TWO MACHINES. A SINGLE SOURCE.
EXPERIENCE THE BMW K 1600 GT AND THE K 1600 GTL.
The BMW K 1600 GT and the K 1600 GTL - two motorcycles which setnew standards in the touring motorcycle segment in terms of riding properties, long-distance suitability and comfort.Their common basis is the lightest and most compact 6-cylinder in-line engine ever fitted in a serial production motorcycle. It offers a fascinating torque of 175 Nm and an output of 118 kW (160 bhp), making touring a whole new experience.
An overview of highlights of the BMW K 1600 GT and K 1600 GTL
• Supreme in-line 6-cylinder engine with a high level of pulling power, especially in the lower and medium engine speed range.
• The lightest and most compact 6-cylinder in-line engine in serial motorcycle production weighing just 102.6 kg and measuring 560 mm in width.
• Engine output 118 kW (160 bhp) at approx. 7500 rpm and a maximum torque of approx 175 Nm at approx. 5000 rpm.
• Over 70% of maximum torque available from 1500 rpm.
• Consistent lightweight construction throughout the entire vehicle (magnesium front panel carrier, aluminium rear frame, crankshaft etc.).
• E-Throttle: fully electronic relay between accelerator grip and throttle valve.
• Three drive modes to choose from ("Rain", "Road", "Dynamic")
• High active safety due to standard BMW Motorrad Integral ABS (part integral).
• Traction control DTC (Dynamic Traction Control) for maximum safety when accelerating (optional extra).
• Chassis with Duolever and Paralever and ideal mass concentration for dynamic riding properties combined with optimum comfort.
• Electronic Suspension Adjustment ESA II for optimum adaptation to all uses and load states (optional extra).
• World premiere for a motorcycle - Adaptive Headlight (optional extra) in conjunction with standard xenon headlamp and lighting rings for increased safety at night.
• Integrated operating concept for the first time with Multi-Controller, TFT colour screen and menu guidance.
• Audio system with preparation for navigation device and controllable interface for iPod, MP3, USB, Bluetooth and satellite radio (only USA and Canada) (standard in the K 1600 GTL).
• Innovative design with outstanding wind and weather protection.
• K 1600 GTL with very comfortable, relaxed ergonomics set-up for long trips with pillion passenger as well as luxury touring features.
Two top fives for Troy at Miller Motorsports Park!
–May 31, 2010
Today at Miller Motorsports Park – and for the first time in the Superbike World Championship’s 22-year history – racing took place on a Monday rather than the usual Sunday, to coincide with the Memorial Day federal holiday in America. Despite the change of day, it was business as usual for BMW Motorrad Motorsport riders Troy Corser and Ruben Xaus, who both put in great performances on the S 1000 RR, with Corser’s two fifth places among the highlights of the team’s weekend.
In race one, it was Corser who made a great start from the fourth row of the grid and managed to get up to fourth place, before making a mistake and being passed by eventual podium finishers Leon Haslam and Noriyuki Haga in one corner. When leader Carlos Checa retired with a technical problem, Troy moved up to fifth and held this position for the remainder of the race, with team-mate Ruben Xaus rounding out the top ten.
In race two, it was an even better start for Corser who powered his S 1000 RR up to third place behind Checa and Biaggi, with Ruben just two places behind in fifth. Showing real aggression in his 345th WSBK race, Corser’s intentions were clear, but staying with pole setter Checa and race one winner Biaggi was anything but easy.
It was also great to see Ruben Xaus battling near the front on his S 1000 RR. The 2003 WSBK runner-up looked relaxed, comfortable and incredibly fast, despite being involved in a huge battle with about nine riders at one point. For the second time in as many races, leader Checa retired with a technical problem, handing the lead to Biaggi, with Troy moving up to second place.
However, with Biaggi’s team mate Leon Camier chasing his best ever WSBK finish and Cal Crutchlow closing lap by lap, Corser knew he had his work cut out against the two young Brits. Camier bravely squeezed past on lap 12, with Crutchlow using the slipstream to overtake Troy on the start-finish straight on the following lap. Then, Noriyuki Haga made a pass with just three laps remaining, so Troy had to settle for fifth place again in the end, although he was just two seconds off another podium finish. Ruben Xaus finished race two in 11th place.
Bob attends the WSBK in Salt Lake City, UT –June 1, 2010
The Memorial Day flag display in the infield was very impressive and the facility as a whole is spectacular and seeing snow capped mountains in the background is way cool.
I spent all day Sunday out riding with Mike Clark and several friends logging about 180 miles knocking out several passes where there was still several feet of snow on the unpaved areas. A very healthy pace was established at the onset and we seemed to be double posted most of the time. Great roads, hardly any traffic and spectacular scenery.
The F800GS rocks --- even with the low seat installed. What a great machine.
Here are some photographs from the weekend.
