The BMW Motorrad F 450 GS is a motorcycle from BMW Motorrad. It is currently on sale. With a 420 cc engine it sits in the 250–450 cc class.
Power comes from a 420 cc twin-cylinder liquid-cooled engine that makes 48.67 bhp at 8,750 rpm and 43 Nm of torque at 6,750 rpm. Its bore is wider than its stroke (72 mm x 51.6 mm), a short-stroke layout that generally favours higher revs. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 277 PS per tonne; by that measure, it is genuinely fast, well beyond everyday traffic speeds. The claimed top speed is 165 km/h. It has electric start.
It has a 6-speed manual gearbox with a 1-down, 5-up shift pattern, and a chain carries drive to the rear wheel. It uses a wet multi-plate clutch.
It is built around a steel tubular space frame. Suspension is by KYB USD telescopic fork at the front and aluminum swinging arm, directly linked KYB WAD spring strut at the rear. Braking is by a 310 mm disc at the front and a 240 mm disc at the rear, with dual-channel ABS. ABS on both wheels keeps either tyre from locking under hard braking.
The seat is 845 mm off the ground, which is on the tall side, so shorter riders may want to try it first. It weighs 178 kg ready to ride, which is on the heavy side, so moving it by hand takes some effort. The wheelbase is 1,465 mm. Its 14 L fuel tank and claimed mileage of 26 kmpl work out to roughly 364 km per tankful on paper; real-world range is usually lower.
Equipment includes 6.5 " TFT Display, call and SMS alerts, gear position indicator, service due indicator, ride-by-wire throttle, heated grips, engine temperature indicator and low fuel indicator. Safety equipment includes engine kill switch, side-stand engine cut-off, side-stand warning, hazard light switch, traction control and malfunction indicator. It has two riding modes: Rain and Road and Enduro.
For the BMW Motorrad F 450 GS, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹6,499 doorstep service.
Its tall seat suits taller riders best. With this much performance, it is better as a step-up bike than a first bike.
Its chain drive needs regular cleaning, lubrication and slack adjustment.