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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011The young Irishman has spent two days in hospital but is now ready to bang bars
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The young Irishman has spent two days in hospital but is now ready to bang bars
The Huddersfield man reckons a slow-speed tip-off was the best way to crash
The Spaniard is in bristling form and was untouchable on day two in Australia
The factory test rider will once again be drafted in for race duties
The 2010 WSB runner-up is giving himself one thing to think about…
The young Irishman is released from hospital after precautionary scans
The Evesham man is back with a new team for BSB and one for the roads
BMW has unveiled today the new K 1600 GT and K 1600 GTL. motorcycles that come with a supreme, impressive and equally distinctive appearance, creating a desire to travel at first sight.
The two models are powered by a new 6-cylinder in-line engine that develops a total of 160 HP and a maximum torque of 175 NM. The rider of the K 1600 models has three different engine characteristics directly available at the press of a button at the right-hand end of the handlebars so as to be able to adapt to different uses such as touring on the road, riding on wet surfaces and sporty, dynamic motorcycling – the modes “Rain”, “Road” and “Dynamic”.
The K 1600 GT is has a very extensive range of standard features ex works consisting of xenon headlamps, heated grips and seat, cruise control and on-board computer. In the K 1600 GT, the body colours of Light Grey metallic and Vermilion Red metallic create a fascinating contrast with the frame and wheels in Ostra Grey and the engine in Platinum metallic matte.
UPDATE 02/15/2011: Prices for the BMW K 1600 GT and K 1600 GTL have finally been released. The K 1600 GT is priced at $20,900, while the K 1600 GTL will have a base price of $23,200. If you want to further customize your bike, then you can also opt for the Standard Package. This package is only offered on the K 1600 GT and is priced at $23,045. Further customization can be found on the Premium Package which is available on both models and priced at $24,540 for the K 1600 GT and $25,845 for the K 1600 GTL.
Press release after the jump.
BMW K 1600 GT and K 1600 GTL originally appeared on topspeed.com on Tuesday, 15 February 2011 16:15 EST.
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