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by sansfaim on February 9, 2010

Design Tour
Design Tour

BMW F650GS, the Best Touring Motorcycle

A touring motorcycle is a bike that is specifically designed for long-distance tours and heavy commuting. To address the specific needs of these types of riders, manufacturers have committed to designing touring motorcycles even though basically any bike can travel cross country.

The most luxurious and probably most popular bike of this kind is the BMW touring motorcycle. The BMW F650GS bike has bmw motorcycle parts that are of the best quality on the market. It typically has large displacement fairings and windshields to protect from high degrees of wind and unpredictable weather. They also come with large capacity fuel tanks that create a longer range between fill-ups. Touring bikes engines typically offer lots of low end horsepower, as well as a more relaxed, upright seating position than you would usually experience on a sports bike. Due to their increasingly popularity, touring motorcycles can be further subdivided into various sub-categories.

Full-Dress motorcycles are characterized by large fairings, ample bodywork, and the integration of hard luggage into the design of the motorcycle. This often includes both saddlebags and an attached top-mounting box. These tourers also have a very large displacement, torque-rich engines, and a super upright but comfortable position. Sports tourers are simply a hybrid between sports bikes and basic touring motorcycles. They allow for long-stance riding at higher speeds and offer a more sports-like performance when it comes to speed and handling. These bikes offer a common middle ground between Full-dress touring bikes and Global on and off tourers.

Some touring motorcycles are specifically designed to provide global touring capabilities, that means both pavement and off-road is an option. Basically, any destination is reachable with a global tourer. The motorcycles in this category get high ground clearance with the help of their large fuel reserves and large displacement and under stressed engines. This enables high reliability and a heavy torque output. Typical global touring bikes are very large, are great at top speeds on the highway, and handle the best of them all. Some noteworthy examples of a global touring bike is the BMW F650GS, F800GS and R1200GS; the KTM 950 and 990 Adventure series; the Suzuki DL1000 and DL650 V-Strom; and the venerable Kawasaki KLR650.

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