Last year, I caught the Sport-Touring bike bug again. I have owned several over the years, and a quick ride on a friend’s ’09 BMW R1200RT really reminded me what I was missing on my long-legged ‘Turbo Giraffe’ (KTM 950 Adventure). So I began listing bikes I might want and researching them. One by one they got crossed off the list, the Triumph Trophy SE being the last non-BMW to be crossed off; nice bike, but a bit boring in the motor department.
So it was, I found myself on 8 march 2014 at South Sound BMW looking at a left-over 2013 K1600GT. I’ve always wanted to own an inline six-cylinder motorcycle and a 12-cylinder car. I’m now 1 for 2 in that area. 🙂
A quick test ride and a handshake deal was agreed to. The next day saw me take delivery of said beast and then ride it 65 miles home in a monsoon of a downpour. Yesterday, I finally got a chance to wash her off and take a few pics, so here we are.
- front view. don’t look now but something is gaining on you!
- Left side. all clean and shiny. 685 miles at this point
- 2013 K1600GT Montego Blue
- The view from the bridge. When the loud handle is twisted, you’d better be hanging on!
- right side, rear. the pipes are sorta silly looking, but they don’t sound bad, and a set of Akra’s cost big bucks.
- right side, showing off the mighty inline‑6, and it’s forward cant. Is this the new Slant‑6?
