UNSTOPPABLE

G 650 GS
BMW Motorrad
G 650 GS
The UItimate
Riding Machine
THE FUN.
Wny not? wo words tnat sumup tne sp|r|t of tne
O 550 OS. A|| you nave to do |s qet on board and qet
qo|nq. Wnetner weav|nq n|mb|y tnrouqn c|ty trafc,
spr|nt|nq a|onq tw|st|nq B-roads or nead|nq across
country, |ts an enduro tnat prov|des a tota||y |a|d-
back r|d|nq exper|ence. lts sturdy, puncny, |ow-v|bra-
t|on enq|ne represents tne next cnapter |n tne
BMW Motorrad s|nq|e-cy||nder success story, de||v-
er|nq s|mp|e, uncomp||cated tnr|||s. ne nand||nq |s
perfect|y |n keep|nq w|tn tn|s, and tnanks to tne st|ff
frame, nard-wear|nq doub|e sw|nq-armand tne tr|ed-
and-tested te|escop|c fork, |ts just a joy to r|de.
ne |ooks of tne O 550 OS a|so reect |ts |ove of a
qood t|me. lts des|qn comb|nes youtnfu|, c|ass|c enduro
sty||nq w|tn compact s|ze and manoeuvrab|||ty, and eve-
rytn|nq about |t says fun.
UNSTOPPABLE ENDURO.
5)&5)3*--
Wnenever you want to |eave your cares ben|nd, tne
water-coo|ed s|nq|e-cy||nder enq|ne prov|des tne pro-
pu|s|on. lts a des|qn of proven re||ab|||ty and |onqev|ty,
w|tn an output of 4B norsepower |35 k||owatts) at
5,500 rpm, and 50 newton-metres of torque at
5,000 rpm, r|qnt tnere wnenever you need |t. So you
can qet away from |t a|| and re|ax.
But desp|te |ts |a|d-back persona||ty, tne O 550 OS
nas a|so qot a ser|ous s|de. Safety, for examp|e, |s
sometn|nq |t takes very ser|ous|y |ndeed, w|tn |ts |arqe
d|sc brakes, and op t|ona| ABS system sometn|nq
not offered by any otner b|ke |n tn|s c|ass. lts a|so ser-
|ous|y econom|ca|, us|nq just 3.2 ||tres* of requ|ar un-
|eaded per 100 k||ometres. But |f |ts econom|ca| w|tn
tne fue|, |ts a|so nuqe|y enjoyab|e to r|de and tnanks
to tne 34-norsepower |25-k||owatt) output reduct|on
opt|on, even nov|ce r|ders can jo|n |n tne fun and start
tne|r r|d|nq careers on a b|ke tney|| never forqet.
* At a constant 90 km/n
5)&-00,
ne |ook at tne O 550 OS te||s you |t was bu||t to de-
||ver s|mp|e r|d|nq p|easure. W|tn |ts s||m pro|e and
atn|et|c bu||d, |t ta|ks tne ta|k on c|ty streets, and wa|ks
tne wa|k on tne open road.
lts un|que sty||nq w||| be tne centre of attent|on every-
wnere |t qoes, and tne curvaceous ow of |ts ||nes
from front to back |mmed|ate|y |dent|es |t as a OS.
Un||ke otner OS mode|s tnouqn, tne cnaracter|st|c
snout at tne front end moves from s|de to s|de as
you turn tne nand|ebars. Wnetner you qo for tne
v|brant ranqe led or tne c|ean Aura Wn|te co|our,
and wnetner you cnoose a seat |n B|ack/ranqe
or B|ack/Orey, tne O 550 OS comb|nes d|st|nct|ve
BMWMotorrad des|qn w|tn a youtnfu| dynam|sm
tnats a|| |ts own.
Because wn||e you may be nappy to b|end |nto tne
backqround |n everyday ||fe, r|d|nq a motorcyc|e
snou|d be about escap|nq from mundane rea||ty.
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W|tn tne O 550 OS everytn|nq |s under contro| ex-
cept your adrena||ne |eve|s. n qrave| tracks and tar-
mac roads, |n or out of town, tne proven suspens|on
des|qn w|tn |ts centra| spr|nq strut and doub|e
sw|nq-arm de||vers prec|se responses. W|tn 1/0 m||-
||metres of trave| at tne front and 155 m||||metres at
tne rear, |t absorbs bumps and potno|es w|tn no fuss
at a||.
n tne O 550 OS, youre a|ways tota||y re|axed,
tnanks |n no sma|| part to |ts exce||ent erqonom|cs,
and a r|d|nq pos|t|on tnat can be ta||ored to your
needs. Lowered suspens|on can be spec|ed as
a factory-tted opt|on, reduc|nq seat ne|qnt to /50 m||||-
metres and step |enqtn to 1,/10 m||||metres, and tnere |s
a|so a retrottab|e n|qn seat |seat ne|qnt B20 m||||metres,
step |enqtn 1,B50 m||||metres) ava||ab|e. So wnatever
your stature, you|| a|ways be ab|e to put your feet safe|y
on tne qround.
ne nand||nq of tne O 550 OS |s s|mp|y a joy to exper|-
ence. W|tn a road-ready we|qnt of just 192 k||oqrams
and an upr|qnt enduro r|d|nq pos|t|on, |t a|most seems to
qu|de |tse|f around corners. ne resu|t |s max|mum r|d|nq
enjoyment w|tn m|n|mum effort.
D|mens|ons refer to un|aden motorcyc|es as per DlN standard den|t|on.
|1) As dened |n LU d|rect|ve 93/93/LLC, ||ed w|tn a|| operat|nq u|ds, fue||ed to at |east 90
of usab|e tank capac|ty.
|2) Un|aden we|qnt w|tnout operat|nq u|ds.
