2002 BMW F650 GS DAKAR - motorcycles/scooters - by owner - vehicle automotive bike sale - craigslist (2024)

I bought this bike from a (German?) couple back in 2021, right as the pandemic was in full swing, and 3 months before my kid was born, with the intention of using it to pop around town, go trail riding and maybe some lightweight camping. The aforementioned baby put an end to all of that (tale as old as time) and as such it has been in winter storage for most of that time since. The couple I bought if from had a matching pair, and I intended to buy the gentleman's as it was setup normally, but alas, it was already sold and I had to settle for his wife's bike. They used their bikes properly, touring all over the country as evidence by the many, many stickers on the luggage and photos that they showed me. This particular bike had narrow bars, was lowered (with a lowering link), and had a OEM "lowered" seat. After buying the bike I spend some bucks getting it back to spec with a regular seat, stock link, regular bars and grips. The buyer gets both seats, and the lowering link, I got rid of the small bars and weird grips.

I think this is the perfect bike for Portland, it's light, easy to maneuver and practical. You can't go fast anywhere in this town and the roads are sh*t, might as well have a bike with enough travel to soak up the potholes, easy on gas, and fast enough to make you think you're traveling at the speed of light when you really aren't. The throttle is super pedestrian and you'd be hard pressed to get into trouble on this guy. Don't be me and get a Ducati as your first bike (many moons ago). Do I think this is a good first bike? Not if you aren't tall enough to flat foot it or don't come from a dirt bike background. I'm relatively short, but I know how to lean a bike over at a stop without getting flustered, you might not.

The bike has some warts, the gauge cluster can be a bit finnicky in cold weather and shuts on and off (probably a bad capacitor) and the left front signal was abruptly knocked off while changing the tube in the front wheel (don't ask). On the upside you have a new tube in the front wheel and it's full of sealant, so you're good there. Those are the only things I can think of, easy fixes, but my boss (wife) says I can't spend any more on it and have to sell it. She usually wins these disagreements so I'm not gonna bother.

The bike has a clean title in my name and is registered in Oregon with tags good until January 2026. I'm throwing in the BMW luggage and top case with matching keys (top case doesn't have a keyhole), a battery tender I'll no longer need and a Slime Power Sport Inflator. It also comes with Dowco Guardian cover. Not a bad deal for a hard to find bike with lots of life left in it.

Thanks for your time, please don't be a flakey turd and don't try and haggle with me before you've laid eyes on it. You can take it for a spin with licensure proof, a helmet and asking price cash money in my hand. If it goes down, you've bought yourself a bike with new scratches. This is all pretty standard stuff, right?