I allways amazes me how someone can get on a bike they have obiviousley never ridden before and pull away without familiarising themselves with the controles first .

I wish I still had mine. It was just wonderful.

Great! It's always tough to find KZfaq review about 7-15 year old vehicles but this is a good one.

Before you ride a bike, please look at the controls. If you cant cancel the turn signal stop safely and work it out. Other than that I enjoyed watching your vid.

5:08 he freaked me out with his hands free look-over-the-shoulder trick, there

Great bike...mine 2007...super nice handling....BTW...to cancel indicators.. press cancel button 😂

Awesome review! I own the very same bike, the turn signal cancel button is on the right just below the heated grips' switch lol

Thanks for the review!

Really nice and informative review. You convinced me to get this one as my first bike.

nice review ! well i maybe found the upgrade i was looking for after 2 SV's 650S, for the moment i don't have anything i'm travelling around the world. i just loved my svs. i'am a commuter/fun/track/travel motocycle enthusiast, i do everything with it. I already looked back in time that bmw years ago between my 2 svs, but i readed some bad stuff about reliability for the 2006 models. in 2014 i was close to buy a 650 scarver, but it was 1 cylinder and a bit ugly and not so good in high speed corner. I owned an harley davidson 883 04 sporsters, and for sure i miss that cam belt and the smoothness you have in city. Well this bike is like a little more comfy, way better in brakes and more torque at low end, witch i 'm looking for. I like the style, it's under the sv for me but i like , it's like a baby k1200/1300s. I love definitively thoses bmw panniers looks. for someone ride trough paris, have to evolve in high density citys weigh for me is crucial. Vfr are nice but heaviers. I prefer the sound of the SV but this twin is like a boxter engine, pretty nice.

15:12 if that's true that they didn't sell very much, then it's a great thing that the engine is an outsourced unit (Rotax ).

One would hope that even a learner would familiarize themselves with the turn indicator controls before setting off on a bike. Yes, the BMW indicator controls are weird, and I am not defending them. When I first got my F800GS I nearly launched myself into an intersection when I inadvertently rolled on some throttle while reaching for the cancel button. Not a good layout!

very nice review hey how tough is it to find parts etc for these bikes ? looking at a 2008 also how many miles will these engines go ? can they typically go 50,000 miles without much issue? thanks!

love the cheap cruse control..............

Dude. When I first bought this bike. I pulled up at a petrol station to ask a guy if he could help figure out turning the indicators off.haha

Yellow triangle light , I have the same , whats the reason ?

11:25 definitely those quirks will make me like the bike ...

about the selfcancelling. Just seen mine does that from time.

Hi I got the same one, and I need to buy a rear wheel bearing set, is it available in usa?

I have one! Red just like this...with LESS THAN 1 Thousand miles on it...seating in the garage...no issues with it...just don’t have time to ride....

Great bikes, I've had everything from a GP100 to an SV1000S, 2 x TRX850s, 2 x Firestorms, an F650, XSR700 and I love my 2017 GT.

So i was informed that is a tinted version of the factory Windscreen.

Dude, there's a signal cancelling button on the right handlebar. Lol. I love my 2007 F800S!

Nothing wrong with the ninja 400 but I do like the f800 too. I'm picking up an 09 with 6k miles for $4k

The bike kicks after 4300rpm. Like a powerband 2 stroke. S and ST were available together at the same time. They stopped the S earlier than the ST and the current version is the F800GT which has made it still more tourer based than the ST. Not worth selling because few people understand the bike. I converted all the lamps to LEDs. Every lamp. Massive learning curve of the nuance of Canbus electronics.

I love my F800S, too. Mine is a total babe. :)) I wish I could post a pic.

Great review. "I don't know how to turn them off". Read the manual maybe?

Would a 5,4 short guy like me fit this bike?

agriculture torque. indeed

Can you carry a pasanger on this bike???

This bike is ENTIRELY UNSUITABLE as a learner. bike for the SIMPLE reason that even at 2500rpm it will launch forward due to its torque. Conversely, a 600cc 4cyl 110hp bike is like a puppy under 5000rpm therefore a beginner can keep it at low rpm and thus minimize the risk.

Did you just start riding motorcycles? Or you're a slow learner? Definitely NOT a learner bike. Quit reviewing bikes if something as simple as that eludes you.