BMW K 1600 GT, the great bike travel

BMW has introduced the K 1600 GT in South Africa.It’s a supertouring with 320 kg is powered by a six-cylinder in-line engine 160 HP. The six cylinder engine makes it a truly balanced bike and removes even the fourth-order vibrations, so it is easy to forget any tremor or seizure. It also presents a great softness in its power delivery.

The K 1600 GT characterized, inter alia, by a total mastery of electronics and has one injector per cylinder with a unique butterfly of 52 mm “by wire” (with electronic control) located at the end of a very long admission channels. Thus the enormous power we have available, it is not excessive and invites you to shift gears again and again. It is an ideal model for a bike of rapid tourism which geared speed is immaterial, and matters little whether the regime: its six cylinders you will draw any curve with great effectiveness. Another detail that presents this new K 1600 GT is overstuffed and comfortable seat. In addition, has a few powerful brakes but with partial integral ABS of last generation.

Its chassis is double beam of aluminum and the Duolever suspension front and Paralever rear that are extremely effective in any condition of floor, rate or charge. With a button you can electronically matching the harshness of the suspensions to the road where you ride. In addition, comes equipped with a few bags, glove series with closing centralized contact, a system of integrated command to the menu of the on-board computer with 5.7-inch TFT screen. Cruise control that make it a machine ready to eat all the miles that we put forward.

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