K1600GT Highbike Test Center

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

The K1600 is incredibly balanced, which makes it incredibly easy to maneuver at slow speeds like through that gas station. Awesome bike!

[@MotoSARAY]

Браво 🎉 Виртуозное владение мотоциклом! Низкий поклон ❤

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Спасибо. Его только что арендовали, но было весело.

[@harryhulme4121]

Thanks for posting your awesome ride on the BMW 1600gt amazing views safe riding in 2017.

[@andrewbarnes9504]

I have owned two of these bikes, yes the transmission can be klonky, this guy should have kept the gears low and used the incredible torque of the engine. If I were on the same road I would not get above third gear and probably be in second most of the time using engine braking into the corners and power out.

[@burakturan7093]

Youre quite right

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Can't help, that's how I ride.

[@tjzulu1]

Nice!! The Dragon's Tail has got nothin' on that road!!! That's awesome!! Love that bike!!

[@XLKlaus]

BMW K1600 GT .......mit akustischer Gangwechselrückmeldeeinrichtung und zu viel Spiel im Antriebsstrang...alles Serienmäßig, kostet nix extra! Allerdings der Sechser ist schon geil.....und die Landschaft im Video sowieso. Danke für das Video.

[@MrChrisWorkman]

Ich habe ein und denke, sein Sound verdammt genial. Ich liebe die Berge als auch. Hat 2000 Meilen in den Pyrenäen , die nicht von dieser Welt war .

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

I only did this one check, but the sound is phenomenal. I'm infected!

[@christiangue2361]

Danke SIGI ...super Touren und ganz cool gefahren :-)

[@davidgreve1081]

Quite a ride! You sure picked a good bike to make that trip on! All the wrong way bicycles , trucks, busses and cars made it an obstacle course to earn your pay !

[@Bigalinjapan]

Braaaaa Klönk Braaaaaa Braaaaa Klönk Bra Klönk Bra Klönk Braaaaaaaaaaaa Klönk, like a fucking truck. Love it!

[@espenandreassen1034]

Why the hurry? Enjoy the nature :-)

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

What hurry? Any slower with that ship and I would have fallen to the side. ;)

[@martiwuwu]

Hi. Where exactly is this incredible road ?

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Both are in Austria. I rented the K1600GT at the Highbike Testcenter in Ischgl and from there first went on the Silvretta High Alpine Road: www.motoplaner.de/#v4&47.01186,10.28838,1,0,0;46.96914,10.05739,1,0,0&&0,0 Then I went on the Kaunertal Glacier Road (starting at 9:07 :on the video): www.motoplaner.de/#v4&47.01186,10.28838,1,0,0;47.12355,10.59717,1,0,0;46.86412,10.71321,1,0,0&&0,0

[@renekamps7769]

Take a smal route where you can drive slowly then test the bike on that road. I did it also, but the temperatuur was getting higher, till de red light showed. I was dissapointed at this bike. of 26000 euro. It drives very easy, for a heavy bike. Even when you drive slowly in the moutains.

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

The suspension is too uncomfortable for that money.

[@steviebb9136]

Is it just me or does this rider seem to do a lot of short shifting, which sounds like a really clunky transmission? Im not being critical of it but Im on the fence about going from HD touring to the K 1600 (notice the oxymoron HD and clunks lol). It just seems awefully prevelant in this video, where other riding tests the shifting is much tighter.

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

My mic was in my left side pocket, hence quite close to the gearbox

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

I think it's just you. As the rider mentioned, he's new to the bike and I believe there were some uneccesary shifts, but IMO it's just him getting use to the bike. If you're in the big bike market, get use to the clunk; it's inherent IMO. Big bikes need big beefy gearboxes and there's just no getting around the operation of all that heavy steel. My Goldwing clunked, and that bike is the epitome of smoothness.

[@artsbest1]

He shifted way too much but that's because the bike was new to him. The engine holds itself very well in any gear. I know I own a 2016 k 1600GT. Very much like it.

[@migueltapia7302]

Louie Lamoore- agreed, 4th gear for the most part with no problem without lugging engine would have been fine. He'll regret all that unnecessary shifting later[lots of unnecessary ware on the engine and transmission].

[@Baxxton1966]

Wahrscheinlich fährt der Kollege im alltäglichen eher ne Z_1000 oder so. Die ist extrem kurz übersetzt. Die gänge der K_1600 können bei richtiger Wahl länger gezogen werden. Dann fährt sie sich dynamischer und nicht so stressig wie in diesem Video.

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Nö eher einen drehunwilligen Zweizylinder, den man schnell durchschalten muß ;)

[@Baxxton1966]

The Stonegate Roadrunner Ah ok, auch cool und macht Spaß!

[@RBEmerson]

Thanks for sharing the experience! This is all on the Silvetta Hochalpenstrasse? How'd you feel about managing the bike in the hairpins - lots of work, not so much, easy-peasy? What do your ride at home? What camera - did you have a remote mic for the motor sound? Most helmet-mount videos are nothing but noise; this one came out great.

