2017 BMW K1600GT Review | Long-Day Test Ride
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
- BMW K1600GT gets some updates for 2017. The already ultra-comfortable touring machine is even more luxurious, as we’ll show you in this review. The 2017 K1600GT gets auto-leveling dynamic ESA as standard, reshaped fairing and a Reverse Gear (as an option) which is a must have, considering the heavy weight this motorcycle has.
We tested the K1600GT on the highway and on curvy mountain roads. And the result is spectacular.
Editor: Cristian Predoi
Video Editor: Adi Popescu
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Rest In Peace Cristian Predoi !! I hope you are still riding your motorcycle where you went!!
Congratulations, your review and your English was better than every English journalist I've watched. MCN give him a job now!
I've had a K1600GT SE with all the toys for two weeks now. 1200 miles to Scotland and back. Magnificent!
Man...I wish I had an accent like that, magnificent!!! You belong in a Bond movie...villain #1.
Good video by the way.
Ronan Rogers 😂😂
Yes he's great!!!
" . . . and now we kill Moose and Squirrel?"
No. JoergSprave is Bond Villian #1. Watch any of his videos. "Let me show it's features..." *BEST* 'evil' laugh evah!
Bought this bike in exact same year and same color. The bike is epic and fully meets or exceeds my expectations. Thank-you for your review.
I traded in my '08 K1200S on a 2015 R1200RT and I love it....don't get me wrong, but boy would I love one of these!!! I miss that horsepower!!
One of the best reviews on the new 1600 GT I've seen so far!!! Great job!!!
debating the K1600 or the 1290 from KTM, roads around my area are very ADV friendly.
What a great video. The intro alone was enough to tell about the upcoming good things.
Gotta love a guy who picks Beethoven as opening Sound Track.
The K1600GT is the motorcycle equivalent of an M7 Sedan. Absolutely top of the heap.
Got this as a courtesy bike while my K1300S was in for its service. I didn't want to give it back it was that good!
Great starting music - great review! Appreciate all your excellent reviews!
Great Video! This is a great bike. One warning about the reverse mode is that brakes are applied automatically about 2 seconds after pulsing the starter button. If the steering head is turned when this happens, I can attest this causes an abrupt shift in balance, to the point of dropping the bike. VERY expensive mistake, fortunately covered by insurance. By the way, invest in the drop bars fore and aft. This will avoid a heap of sorrow and expense. Fantastic video. Keep up the good work!
I anticipate getting the new GTL this summer and appreciate both your review and your accent! :-)
PS: Quality work on the video too.
...a couple of years ago a Dutch motorcycledealer enabled me to do a testride on one of the early models. Boy, did I love that beautiful six sound! And then this torque! Once on the highway I humiliated a Porsche 911. Easily... Alas... It's way too expensive for me...
you sir make excellent bike review videos !
Good review; short, entertaining and informative. After all said and done, looks like a great bike for those who generate a great deal of money. I had to give up Beemers, not because they're bad bikes - they're excellent - but the cost of ownership became onerous. The last straw was when my friendly BMW dealership wanted to charge me almost $2000 to replace an idler gear; drove me right back to Japan. . .
You get what you pay for. Hamburger or Rib Eye? Both good but one is better.
Dealers are extortionate. Never use them as they have a 100% mark-up. One eg: they quoted over £700 for a UK mot (£27), stating work done to pass the mot. Took it to another authorised Mot station & it passed with no issues.
Have been using a BMW qualified mechanic, who went self-employed for over 20 years.
...and now RE is stealing the Japanese customers....
Bravo k1600 gt👍💪
Can you guys just make a beauty video for the bike with the classical music, because I simply fell in love with the bike after watching this video
classical music is the best....!!!
Great, informative video thank you. Going from a ZZR1400 to a 2014 Honda Goldwing F6C (cruiser!) and now looking at the bagger version of this to add to the others.
Very good vidéo....very well done, smooth en precise.....want that bike :p !
I just learned Cristian died in an accident last year. Sad. I liked his videos very much. He had a wonderful sense of humor and a unique style. RIP.
Love watching your vlog, great effort my friend.
Good job on this- I am about to buy one!
Realizare extraordinar de precisa, bravo băieți
Nice video bro !I love to buy GT but because of the road conditions in Romania, keep buying GSA.
Great video's and cool music. Keep up the good work.
I currently own a K1200LT, which is the fore runner to the K1600GT/GTL, and while not as powerful as the new 1600, and not quite as high tech, it's still a fantastic ike which will do pretty much everything the 1600 will? The LT came "Fully Equipped" with Heated Seats, Electric Windscreen, a Brilliant Cruise Control, a 6 stack CD player with AM/FM radio which can be adjusted on the move, and Brembo A.B.S Drakes. It handles much better than the 1500 Gold Wing I owned a few years ago, and is much better equipped. The standard lighting isn't as good as it could be, and it doesn't have traction control? I rarely ride at night, and am rarely in a position where Traction Control is needed? If I were to win the Lottery i'd buy a K1600GTL, but I am more tha happy with my "Budget" K1200LT.
thank for your video , nice bike
Really good review! Thanks!
Great bike. I've spent a lot of time on an RT and ride with a guy who currently owns one, My biggest complaint was overtime that riding position (sport tourer) can be a little numbing on long days (over 300 miles). I love sport touring motorcycles and this one is no doubt the best one out there. That said there is nothing like riding with your legs stretched out on highway pegs and handlebars that come right to you. More of a riding position thing but what a machine.
