Not a Duc but...

[sugarcrook]

Santa Rosa BMW had a demo F800GS for sale earlier this week.  Not sure if it's still available. 

[sidm]

Damn GINA! Nice ride - Congrats!

[sugarcrook]

Who's Gina?   

[sidm]

Reference from the 90's. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Damn+Gina

Basically, 'Sweet machine!'

[Popeye the Sailor]

Well-review?

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Not really sure what to say so I'll just ramble on a bit.  It's very responsive when the ESA is set to 'sport' and very comfortable.  The ride is much more plush when ESA is set to 'comfort'.  While riding from SJ to SC to HMB I started thinking about a trip to Bryce Canyon or Banff.    I tried out the adjustable windscreen and it's nice to have the adjustment, but I think for longer trips I'll use the larger screen (came with two).  Didn't read up on the cruise control enough to feel comfortable trying it.  The original owner had the GPS mount installed and works great with my Zumo.

Great at sustaining triple-digit speeds on the highway, but the throttle is a little jumpy coming out of first.  Shifting also feels like you're hitting the gearbox with a hammer, but I'm told that's just how these bikes are.  A little preload helps.  The brakes are good, even coming off of an 848. 

I left the side bags on for the Sunday ride and didn't feel like I was an old man.  It came with a 28L top bag but I left that off.  Not sure how large the side bags are but each can hold a helmet in a helmet bag with some room left over.  Side and top luggage come with internal duffel bags, making packing and transport easy. 

Put about 200 miles on it so far and very happy with the bike.  Doesn't have the allure of a Duc, but for less than the cost of a new Multi I've got a great bike that exceeds all of my non-hooligan requirements. 

Here's the actual bike.  I think my camera's white balance is off.