Other Bikes » Goodbye RS, hello big K

Today was a sad day since I had to say goodbye to my RS. It has served me well over two years and a bit, and we traveled over 46k km (30k miles) together. Lots of mountain passes in the Alpes, but also visiting the Motorrad factory in Berlin and many tours in Luxemburg, France, Germany, Italy and Austria. Really enjoyed the engine, the gearshift assist, the ergonomics and all the electronic aids.

I had a test ride on both a new R1250 RS and a five year old K1600 GT, the first was a bit underwhelming but the second defenitely wasn't. Also the 6 cilinder had been my secret dream bike for a while, and a long test drive sealed the deal for me. Last year I also bought a K1300 GT for commuting. So now I traded in both the RS and the GT, and now the 1600 will be my only bike for now, both for commuting to work and also taking me on new adventures through out Europe. The Pyrenees, the North Cape, Romania, Ireland, the NC500 in Scotland among others are still on my to-do list for the next couple of years.

There probably will be an RS in my garage in the future, maybe a 1250, or maybe it's successor in a couple of years. The RS is a great bike, too bad I only have room for one now. So the K it is for now, but I will be keeping an eye on the forum here of course!

|addpics|rf6-1-c2d5.jpg-invaddpicsinvv,rf6-2-f9a9.jpg-invaddpicsinvv,rf6-3-d020.jpg-invaddpicsinvv|/addpics|

I did the same in 2017. Never had an issue with the K16 (apart from a DTC needing a reset). There is the ongoing issue with the gearbox recall that should be resolved in December - but my bike is off the road for now, so not a big deal for me.

If you badly wanted a ⅓-tonne tourer you could have saved yourself a lot of money and bought a GTR1400. A ballistic missile that will cross continents.

Anyways, enjoy your new ride.

Cheers

Paul B.

The K1600 is a great bike. I’ve had two hex heads one RT wet head and two K1600s. One GTL and one GT. The first K was a GTL and was a POS. Five water pumps, one clutch, one transmission and finally a new short block! Traded that turkey in. The second K a GT was flawless.
Beautiful sport version in orange. Went like stink and was great for touring. Just sold it and bought a new 2020 1250RS. I needed something lighter and BTW it may be just as quick as the K. Sure feels like it.

If one needed speed, you go to a S1000, pick up 30+ hp, drop some weight and use your existing saddle bags........Just saying

I installed a K2 Camera system yesterday on a customers K16GT and for a luxo barge it was a nice bike and that 6 cylinder engine sounds fantastic on cold start.
I was very impressed but feel they are too heavy.

The recall to replace the gearbox will be expensive for BMW

Zitat von Fugly im Beitrag #8

---

I installed a K2 Camera system yesterday on a customers K16GT and for a luxo barge it was a nice bike and that 6 cylinder engine sounds fantastic on cold start.
I was very impressed but feel they are too heavy.

The recall to replace the gearbox will be expensive for BMW

---

Zitat von Bolosun im Beitrag #9

---

Zitat von Fugly im Beitrag #8

---

I installed a K2 Camera system yesterday on a customers K16GT and for a luxo barge it was a nice bike and that 6 cylinder engine sounds fantastic on cold start.
I was very impressed but feel they are too heavy.

The recall to replace the gearbox will be expensive for BMW

---

They need to replace the shifter between 5th and 6th gear. Was told it is a 2 hour job all in as the gearbox is a "cassette" fit so no need to strip the engine completely.

---