Equipment

BIKE SPECIFICATIONS

BMW 650 GS

POWER: 71HP twin engine

GEARBOX: 6 speed

DISPLACEMENT: 650cc

SEAT HEIGHT: 820 mm

WEIGHT: 171kgs dry

We welcome to our fleet the amazing new BMW 650 GS, with a new 71 horsepower parallel twin engine. Making it ideally suited to the rigours of bike touring in South America.

With its low weight and low seat height of only 820mm the 650 is a great motorcycle to tour the continent on and even the most experienced rider will appreciate its easy riding characteristics.

Fuel injection is a necessity as we take the bikes up over 5000m on some of our expeditions and the twin engine gives us the extra power and reliability that we need.

The F 650 GS is a wonderful all round dual purpose bike that we will be offering for our expeditions of South America.

BMW F 800 GS

Liquid Cooled

Manifold Injection

Chain Drive

POWER: 85HP flat twin

GEARBOX: 6speed

DISPLACEMENT: 798cc

SEAT HEIGHT: 850/880 mm

WEIGHT: 207kg dry

The completely new BMW F 800 GS is here.

This mid class adventure tourer is the ideal motorbike for the range of tours Compass Expeditions offer.

This bike is a superb choice for all riders, with its under seat fuel tank providing a low centre of gravity and a seat height of only 850mm, (in the low seat option), it is ideal for the less experienced or smaller riders, however with it powerful twin 800cc motor, any experienced dual purpose rider with love this new GS

We at compass Expeditions have therefore decided to offer the BMW F800 GS on our London to Vladivostok and Arctic to Antarctic adventures.

BMW R1200 GS

POWER: 100HP flat twin

GEARBOX: 6speed

DISPLACEMENT: 1170cc

SEAT HEIGHT: 840mm or 860mm

WEIGHT: 199kgs dry

With a 12% reduction in weight and a 15% increase in power on its predecessor this is the ultimate touring machine.

BMW 1150 GS ADVENTURE

POWER: 53hp flat twin

DISPLACEMENT: 1130 cc

GEARBOX: 6 SPEED

SEAT HEIGHT: 900mm

WEIGHT: 253 kgs

The predecessor to the R 1200 GS this bike has become a classic overlander made even more famous by Ewan and Charlie, one ride of it and you will understand why.
For the ultimate ride experience ride this legendary bike with us on any one of our South American rides.

BRING YOUR OWN BIKE

While on our shorter tours it wouldn't be feasible to bring your own motorcycle unless you were already in the region with your bike. If you wish to bring your own bike on any of our tours, especially on our epic Arctic to Antarctic, please give us a call or email us and we will be able to offer you a price as well as advice on what documentation is needed, we can also organise the shipping of your motorbike bike if needed.

WHAT TYPE OF BIKE

Any bike is capable of doing most of our tours, however we strongly suggest that you bring a dual purpose bike as some of our tours are off road and can involve creek crossings and on virtually all tours some ride days are quite long, sitting on a comfortable, adequately powerful machine will greatly enhance your tour experience.

Some bike specification considerations are:

The bike will need to be fuel injected if joining us on any tour that includes the Andes, South America (changing carburettor jets every couple of days isn't that feasible)

Minimum fuel capacity should be 15lts

650cc should be the minimum

Above all, the bike can be an older but it needs to be reliable (spares are difficult to source)

Support Vehicle

All of our tours will be accompanied by our support vehicle. Our vehicle of choice is a Toyota Landcruiser Troop Carrier 4x4 with seating capacity for up to seven passengers. It is equipped with two portable fridges, sattelite phone, a small library and a C.D player. We will be towing a twin axle off road trailer to carry bags (up to two medium bags per passenger), bike spares and any bikes that need to be transported. A small kitchen, table and chairs are also carried for the ride day lunches. Our support vehicle also comes equipped with a comprehensive medical kit and all partners have undertaken first aid training.