Troy Corser: “Overall, we can be happy today. Nevertheless I am disappointed about the Superpole result as I had to start from the fourth row. In the first race I had to fight with some chattering, and I had some trouble with the edge grip of the tyre. We changed the rear spring and made a few adjustments for race two and the bike felt a lot better. But the grip issues came back towards the end of the race and we struggled to maintain a good pace. Still, we know what we have to improve now.”
Ruben Xaus: “To be honest I am disappointed with today. I got great starts in both races and I was right with the top guys but I just couldn’t do the times over race distance. The team and I have worked tirelessly all weekend and made some real steps forward, but we just couldn’t make it happen in the races today. Still, the team did a great job and I must thank them for that. Also, congratulations to Troy because he did a great job – I just wish I could have been up there with him. I hope we can join him at the front in Misano.”
Berthold Hauser - BMW Motorrad Motorsport Director: “After yesterday’s Superpole I was not expecting to do as well as we did today. I am really happy with the performance from both Troy and Ruben. We struggled at this circuit last year so to achieve what we did today is a real step forward and big positive for the team. We are improving with every race and getting closer to the top, which is great to see. I must congratulate the whole team once again for doing such a fantastic job. We can now look forward to Misano.”
Race one: 1. Biaggi ( ITA – Aprilia), 2. Haslam (GBR – Suzuki), 3. Haga (JPN – Ducati), 5 Troy Corser (AUS – BMW Motorrad Motorsport), 10 R Xaus (ESP – BMW Motorrad Motorsport).
– February 12, 2009
With every passing year, the BMW Motorrad sporting schedule becomes increasingly packed. Add a 14-round Superbike World Championship to the mix for 2009 and it’s easy to miss the potential opportunities surrounding many of these important events.
In order to make sure that you don’t miss out on any of the championship dates, as well as BMW participation in a variety of prestigious races, we’ve prepared Outlook Calendar files of some of the most important dates for 2009. These dates can be quickly and simply imported into your Outlook Calendar to give you an overview of the events and races – just choose which events are interesting for you.
At present the BMW Motorrad Motorsport factory team has confirmed its definite participation in two full world championship series – the Superbike World Championship and the Enduro World Championship. However, there could be many other events throughout 2009 where factory team riders could participate, either for testing or training purposes.
In addition, there are several other significant events and championships that will see participation by BMW riders, including some of the following:
Ruben Xaus testing the BMW S 1000 RR superbike at Valencia.
On-road
Superbike Open Championship – for testing and development reasons, the team of BMW Motorrad employee Bernd Papilion will participate with a S 1000 RR in this German amateur series
Off-road
In addition to the Enduro World Championship series, we have also included various events where BMW riders will participate in some capacity. These include the Grand National Cross Country (USA), German Cross Country series, German Enduro Championship, Spanish Enduro Championship, British Enduro Championship, Assoluti (Italian enduro series) and various other off-road special events such as the Australian 4 Days Enduro and the International Six Days Enduro.
All the Outlook files are provided within two zipped files, entitled ‘on road’ and ‘off-road’.
If you want to import the calendar files into your Outlook, simply follow the steps below:
Open your Microsoft Outlook
Extract the files and save them individually to a directory that you have created on your Desktop (we suggest ‘calendar/on road/… and calendar/off road…)
Switch to your calendar
Choose >>FILE >>Import and Export
From the ‘import and export wizard’ choose >>Import a iCalendar(.ics) or vCalendar(.vcs)>>Next
Import all the calendar files you need for the dates you are interested in
Check that all the dates have been successfully transferred to your calendar and set yourself reminders (these can be set from several hours ahead to four days, one week, two weeks) to help with marketing and promotional activities.
As a back up, we are also attaching two Excel spreadsheet files (offroad racing schedule 2009; onroad racing schedule 2009) with all the dates in an overview, just in case the import to Outlook does not work on your system.
‘Hacking’ down to Ushuaia
Mike on his way down through Argentina, with the Andes in the background.
– February 11, 2009
What does a motorcycle tour guide do when he needs a holiday? He goes on a motorcycle tour of course, although not one of his own! As a partner of GlobeRiders adventure touring company, Mike Paull has been working with renowned explorer Helge Pedersen since 2002, developing, organising and conducting trips as a guide and a tour leader, as well as being responsible for the HYPERLINK "http://www.globeriders.com" www.globeriders.com website. Deciding that he needed a bit of time away from ‘the office’, Mike shipped his GS rig from Seattle, Washington, to Santiago, Chile, and has begun a 28-day, 5,120-kilometre tour from Chile to Tierra del Fuego in Patagonia, Argentina.
As a big GS fan, Mike also helps organise local rides, rallies, camp-outs, and training events for the GS community in the Seattle area, doing whatever he can to “share the GS love”. The Japanese-American rider has two ‘hacks’ which both started life as BMW GS machines.
