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Does the New BMW F 450 GS Deserve the GS Name? ABR Tests It in Sicily

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UK outlet Adventure Bike Rider tested BMW's new F 450 GS around Sicily's Mount Etna, riding pavement, highway, and dirt. After the test, the reviewer came away with a positive answer to the question that's followed the bike ever since its concept debut at EICMA: is this really a GS?

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Shinji Hanoura

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The F 450 GS is a grand experiment in whether the GS worldview can translate down to a smaller displacement. How much of the geometry and electronics were carried over from the flagship is where the evaluation splits. If ABR tested it at Etna and called it the real thing, then the spec compromises must have been struck just right. I want to read the equipment list closely.

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