Agreed. I love sport touring bikes as well, but I simply can't tour on them any more. I went back to touring cruisers (gave up my Concours 14). There are trade offs with every bike, but it's extremely difficult to find a sport tourer that has the comfort of a cruiser. You give up the power for the comfort.
I might still have to give this one a try. I love the performance + all the features this bike offers. I've been looking at them ever since they first came out. Love the Concours 14 as well.
This is not a cruiser, it's a tourer. There are plenty of sports cruisers with more aggressive seating positions than this. I'm 6ft and practically upright on my K1600GT, little weight on my arms.
Very good review! Can I ask you in your future reviews to test ride the bike in 20-30 mph winds. The fairing on my 2016 R 1200 RT, acts like a sail, and gusts of wind really unsettle the bike, and rider! You have to ride with the screen right down in order to control the bike in the wind. And the 1200 doesn't have a reverse! Which it needs very badly! Great review! Many thanks.
great channel!! good stuff!
Would like to see a shoot out between this bike and the new 2018 Honda GoldWing Bagger.
Love the count dracula blood red.
great video ! I am a little concerned with the size of this bike since I am 1,70 mt higt
Great bike, and with Reverse el.gear !?!
Hi from Croatia!
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Good review. Thanks!
All your video excellent!!!
Edan banget nih motor
Good video, Thank you
Thks for review
Buy the GTL and remove the top case and you have two bikes in one.
How tall are you?
I have great difficulty in choosing, either the K1600 GTL or GS exclusive, what is your opinion?
Good Video. Thank you! The only thing I didn't like about it were your revs. Much too high for the speed you are going on normal roads, except motorway. Except overtakings, there are no reasons to use more than 3 to 4k rpm. You often don't need the first gear. You can do 30km/h in 4th gear easily and 55km/h in 6th gear and the time from 55 to 100km/h is so short...
Greetings from a K1600GT Driver for several thousand KMs... :)
THE Machine
very informative video.i would ask do yoy know how many db of noise the engine give and how many in 6000r/min
Price is actually low compare what you get. For example Indian road master is actually more expensive same Harley and both of this bikes haven’t been even close to that bmw with comfort and power. The cheapest gtl in uk is ready for £18000 you cannot get Harley or Indian in this price segment
This is the man FPS Russia stole the accent from back in the day
He's Hungarian and he died a year ago.
Bljatiful
It's a beautiful bike, & being a K will be smooth too. Perfect for motorway driving.
But it is a VERY heavy bike for in-town driving, to manoeuvre it without engine assistance, do U-turns, & if it topples over, no chance of lifting it without help.
Yeah, you're right.
Anyone else thinking Fritz at BMW rediscovered the Honda CBX?
Boy, one of those would be nice. Need to sell the Harley!
I see you guys did your best to pick the most stupid spots to stop and test the reverse and hill assist...
Starts with Beethoven, immediate like
agree
how top heavy is it? weight can be bad if too much is up high
I found it just heavy. Not quite top heavy.
which one is better: honda goldwing vs bmw k1600?
bmw k1600
Hi body, I’m 175 cm, get my both fott on the floor?
If Count Dracula made motorbike videos.
My 2015 K1600 looks just like that one. I absolutely loathe the thing. Hate it. It is currently sitting in my garage covered in dust. I would sell it but I wouldn’t wish it on anybody.
And yet in SA you can't even get one. They so popular here, there's always no stock available....
I drove my old 1300GT and went to get some beers....... I showed up an hour later and drove over 100km..... ha ha
RUMANIA 👍
That motor sounds really buzzy compared to my ST1100.
👍🏽👍👍🏽👍
Lol!!! Wooden benches. Lol
common man, tell us the price, why you keep that secret. by the way you did not talk about seat height or the minimum required height of the rider .
best not to brake mid corner
How nobody complains about the miserable gearbox? I had a 2015 and a 2018 with quick shifter and both were a nightmare in terms of gearbox.
Znaci kad taj motor kupis spremi živce na hozin tregere jer ce ti trebat nema djelova nigdje i koštaju kao sveti gral.
A used Kawasaki GTR 1400 makes Minimum 80% from this Bike with 20% from the price.
BMW MUST HAVE LED STEEL HANDLES NOT STUFFED RAW STEEL. BMW.
WHEN WHEN IT WILL BE IT WILL BE LAUNCHED LAUNCED IN
IN INDIA. INDIA,, ,,
I NEED AT IN INDIA INDIA TO GO HILL HILL STATION HILL STAIONS O INDIA. INDIA,, ,,
I TOOO HAVE SAME SIMILAR BIKE, ,, BUT I AM WAITING WAITING FOR FOR A NEW VERSION,, ,,,
A BIOLOGIST, ,,
Those bikes are intended for the wide open freeways of the US. Good for autobahn too. The rest of europe is too close and cramped.
I disagree.
I came here for @fpsrussia
160 horses @7750rpm. From a 1649cc? V poor.
barnbersonol it's all about torque and moving fast effortessly. I have ridden a gtl and believe me, it hauls ass.
Pois......$28,000.00
Russian talking style
Reversing lesson on the turn??? Stupid idea and stupid example....
If you can't walk back a 700 pound bike on flat ground, there's no hope for you.
But uphill? Not a hope in hell. Even the very short slope rising only 5 or 7cm into my garage I use the reverse.
Osteuropa Englisch Akzent. Furchtbar.👎