Vehicles: The following list depicts all the vehicles we have owned sorted by date.
Vehicle 1, year 2007
Type: Piaggio NRG DT
Purchase date: May 2007
Stolen date: Sep 2007
Nickname: n-r-g
Type: Piaggio NRG DT
Purchase date: May 2007
Stolen date: Sep 2007
Nickname: n-r-g
Vehicle 2, year 2008
Type: Honda SH300i
Purchase date: May 2008
Sell date: May 2009
Nickname: The Honda
Type: Honda SH300i
Purchase date: May 2008
Sell date: May 2009
Nickname: The Honda
Vehicle 3, year 2009-11
Type: BMW R1200R
Purchase date: Apr 2009
Sell date: Nov 2011
Nickname: The Beamer
(seen here with all the camping gear ready for riding)
Type: BMW R1200R
Purchase date: Apr 2009
Sell date: Nov 2011
Nickname: The Beamer
(seen here with all the camping gear ready for riding)
Vehicle 4, year 2012-17
Type: BMW R1200RT
Purchase date: Apr 2012
Sell date: Jul 2017
Nickname: The Beast
(seen here next to a bmw R24
confession: I find the old
one much cooler)
Type: BMW R1200RT
Purchase date: Apr 2012
Sell date: Jul 2017
Nickname: The Beast
(seen here next to a bmw R24
confession: I find the old
one much cooler)
Vehicle 5, year 2017
Type: VW Caddy
Purchase date: Jul 2017
Sell date: -
Nickname: Yellow Submarine
ok it's not a two-wheeled vehicle
but we are now stuck with this recreational
vehicle of pure awesomness.
Type: VW Caddy
Purchase date: Jul 2017
Sell date: -
Nickname: Yellow Submarine
ok it's not a two-wheeled vehicle
but we are now stuck with this recreational
vehicle of pure awesomness.
Vehicle 6...(not yet), year 20??
ok... we admit it... we don't actually have a bike yet (at time of press). It's actually still at the shop waiting for us, but will be purchased soon. Luckily the most difficult hurdle has been overcome: choosing the bike! Most guys know that girls will chose their vehicle according to colour/looks/cute handlebars/pink seat/other irrelevant accessories... whereas guys will choose a bike according to power/functionality/specifications (on/off road etc.). After hundreds of hours of arguing and googling we have finally come to an agreement. Our companion on our trip will be a BMW F700GS for a number of reasons as listed below:
-best global break-down help: bmw ☑
-reliability: ☑
-min. of 2 cylinders for long distance adventures: ☑
-seats: 2 ☑
-fairing: ☑
-hard paniers: ☑
-low consumption (ca. 4lit/100km): ☑
-weight: not bad for a 2-seat bike (ca. 209kg fully loaded) ☑
-size this time does matter, therefore for the following reason:
saddle height (lowered suspension option): 770mm (the MOST important reason for choosing this bike) ☑
ok... we admit it... we don't actually have a bike yet (at time of press). It's actually still at the shop waiting for us, but will be purchased soon. Luckily the most difficult hurdle has been overcome: choosing the bike! Most guys know that girls will chose their vehicle according to colour/looks/cute handlebars/pink seat/other irrelevant accessories... whereas guys will choose a bike according to power/functionality/specifications (on/off road etc.). After hundreds of hours of arguing and googling we have finally come to an agreement. Our companion on our trip will be a BMW F700GS for a number of reasons as listed below:
-best global break-down help: bmw ☑
-reliability: ☑
-min. of 2 cylinders for long distance adventures: ☑
-seats: 2 ☑
-fairing: ☑
-hard paniers: ☑
-low consumption (ca. 4lit/100km): ☑
-weight: not bad for a 2-seat bike (ca. 209kg fully loaded) ☑
-size this time does matter, therefore for the following reason:
saddle height (lowered suspension option): 770mm (the MOST important reason for choosing this bike) ☑
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Bike Specs of BMW F700GS Weight/Dimensions Dry weight Kerb weight Length Width (incl. mirrors) Height (excl. mirrors) Seat height, unladen Seat height, low option Engine Type Bore x stroke Displacement Power Max torque Fuel tank Reserve tank ca. 2.6lit 4.3lit/100km Compression ratio Maximum speed Battery12 V / 12 Ah Transmission Clutch Gearbox Drive Chassis / brakes Frame Front wheel suspension Rear wheel suspension Suspension travel Suspension travel low Wheelbase Castor Castor low Steering head angle Wheels Rim, front Rim, rear Tyres, front Tyres, rear140/80-17 Brake front Brake rear info from: bmw & bmbikes |
186kg 209kg 2,280 mm 880 mm 1,215 mm 820 mm 770mm Water-cooled 4-str in-line two-cylinder, two overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder, dry sump lubrication 82 mm x 75.6 mm 799cm³ 75bhp at 7000 rpm 77Nm at 5500rpm 16 lit ca. 2.6lit ca. 4.3lit/100km 12.0 : 1 192 km/h maintenance-freePower Multiple-disc clutch in oil bath, mechanically operated Constant mesh 6-speed gearbox integrated into crankcase Endless O-ring chain with shock damping in rear wheel hub Tubular steel space frame, load-bearing engine Telescopic fork, Ø 41 mm Cast aluminium dual swing arm, central spring strut, spring pre-load hydraulically adjustable (continuously variable) at handwheel, rebound damping adjustable. front 170mm / rear 170 mm front 140 mm / rear 140 mm) 1,557 mm 95,3 mm 103 mm 64° Cast aluminium 2.50-19 MTH2 3.50-17 MTH2 110/80-19 140/80-17 Dual disc brake, diameter 300 mm, double-piston floating caliper, ABS Single disc brake, diameter 265 mm, single-piston floating caliper, ABS |
