2006
BMW F8005/FB00ST
night, while the offset rear-mounted
filler
cap on the right of
the bike allows
you to
fuel up without
removing a tank bag if
you
have one fitted. Even without
one, it's
iust
more convenient.
The mirrors
are well
positioned and
completely vibration-free,
giving
a
Sood
rearward
view There are
also the usual
range of extras
to let
you
kit an already
well-equipped bike even
more, including
heated
grips, a centerstand,
hard and soft
luggage, and of
course, ABS. ln addition,
the
windscreen on both
models can be
replaced with ones
in various hei8hts-
Each
bike is av-ailable
in a choice of two colors
-
the F800S in either
yellow or red, and the
5T
in blue or
Sraphite
-
but the only visual
disappointment
is
provided
by the
cheap-
looking matte-silver
paint
the enSine
unit
on both bikes
is covered in. This deflnitely
lessens the implied sense ofquality
that the
otherwise freshly sq/led,
well-engineered
and finely detailed
pair
of motorcycles
impan by their appearance. Piq/
- a metallic-
Twin Topics
To create
its
8ap-filling
Bl''lw
middlewei8ht model, the
Bavarian
brand's R&D team started
work exactly 47 months
before
the F800 duo's South
African
press
debut by firs(
considering
alternative means of
arriving at their chosen
Soal
of delivering
a light,
performance
bike that was cosr-effec(ive
to build, and
enjoyable,
yet unthreatening, for riders of vary-
ing
skill
levels to tal
