hi weaklinks,
my bmw was 1997 make strada model. so, it was quite different from the f650gs models. it was a good bike, many people did rtw with it (even a woman benka pulko). the problem with bmw is, it is expensive to fix when it is broken. and also the parts. it might be cheaper in the US, however in many eu countries and in Turkiye it is expensive.
if you do a search on HUBB there is a deep discussion going on about bmw's reliability. many claims that bmw's are not as reliable as the japanies one where the other claims bmw's are worlds #1. I am not an experienced rider like them. but, for my two sent worth, if you dont push toooo hard f650gs dakars can go everywhere, can do everything.
a friend of mine just complited his trip from France to Malaysia and will continue to Australia and had zero problem on a brand new dakar.
hope this helps
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Originally Posted by weaklinks
Ozhanu--were you not happy with your BMW--just curious--since I was considering buying a Dakar 650 for similiar riding
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