You must not know many BMW riders because your perception is flawed, most K16 owners don't come from other low performance brands like HD, the R18 was BMW's attempt to lure Harley riders to the BMW brand. As for loving to ride BMW's because of the prestige factor is also not true, BMW riders ride BMW motorcycles because its the bike that best fits their riding needs. I've owned nine new BMW's including two K16's which both rocked, all were totally reliable, and all were fun to ride. The only BMW that was a problem child was my 2006 K1200S, good bike but bad fuel management that caused constant stalling and the transmission failed but was replaced under warreny. With that said every brand has issues including BMW so no brand is problem free. If you go over to any BMW forum you'll find guys love their BMW's not because of the BMW rondel but because they just love ridng BMW's like people love riding their Kawasaki's, Suzuki's or any other brand.
Yes, I can't count how many of you who've lectured me. I stand by my summation of the 2018 K1600; it's accurate. The K1600 was a bad bike, plain and simple. You can ride anything, and you can convince yourself it's good and even ignore it pulling to the left or the transmission blowing up. But how many people on the internet admit to writing a $30K check for a piece of junk? I am not a BMW hater BTW; my 1250 GS is the best bike I have ever owned, and I still love it. In fact, I'm looking at upgrading to the new 1300.
When I was on the BMW forum, honestly, a minority of people were speaking up. Everyone was having these issues; some people were okay living with them. I would post links to the forum, but the site appears to be down at the moment. Many riders ride around issues with a bike. Either they love the way the bike looks, or they love the way they look riding it, or maybe they love the sound. Like HD, the BMW is as much a culture as it is a bike.
Hi. I was at a dealer that 2 BMW K1600's for sale a 2018 and a 2019 $18,995.00 and $19,995.00.
Well, I was getting rid of mine in the middle of the transmission scare, but my $30K, year-old 2018 with 2,400 miles was only worth $12K at the BMW dealer. That's got to be a record for depreciation! And no other brand dealer would even take it. Honda said no and I was going to by a top-of-the-line GW to replace it!
The K1300S was a good bike whether or not it was a better bike than a Hayabusa all depends on your riding style and expectations. I've never owned a Busa because I was never thrilled with the styling but I did own a 2017 ZX14R and in my opinion the Kawasaki was every bit as good a bike as my 2009 K1300S but the BMW was more advanced technically. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on the K16, both of my bikes were flawless so no regrets about owning them and if it weren't for the weight I wouldn't mind owning a third. I also love my 2020 GSA, one of the best bikes I've owned and my go to bike for most rides.
Manual only for this guy . No DCT . The DCT has many a fall over due to weight and lack of control to TCB ( throttle Clutch brake )
Well, see there? I agree 100% on the GS series. It is my go-to bike too.
Have you BT moto tuned your GS ? I e mailed BT yesterday with my RS mods , and they replied back saying they would love to tune my RS .
thanks for the input . @ 8XX dollars stage 1 and another 299 for stage 2 that is 3D printed stacks I'm thinking to pass .
I also did the updater tool (rather than sending them the ECU), so it was a bit more. Don't get me wrong, Bren Tuning is a first-class group (especially with BMWs), but the GS is an interesting bike. The Hayabusa is a canvas you can make into whatever you want (that's intended as a compliment). The GS is a highly evolved and specialized adventure tool; what it does it does really well. Besides, I think it might be pretty easy to overpower the wishbone front end and those big jugs sticking out of either side of the engine! I haven't changed anything on the bike; I just ride it. I was looking at a lockable glove box but decided I could open the saddle bag. I did go to a Corbin seat. Other than that, it's just like it rolled off the showroom floor.
BMW had a lot of years and riders put many miles on the R series bikes so BMW knew exactly what they were doing when they made them....
I realize it’s got a very trick suspension front and rear and it weighs in around the mid 700 pound range but…I also see that the earlier models had 160 ponies but the later models got their power reduced. Funny, around the same time I read about the handling issue I answered an ad for a low mileage 2014 GT fairly close by but so far no response.