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

The second part is the Kaunertal Glacier Road, goes up to about 2900 meters, about 40 minutes east of Silvretta. The big ship is surprisingly easy to handle, it's actually pretty sporty, also the suspension. Critical situations can occur when you have to stop on uneven ground and close to 700 pounds want to lean to one side. ;) My private bikes are smaller. A F700GS for commuting and touring and a SV650 for the fun. In general I like lighter bikes. I use a Drift Ghost HD with an external mic. In this video I had the mic in the back in the jacket lining which is good for recording muffler sounds and low wind noise but not optimal because you get lot of static and fabric noises. Meanwhile I mounted the mic inside the helmet, which wind wise is pretty good and also doesn't limit my choice of jacket for the day. The sound is a little more muffled this way. The camera is mounted at the right side of my helmet with Sugru moldable plastic. Works great and is durable. Drift with external mic in the jacket lining: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hoK6XqSnnNl0gLs Drift without external mic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2nFn5Jqjr2cisU Drift with mic inside the helmet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4S5eHiBoLpsnaM

[@RBEmerson]

Great thanks for the info! Ride safe :)

[@RobbieKiama]

@@thestonegateroadrunner7305 would you pick this bike as your 1 bike do all, or s1000xr if keeping loyal to brand :)

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

@@RobbieKiama The K1600 is too heavy for my taste. The S1000XR's engine is way too revvy for touring. It's a race bike with tall suspension. The new F900XR would be my choice if I would be looking for a new do it all bike right now.

[@ruiloureiro7787]

How nobody complains about the miserable gearbox? I had a 2015 and a 2018 with quick shifter and both were a nightmare in terms of gearbox.

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

I didn't mind. I was more bewildered by the mega uncomfortable suspension.

[@pauljeninga8490]

Ik sta op het punt om een K 1600 te kopen, maar deze schakelt net zo verschrikkelijk als mijn 1150rt. Dus dit is geen reklame, voor BMW.

[@adeleyeagiri7627]

Lovely scenery

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Rev matching just sounds cool. Completely unnecessary on the K1600 as it has a slipper clutch, but still sounds cool.

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Yup. I can't help, I have to.

[@Juan-oc3tq]

Very nice road trip, this bmw is the most ! Just where is the road please ?

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

I did 2 alpine roads: maps.app.goo.gl/Hgb4g7cfoCubZu6T6 maps.app.goo.gl/tNKsTqNkgHXXKxtF6

[@kdjchanel1260]

I love bike spots

[@loris199]

awesome roads and nice bike gearbox seems so noisy...

[@deutscherstaatsburger3694]

Würdest Du mir die Maschine empfehlen???

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Mußt Du selbst herausfinden. Ich fand sie viel zu schwer und erstaunlicherweise auch zu unbequem. Motor ist erste Sahne.

[@deutscherstaatsburger3694]

@@thestonegateroadrunner7305 vielen Dank für die Antwort.👍

[@deutscherstaatsburger3694]

Zu spät habe ich mir schon gekauft.

[@ralfrichter971]

Gute Kurvenlinie :)

[@deutscherstaatsburger3694]

Und trotzdem habe keine Knieschleifen gehört.👍😂

[@ralfrichter971]

@@deutscherstaatsburger3694 Aber immerhin die linke Raste ;o)

[@deutscherstaatsburger3694]

@@ralfrichter971 😂👍👍👍

[@hristohristov7303]

Hi! Good ride,and nice video! But,throttle on...clunck,throtlle off...clunck .Is that cluncking sound from transmission normal for all k1600?

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

I don't know, this was a 1 day rental, but I would assume so.

[@oldsoldier8139]

hes really leaning hard to make the pegs scrape on the ground.

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

The pegs pierce the ground earlier than expected

[@nyhammer1]

0:17 Pegs touching at 40 degrees lay Down ? Probly not the bike for me .

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Yup. Touching quite early. And this was in the first 15 minutes while I was still very careful with this ship.

[@nyoko555]

awesome

[@moskvic1]

Geiles Eisen👍👍

[@jasonkennedy8375]

Mantap pakcik

[@tommeeverett5347]

Cool

[@dob2030]

Wow subscribe

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Thanks

[@diegonavas1767]

🌋

[@santo.8177]

Die scheiße Gangschaltung stört. Schade für BMW.

[@stefanschafer9660]

die 1600er muss man nicht wie eine 600er Drehorgel fahren!

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Bin's halt so gewohnt. ;)

[@santo.8177]

Die scheiße Schaltung stört mich, Es ist bei allem BMW Motorrädern so? Schrecklich. Ich möchte eigentlich die GT kaufen, aber erst wenn diese Kinderkrankheiten nicht mehr da ist.

[@mullermeier9872]

Wieviel hast Du davon schon gefahren?

[@santo.8177]

Müller Meier noch gar keines,. Aber nur deswegen, es stört mich schon beim Anhören , angucken.

[@patriciacano1730]

Kisses

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Thanks! Ditto!

[@laREALrealidad]

La k 1600 es una gran máquina, pero eso de correr y poner en riesgo a los demás turistas es tonto

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Yo no hice eso. Las carreras se ven diferentes.

[@diegonavas1767]

🎈

[@markusbebe6875]

Hört sich an wie ein Auto

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Ja, wie ein 323i aus den 80ern. Geil! Für'n Auto. ;)

[@markusbebe6875]

Aber nur für ein Auto. hahahahaa

[@santo.8177]

AFGHANISTAN 🇦🇫 O SUISSA ???😂😂😂😂😂

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Austria ;)

[@santo.8177]

Scheiße Getriebe , so laut.

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Das liegt etwas am Mikro, das nah am Auspuff hing.

[@santo.8177]

@@thestonegateroadrunner7305 😂😂👍👍

[@patricedm1156]

La boîte à vitesse ,ça claque vraiment,pas très agréable

[@j.k.2617]

Fahranfänger. Schalten muss er noch lernen.

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Jo, sicher. Fahr mal selbst eine K 1600 und stell Dein Video online. Wird sich nicht anders anhören. ;)

[@robertogrion9519]

Cosa vuole un applauso?Anche no.

[@laryangel4082]

8

[@juanarevalo5282]

the best I have see really enjoy it 🫢❤️🇺🇸😳

[@thestonegateroadrunner7305]

Thank you.