BMW has brought its new American visiting bike, the K1600 B, at the roof of the Peterson automotive Museum in los angeles.
In 2010, BMW took its inline six-cylinder engine and wedged it into the K1600 GT and GTL without turning the bike into a pig. For the 2017 version year, the K1600 B is an American Grand Tourer based totally on the idea one zero one from 2015’s Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este. The “Bagger” fashion is a custom motorbike class that’s popular within the U.S., displaying BMW Motorrad’s devotion to the yank market.
Visually, the new all-black (Blackstorm metal, and black for chassis components and drivetrain) ok 1600 B gives the drop-shaped bagger silhouette with “streamlining” fashion and the deep-set aspect instances with integrated rear lights. New fully chrome-plated silencers run parallel to the street. The rest of its design is primarily based at the 1600 GT, but way to its low-slung shape, the passenger seat is tons lower. The styling is as a lot about presence as it's far approximately wind and weather safety.
The six-cylinder motor incorporates over from the K1600 GT with 160hp and one hundred seventy five pound-ft of torque. An digital suspension with adaptive dampers works with a Dynamic Traction manage machine and two modes: road and Cruise. the street setting is completely computerized to evolve to all traction and street floor modifications. Cruise is all approximately comfort and mellow damping.
New for the K1600 lineup is a reverse assist, which blocks the ahead tools and can be grew to become on and stale from the handlebars. different transmission tech includes Shift Assistant pro, which lets the rider shift up and down with out the take hold of. when accelerating, the throttle valve now not needs to be closed for shifts using the throttle grip, so strength is in reality constant without torque interrupt. whilst decelerating and transferring down (throttle valve closed), the engine velocity is mechanically adapted with the aid of “double-declutching.” This entire manner reduces shift time considerably as compared to using the snatch.
The speedometer and 5.7-inch TFT engine velocity show has been up to date from the 2016 K1600 GT with new dials. shrewd Emergency name is on board in the occasion of an coincidence. The gadget is mechanically triggered, sending the location of the bike to emergency offerings thru BMW’s call middle.
in the name of consolation, the design of the footrests, seating region, and handlebar positions have been up to date from the 2016 K1600 GT’s for better ergonomics. both rider and passenger have a cozy knee perspective, but the seating function remains oriented in the direction of the front wheel for “enthusiastic” driving. The seat height also can be adjusted. sooner or later, heated hand grips, cruise manage, and twin-passenger seat heating are blanketed.
prices have not begun to be introduced, however BMW Motorrad says the K1600 B will go on sale in the U.S. in the middle of next year.
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