“The first hack I owned was a BMW R 1200 GS, mated to an EZS car. It was built in Holland and I’ve guided four GlobeRiders tour on it, including the Silk Road Adventure, Africa Adventure, World Tour and the Japan Hanami tours. The bike has about 96,000 kilometres on it already. The hack I’m using for this latest ride to Tierra del Fuego was an evolved design based on what worked – and didn’t work – with the first rig. This one is an R 1150 GS Adventure, mated to a Russian-built Ural car. So far, I have only done some local off-road rides and one long trip from Seattle to last year’s BMW National Rally in Wyoming. It only has about 4,000 kilometres on it.”
Mike Paul at the port of Valparaiso in Chile.
Mike had his left leg amputated below the knee after a head-on collision with a drunk driver in Siberia, while guiding the Globeriders’ World Tour in 2004. Because he doesn’t have the strength to lift or hold up a two-wheeler, he has opted for the relative safety of having the third out-rigger wheel. He also owns a couple of Ural rigs, which are for sale, and he is working on a third BMW machine, again mated to a Ural sidecar. Over the years, he claims to have learned “as little as possible" about packing his panniers, but with the additional luxury of a trunk in the sidecar, Mike doesn’t have to be too careful about what he takes on these trips.
“As well as all the clothes I’ll need, I’ll bring along a standard kit and lots of tools, including a scissors jack for repairs
on the ‘tub’, a back-up prosthetic in case my ‘daily-driver’ breaks, and a complete back-up shifter system, because without an ankle, I have a thumb-operated electromagnetic shifter on the bike. I’ll also pack as many stickers and postcards as I can fit in for give-aways, and because I’m Japanese-American, I’ll include a big bottle of sake for our farewell dinner!”
Mike is expecting to encounter mixed weather conditions on his ride, with temperatures ranging from just above freezing to the high 30s Celsius, plus lots of wind. Although he has journeyed to more than 40 countries in the course of business and personal travel, he is really looking forward to discovering this part of the world, which he hopes to add to his ever-growing list of favourite places to visit on a motorcycle.
“I love Africa for the sheer joy of riding the gravel roads, the deserts and the stark/harsh beauty of the dunes and canyons – you can really feel the age of man’s birthplace,” he says. “But, for a massively cross-cultural, historic and widely varying ride across many cultures, of all the trips I’ve done, the Silk Road is my favourite. You can almost believe in magic in Istanbul, and Turkey alone – with its layers and layers of history – is a wonder. Mix in the ‘Stans’, and the less-visited expanses and radically different ethnic peoples of northwestern China, the Gobi, the Turpan Depression, and end it all with the Terra Cotta Warriors, and you’ve got a stunning and mind-blowing ride.”
BMW Motorrad Concept Lo Rider
The BMW Lo Rider – sporty, purist roadster study with an individually variable design.
Purist, powerful, unfaired and reduced to the absolute essentials – these few words provide an incomplete description of the BMW Lo Rider, the new concept study by BMW Motorrad. At first sight, the focus would seem to be on the creation of a roadster with a muscular appearance, openly displayed technology and powerful flat twin engine for pure emotion and maximum
motorcycling fun. But behind all this is in fact a completely new custom concept.
The bike’s low weight, the powerful and high-torque fl at twin engine and high-quality chassis technology give it a high level of sporty riding dynamics, while the lowered chassis and the relaxed yet active seating position with the broad handlebars are more of a loan from cruisers and naked bikes. The concept is such that, for the first time, the customer can be involved in the design of the BMW Lo Rider to an extent which goes beyond what has previously been possible to date. Numerous options including different exhaust systems, seats, headlamp units and paint fi nish variations allow for a level of customisation which is far greater than the familiar individualisation by means of special equipment features and accessories. This means that the entire character of the vehicle can be adapted to the customer’s individual taste: the customer can take full pleasure in assembling a machine just as he wants it – from a cool cruiser to an aggressive muscle bike.
• Combines current technology with modern and classic stylistic elements.
• Design elements can be individually combined by the customer.
• Raised or lowered exhaust system, as preferred.
• Seat for one or two as preferred, or aluminium perch seat.
• Headlamp unit in classic shape or in streetfighter style, as preferred.
• Fuel tank with or without aluminium trim, as preferred.
• Four paint fi nishes for the fuel tank.
• Three paint fi nishes for the engine casing.
• Front and rear wheel wings fi nished either in black or chrome, as preferred.
The BMW K 1600 GT and the K 1600 GTL - two motorcycles which setnew standards in the touring motorcycle segment in terms of riding properties, long-distance suitability and comfort.Their common basis is the lightest and most compact 6-cylinder in-line engine ever fitted in a serial production motorcycle. It offers a fascinating torque of 175 Nm and an output of 118 kW (160 bhp), making touring a whole new experience.
–May 31, 2010
– February 12, 2009
