2009 BMW G650 X Country

by Dianne
(Upstate NY)

This is my second motorcycle. I began riding in 2007 after taking the MSF course. My first bike was a Kawasaki Ninja 250. It was a great "starter bike" and I was a little nervous to move up to a bigger bike. But I have to say this motorcycle is amazing. I absolutely love it. It is a dual sport bike so I can enjoy riding paved as well as dirt roads. I have had it since August and have already put 1000 miles on it. It is very comfortable and I like the more upright riding position. One of the minor drawbacks is that it has a fairly small gas tank, only holding about 2 gallons of gas. Not so bad since after about 2 hrs of riding I am ready for a stop anyhow. It does get around 60 miles/gallon.