New BMW Sport Tourer

[rickcorwn]

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Discussion over on ADV https://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=590417

I'm not looking for a new ride just yet and I've been totally put off by BMWs over the last several years but this one looks pretty interesting. I like what looks like a lower seat height and I'll bet it'll come with a bunch of BMW bells and whistles. I'm not so sure I "need" a 1600cc six cylinder in my life. What's the valve check intervals and the adjustment costs?? A machinist friend of mine said when the CBX first came out "a valve job on one of those aughta be good for a trip to Hawaii".

 

[greywolf]

The Concept 6 looked pretty trick , but considering the price of the k1300GT , I can 't imagine the K1600 is going to be a bargain.

We shall see what happens at teh October show in Cologne ,and susequent road tests.

 

[LDRydr]

Gold Wing killer if they do it right...

 

[bikesniffer]

Hopefully they can do better than the current Motorrad Magazine test; the K1300GT being one among other bikes and currently on the 3rd engine before completing 50,000km... :blink:

Alfredo

 

[RadioHowie]

Read a couple of pages in to the link. Some poor summbitch got put in "time out" for bringing up the BMW final drive issues.

Given a "week off" for "bashing!"

Too much!!

 

[JimNtexas]

I hope the seat is really as low as it looks.

 

[fljab]

Gold Wing killer if they do it right...

I hope this bike works out great! It'll probably be out of my budget and unless the wife decides she wants to start riding (on the back) again, the FJR works well for me, but the more the better I say!

The LD world needs good bike offerings, the more the better IMO!

 

[Fred W]

Generally speaking, the BMW LT's are touring bikes, not sport touring. Overall weight and size makes them comparable to a goldwing. But maybe for LD riding that makes little difference.

 

[MojaveFJR]

Generally speaking, the BMW LT's are touring bikes, not sport touring. Overall weight and size makes them comparable to a goldwing. But maybe for LD riding that makes little difference.

Sat on both awhile back. THe LT doesn't feel as big as the gold wing, much better eye candy design too. As for the final drive issues, BMW has seemed to fix it. Had a GS for two yrs and was by no means kind to it, no problems with the final drive and my time in the GSPOT never remember any complaining about grenading the final drive.

 

[RatoneMuerto]

Would love to park one in my garage for sure if the final drive issues have been fixed.I do hope the seat is low as it looks.That has been the bonus for me on goldwings.I am sure it will have the esa and a number of other BMW goodies that really would make this the premier distance ride.I would like to be able to knock off six hundred miles without feeling used up. :yahoo:

 

[Peter Murray]

The LT is a great bike in it's current form, I have rode just under 200K on my 02.. I never had a FD failure but would swap out the crown bearing every 50K.

The new LT will be interesting to see, more power less weight and expensive.....

 

[charismaticmegafauna]

...I'm not so sure I "need" a 1600cc six cylinder in my life. What's the valve check intervals and the adjustment costs?? A machinist friend of mine said when the CBX first came out "a valve job on one of those aughta be good for a trip to Hawaii".

I've done several 'valve jobs' on CBXs and haven't been able to afford a trip to Hawaii, yet. (maybe I'm just too cheap? )

As for costs: they're just a 750/4 plus 2 -- just a little more work-bench time.

As for valve problems: the size and quality of the valves/seats, the cyl. head cooling process/medium (and a few other, more esoteric, things) are the principal factors -- not the number of cylinders. Air-cooled, 4-valve Hondas of that era (4s and 6s) tended to need their valves looked at more than some other designs (IME).

Still..., nothing quite compares to accelerating (passing) with a "Lusty" in-line six (bike or car).