year model. Can’t wait to get it

I only ever had mine jump out of gear once 🤔

@@BigPezza Wow, ok, maybe it's just my bike. I was told it had been abused a bit by a former owner and my F650GS also jumps out of first so I thought it was inherent, might have to look at it when I do the clutch. Thanks for replying :-)

For Beginners I would suggest getting a lighter bike for off-road. It can be hard work sometimes with a heavy lump. Thr crf250 is a great starter bike for adventure riding. I had one for many years and used it as a daily driver for quite a while as well

​@Big_Pezza what if you are 6'2" and 270 lbs?

I know someone who is same hight with a bit more weight, he dose fine offroad with his crf250 he has Had it a long time now

its around 50bhp. but i did mean comfortable cruising, yes it can sit at 80mph and i have got it to just under 100mph but its a single cylinder so not comfortale on Motways or Highways as you call them.

Had a CRF 250 for 8 years, there a great starter bike but the BMW just handles better on and off-road. But the CRF is less daunting for newer off-road riders. But I know a few who's first off-road bike was a 650 BMW or even the 800

Two words: there, who's. From your accent, I infer English is your first language. You really should do better.

Well the older ones are carbs

@@BigPezza The Dakar started in 2001 (which I have) and they are all fuel injection. The Funduro had a carb. All F650GS from 2000 on have fuel injection.

Ah yes

@@BigPezza My Dakar is from 2000 and it has a carb.

@@HeidiLandRover Interesting, what country are you in?

i got them so long ago i cant remeber where i got them from and any logo that was on them is gone

also im thinking of swapping the seat to a F650GS Seat becouse of the plusher patting im tall so the seathight doesmt matter it would actually improove my rather steep knew angle.

I think the dr650 is a better trail bike but the BMW is a better road bike. I'd be tempted to keep the Suzuki

@BigPezza cheers mate. I'd like to as I've just finished an around Australia ride on the old girl (she's a 96) but it's just been written off by the insurance company due to a 18 y.o rear ending me whilst texting half way through the trip. I've got bigger adventure bikes plus an old funduro. The 30 extra kg of the sertao is the stumbling block for me. And how she handles a drop or ten on the tracks. Yours seems to have survived quite well. I could get another DR as its primitive nature makes for easy fault diagnosis and agricultural repairs in very remote areas but the sertao has always appealed to me as a great option.

its hard to say they seem to sell for around £3500 ish at the moment they are a bit Rare so kinda sort after now

Mine has over 60k miles and I have seen quite a few with 80k and still going strong

I slide off the seat to just about reach the ground with 1 foot

It's just a hockey puck amzn.to/3K8ZDjg like that

Not sure it might be in the clear but 1 person I know had to get it restricted 🤔 as it was just over apparently

I've had both. Personally I like the character of the single better. For two up touring the twin is better. Oil changes are easier on the twin, but I like the single having less electronics to worry about breaking in the future. Pros and cons to both. All depends on where and how you want to ride them.

I am about 10 stone (64kg ish ). the bike can handle alot, rider and pillion with luggage is over 150kg but you would have to take one for a test ride and see. Maybe check with BMW what the upper limit is as well

@@BigPezza Thank you so much. Love your video. I have shared your link with a few friends. What do you ride now?

@@poerava I have a few bikes but still use my BMW all the time

@@poerava I have a few bikes but still use my BMW all the time

@@BigPezza Ah gotcha. You’re a real adventurer. Have you ever come to NZ or Australia?

My bike has been down more times then I can even remember or count. the footpegs have been fine, are you using the OEM ones or bigger aftermarket ones ?🤔 On the 650 forum I have never seen that as a major issue with these bikes

@@BigPezza Hi! I got my 2012 sertao almost new in 2013, my first bike and i regret nothing. I 100% agree with what you say, mines not that off road tortured but i dont pamper it either, i have no idea how many times i dropped it. The second drop though, a rear ender in a roundabout on wet road (as a beginner) actually bent the left foot peg bracket like @no idea said. Nothing a vice, a heavy hammer, some paint and determination cant fix though. Dropping it on dirt or large gravel never broke anything and even the scratches are minor (same experience with the peli cases). Two things that made me break down though: Corroded battery pole, never thought a bike could start but then not sustain running from something like that, took me half a day to figure it out.... Second: NEVER drop ANY dirt into the oil reservoir!!!!! I did an oil change and most likely had some bigger grain of sand on the rag i wiped the dipstick with. There is NO screen before the oil enters the first oil pump, it will cease up instantly within the first miles of riding and the bad thing is, its driven by a plastic gear with a 3mm cross pin on a shaft behind the clutch. You block the pump, the gear(s) explode into a bunch of plastic fragments that spread through the engine since the scavenge pump can still work if you are unlucky. The 3mm hardened drive pin if then free to fly away from the shaft without the gear keeping it in place and its in the same compartment as the big gear driving the compensation shaft. At this point you are playing russian roulette, if the pin flies between the gears, it will most likely split your engine block in two. That said, in my case the pump stopped working, the chain tentioner was limp and i heard it rattling for longer than usual, took a week to clean the engine and glue back together the ground up gears to make sure i got every flake. Replacement gears were 6€ each and the bike is now >80000km running like a dream, first clutch, first brake disks, thanks to oiler only second set of chains, blinkers fell off, rubber stuff and the stupid rear glove compartment hatch was lost in the first month back then, it only stays in place when locked by key. Would not want a different bike :)

I have Pivot Pegz PP-13MK2 foot begs and couldn't imagine riding with the stock pegs.

you have 1 more then me i am 29 inseam 😅

@@BigPezza Ohh LOL 😆 well you're probably a better rider than I am, man! I like the idea of this bike and found one on sale but it's a 7 hour drive from me... Didn't want to waste time, the seat height is the deal-breaker after all. Thanks !

@@BigPezza That's so crazy, every spec I read says the seat height is 34 some inches! And yours is a 2012?

@@cliffsmith1305 i have to slide off the seat to reach the ground i just got used to it i dont even think about it anymore

Eh, e io adasso penso di comprarlo