What should i expect with a used BMW 650?

Greg goes wild

Active member
"Another question where is the coolent reserve bottle?"

Coolant overflow bottle is below the right floorboard. Check the level through the slot. The bottle is heavy translucent plastic and hard to see through. Open the top and point a flashlight down into it. That helps. Access is easy. Remove the rubber floorboard cover and the metal plate (T30 torx screw) and voila.

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That is totally different from the Swing i have the oil dipstick is just above under the floormat ? Thanks for
showing the pics. Are there other pictures you could show of the oil dipstick? Cuz if i do get a BMW i could
check oil level myself. I do appreciate everyones help thanks again
 

Greg goes wild

Active member
That is not a bad price for the bike. At that mileage it might be getting close to needing service on the belt and chain. If it hasnt been done you could use that as a bargaining chip, but then again its more of a sellers market right now so that may only go so far..
Thank you for the advice i will have to call the owner and ask about IF he had that serviced. From what he posted on
a couple of websites he has done a lot of work on it maintinence on it and kept records of it..
 

Delray

Well-known member
"Are there other pictures you could show of the oil dipstick?"

Under the rubber floorboard cover on the left side of the bike. A little PITA to access BUT the oil level is monitored electonically and you get alerts on the dashboard if it gets low. Nothing beats my Burgman 650 which has a glass porthole for a direct look (second photo).

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Greg goes wild

Active member
"Are there other pictures you could show of the oil dipstick?"

Under the rubber floorboard cover on the left side of the bike. A little PITA to access BUT the oil level is monitored electonically and you get alerts on the dashboard if it gets low. Nothing beats my Burgman 650 which has a glass porthole for a direct look (second photo).

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yes i did know about the dash gauge for the oil very helpful you all have been so far thank you.
 

Greg goes wild

Active member
Have you seen this one Greg? I know nothing about it other than came across the ad.



I just purchased mine several months ago and had 953 miles on it. I thought there couldn't be a used one (2014) with less miles anywhere....wrong!
That must be new ad cuz i have NOT seen that one but that is kind of far to travel. I have been checking cycle trader
and craigslist. That bike is at aa dealer and they add dealer fees and other stuff. So that would add another 1 k
on it.. Another other sites that i can look for a BMW scooter or a Burgman 650? I am leaning towards the
beamer. Thank you for your help i appreciate it.
 
Another other sites that i can look for a BMW scooter or a Burgman 650?
The sites I used when I had to replace my 2014 were:

SearchTempest.com (aggregates Craigslist for you, and lets you set a radius you're willing to travel)
MotoHunt.com
CycleSoup.com

And of course CycleTrader.

Just did nationwide searches on them, and the pickings are slimmer than they were in November when I was shopping (though there are more Sport models than when I was looking for mine).

HTH
 

pneuby

Member
Burgman vs. the GT. Been there, done that, just as with Delray here. Compared them A/B, side-by-side. Burger is quieter, adding to it being smoother running, with a lower seat height. Kudos for the best OEM seat of the big-3 that is not a medieval torture-device, LOL. A huge lacking feature, for me, was the suspension....it's just too soft. Road, or pavement conditions that would upset the Burger were just a little 'blip' to the BMW. Handling was a close second. The Suze is more ponderous, owing perhaps to the suspension, and the smaller rear wheel. I take the GT up onto the porch aprons of strip-malls, grocery stores, hardware, restaurants, wherever. I park in the shade, LOL. I wouldn't have DARED attempt much of that with the Burger. Such may be only psychological hesitation on my part....but it's there, nonetheless.
 

Delray

Well-known member
"other sites that I can look for a BMW scooter or a Burgman 650?"

I think inventory is down across the board. Maybe people are hanging on to what they have because of the virus. Since I bought my first maxi-scooter on Christmas Eve 2016 (Silver Wing), I bought and sold three more Wings, two BMW C 650 GT's and I'm now on my third Burgman 650. It used to be like catching fish in a barrel. Lots available. I'd hunt for a great deal, update the maintenance, enjoy it for awhile, clean it to showroom condition and sell for a break-even price or modest profit.

For awhile, I had both in my garage, the BMW and Burgman. When I decided to keep one, the Burgman just felt right. Pneuby correctly points out its softer suspension and ponderous handling, especially at slow speeds, like a parking lot, where the Burgman feels like you're manuevering an old bathtub. The reason I kept it was it's the king of smoothness; Suzuki's transmission is the best out there.

If it were a horse, the Burgman would be Old Paint, the trusty Palomino that will never let you down. She's not as quick and doesn't cut as sharply as other horses -- like that frisky BMW scooter that almost begs to be put through its paces. But man, if you want reliability, smoothness, weather protection, seat comfort, technology, the big Burger has it all. That said, I'm about to buy a new home that has enough garage room for a second bike, and there is a 1000% chance that bike will be a BMW C 650 GT.

Sidebar to Evil Twin, obviously a Spock fan. I saw an original Star Trek episode last night for the first time that knocked me out. It was about Spock returning to Vulcan to get married. I was riveted, wanting to soak up everything about life on planet Vulcan. The episode was from 1967; that show was WAY ahead of its time.

Photo is my Burgman and BMW ... Ghost Riders in my garage.
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EvilTwin

Active member
You might want to check out the battle scooters forum on adventure rider: https://advrider.com/f/forums/battle-scooters.36/ Lots of very knowledgeable people there and more varied opinions on scoots. Vespa's seem to be very well liked and I'm sorta sorry I never went and looked at them before I got the C650. But I'm still happy with the Beemer, its a very engaging ride and does super on the highway. Was coming home yesterday and looked down and it was doing 75, didnt feel it. I would have felt that on the Silverwing for sure.

And if you are serious about finding something you are either going to have to travel a bit or buy sight unseen and have it shipped. I traveled 4 hours one way to get my bike, and negotiated the deal without ever sitting on one first. Guess that is what this whole Covid thing has done to our(my) sensibilities. That would have never happened before this. If you find one a year or two old with warranty, this might be the way to go.

As for evil Spock, that was an episode where Kirk, McCoy, Scotty and Uhura get beamed to an alternate universe where the Federation are the bad guys. I've seen all the original episodes many times, hell I remember them when they were on prime time and we watched on bw tv's. Never realized they all wore different colored shirts till I saw it on my aunts house with her new color tv. One of the round tubes. Thats going back a ways.
 
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