Aura Wn|te ranqe led
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ype Water-coo|ed four-stroke s|nq|e-cy||nder enq|ne, four
va|ves, doub|e overnead camsnaft, dry sump |ubr|cat|on
Bore x stroke 100 mm x B3 mm
Capac|ty 552 cc
Max. output 4B np |35 kW) at 5,500 rpm |34 np |25 kW) at
5,500 rpm w|tn output reduct|on)
Max. torque 50 Nm at 5,000 rpm |4/ Nm at 4,500 rpm
w|tn output reduct|on)
Compress|on rat|o 11.5 : 1
lue|/enq|ne manaqement L|ectron|c |ntake p|pe fue| |nject|on, BMS-C ll e|ectron|c
enq|ne manaqement, tw|n-spark |qn|t|on
Lm|ss|on contro| lequ|ated 3-way cata|yt|c converter, comp||ant w|tn LU3
em|ss|on standard
1&3'03."/$&'6&-$0/46.15*0/
Max. speed Approx. 1/0 km/n |approx. 145 km/n
w|tn output reduct|on)
lue| consumpt|on per 100 km
at a constant 90 km/n
3.2 ||tres
lue| consumpt|on per 100 km
at a constant 120 km/n
4.3 ||tres
lue| type lequ|ar un|eaded, m|n|mum 91 octane |lN)
&-&$53*$4
A|ternator 400-Wtnree-pnase qenerator
Battery 12 V/12 An
53"/4.*44*0/
C|utcn Wet mu|t|d|sc c|utcn, mecnan|ca||y operated
Oears Syncnromesn ve-speed qearbox bu||t |nto crankcase
l|na| dr|ve Lnd|ess -r|nq cna|n w|tn cusn damper at rear wnee| nub
$)"44*4#3",&4
lrame ubu|ar stee| br|dqe-type frame w|tn rear sub-frame
screwed on
Suspens|on, front e|escop|c fork, stancn|on d|ameter 41 mm, fork brace
Suspens|on, rear Doub|e box-type tubu|ar stee| sw|nq-arm, centra| spr|nq
strut w|tn |ever system, spr|nq pre-|oad nydrau||ca||y and
step|ess|y adjustab|e v|a nandwnee|, adjustab|e rebound
damp|nq
rave|, front/rear 1/0 mm/155 mm |140 mm/130 mm
w|tn |owered suspens|on)
Wnee|base 1,4// mm
Castor 113 mm
Steer|nq nead anq|e 51.9
Wnee|s Cast a|um|n|um
l|m d|mens|ons, front 2.50 x 19"
l|m d|mens|ons, rear 3.50 x 1/"
yre, front 110/B0 l19 59V
yre, rear 140/B0 l1/ 59V
Brake, front S|nq|e d|sc brake, d|ameter 300 mm, doub|e-p|ston
oat|nq ca||per
Brake, rear S|nq|e d|sc brake, d|ameter 240 mm, s|nq|e-p|ston
oat|nq ca||per
ABS pt|ona| BMWMotorrad ABS |sw|tcnab|e)
%*.&/4*0/48&*()5
Seat ne|qnt, un|aden /B0 mm||owered suspens|on: /50 mm,
n|qn seat: B20 mm)
l|der step |enqtn, un|aden 1,//0 mm||owered suspens|on: 1,/10 mm,
n|qn seat: 1,B50 mm)
Un|aden we|qnt, fu||y fue||ed/road-ready |1) 192 kq
Dry we|qnt |2) 1/5 kq
Max. perm|tted we|qnt 3B0 kq
Max. |oad |w|tn standard equ|pment) 1BB kq
Usab|e tank capac|ty 14.0 ||tres
f wn|cn reserve Approx. 4.0 ||tres
Lenqtn 2,155 mm
He|qnt |exc|ud|nq m|rrors) 1,390 mm
W|dtn ||nc|ud|nq m|rrors) 920 mm
BMW Motorrad
G 650 GS
The UItimate
Riding Machine
Subject to cnanqe |n des|qn and equ|pment. Subject to error. BMW Motorrad, UX-VM-2, Mun|cn, Oermany. Not to be reproduced, wno||y or |n part, w|tnout wr|tten perm|ss|on of BMW AO,
Mun|cn. Pr|nted on 100 cn|or|ne-free b|eacned paper. Pr|nted |n Oermany10/2010. 0 11 001 5/0 20 1 2010
HAND PROTEOTORS
Made of p|ast|c
Protect nands and nand |evers
Protect aqa|nst w|nd for ennanced comfort
OENTRE STAND
lor |mproved stab|||ty wnen stat|onary
Lnab|es b|ke to be parked |n sma||er spaces
Lever effect means b|ke |s eas||y jacked up off qround
A||ows bas|c ma|ntenance to be carr|ed out
BMW MOTORRAD ABS
Prevents wnee|s from |ock|nq up under brak|nq
Sw|tcnab|e
BASH PLATE
Made of a|um|n|um
Protects aqa|nst y|nq stones
ENGlNE PROTEOTlON BAR
Made of tubu|ar stee|
Protects aqa|nst m|nor |mpacts
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of Rider and MotorcycIe Equipment onIine.
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VARlABLE PANNlERS
Capac|ty of eacn pann|er adjustab|e between
20 and 30 ||tres
Hard-wear|nq b|ack surface n|sn
Waterproof |nner baqs ava||ab|e separate|y
OPTlONAL EQUlPMENT
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