F 800 S / F 800 ST
The BMW F 800 S/ST i s for real fu n-s eekers. Thanks to the fast accelerat ion of its parallel twins and maximum
torque of 8 6 Nm at 5,800 rpm and 62.5 kW (85 bhp), this machine offers superb entertainment. And s o t hat
its proud o wners don’t have to spend val uab le time getting dirty wor kin g on the engine, the F 8 00 S/ST is
equipped wi th a low-maintenan ce b elt drive. Where curves are concerned, th e ge neral consensus is the mo re ,
the merrier – at least whe re th e chassis of the BMW F 800 S/ST is con cerned. Telesc opi c forks at the front,
aluminium swin gin g arm at the rear, an d away we go. The new F 800 boas ts a spor ty half fair ing in t he S
version a nd a ful l fair ing s uitabl e for tourin g in the ST version . Thi s machine demonstrates that you can only
really have fu n if the technology can be ta ken seriously.
F 80 0 S
Paintwo rk: sunse t yello w un i
Paintwo rk: flame red uni
F 80 0 ST
Paintwo rk:
graphitan metallic matt
Engine
Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Water-c oo le d, 2-cylinder,
Bore / stro ke . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82 mm x 75 .6 mm
Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .798 cc
Rated output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.5 k W (85 hp) at 8,000 rpm
Max. to rque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Nm at 5,800 rpm (with
Compres si on ratio . . . . . . . . . . . 12.0 : 1
Fuel / engine management. . . . Electron ic intake pi pe injection /
Emission c on trol . . . . . . . . . . . . Closed-loop 3-way catalytic
Per formance / fue l co nsum ption
Maximum speed . . . . . . . . . . . . Over 200 km/h
Fuel consumption per 100 k m
at constant 90 km /h . . . . . . . . .3.4 l
at constant 120 k m/ h . . . . . . . .4.4 l
Fuel type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unleaded s up er, minimum
Electrical syst em
Alternato r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . three-phase alternator 400 W
Batte ry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 V / 1 4 Ah, m ai nt en an ce -f ree
Power transmission
Clutch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple-disc clutch in o il bath,
Gearbox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Con stant mesh 6-speed gearbox
Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Belt drive with sh oc k damper
4-stroke, four valves per cyl inder,
two ove rh ea d camshafts, dr y
sump l ub ri ca ti on
(output reduction to 25 kW
(34 hp ) at 7,000 r pm possible)
output reduction: 55 Nm at
3,500 rp m)
digital engine m an ag em en t
(BMS-K)
converter, emission standard EU-3
octan e ra ti ng 95 ( RON)
mechanically operated
integrated in to crankc as e
Paintwo rk:
Paintwo rk: lahar grey metalli c
blue metallic
Chassis / brakes
Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bridge-type aluminium frame,
load-bearing e ng in e
Front suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . Tel es co pi c fork, ø 43 mm
Rear suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . Cast al um in iu m single-sided
swing ar m with ec ce nt ri c adjust-
ment for rea r axle, ce nt ral sp ri ng
strut, spring pre-load hydraulically
adjustable (c on ti nu ou sl y var ia bl e)
at handwheel, rebound damping
adjustable
Travel fron t / re ar . . . . . . . . . . . .140 mm / 140 mm
Wheelbase1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,466 m m
Casto r1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95 mm
Steering head angle1. . . . . . . . .64.2°
Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ca st aluminium
Rim, front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3.50 x 17"
Rim, rear. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5. 50 x 17 "
Tyre , front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120/70 ZR 17
Tyre , rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 0/ 55 ZR 1 7
Brake, f ront. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Twin disc, floating brake d is cs ,
ø 32 0 mm, 4 -p iston fixed
calipers
Brake, rea r . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Si ng le disc, ø 265 m m, single-
pisto n fl oa ti ng caliper
ABS2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BMW Motorrad ABS
Dimensions / wei ghts
Seat height. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 840 mm (low s ea t: 815 mm )
Seat height per low est
suspension s et ti ng . . . . . . . . . .760 mm
Inner leg curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1,850 m m (low se at : 1,820 mm )
Inner leg curve pe r lowest
suspension s et ti ng . . . . . . . . . .1,700 m m
Unladen weight, road ready3. . .204 / 209 kg
Dry weight4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .182 / 187 kg
Permitted to tal we ig ht . . . . . . . .405 kg
Payload
(with standard equipment) . . . .201 / 196 kg
Usable ta nk volume . . . . . . . . . .16 l
Reserve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ap prox. 4 l
Len gt h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2,082 / 2,195 m m
Height (excl . mirror s) . . . . . . . . .1,155 / 1,225 m m
Width (i nc l. mirro rs ) . . . . . . . . . .860 mm
1) Unladen as per DIN standard
2) Optional extra
3) In compliance wit h Directive 93/93/EEC w ith all fluids, fuelled with at least 90 % of usable tank volume
4) Unladen weigh t without operating fluids