The UItimate

Riding Machine
K 1600 GT
UNSTOPPABLE
BMW Motorrad
K 1600 GT
Oran ur|smo or Orand our|ng |s a|| about
comb|n|ng speed and performance w|tn sty|e and
comfort, so tnat |ong-d|stance trave| becomes an
unforgettab|e exper|ence. BMWMotorrads v|s|on
was to create a motorcyc|e tnat perfect|y captured
tn|s essence of Oran ur|smo. And w|tn tne new
K1500 O, tnats exact|y wnat |t nas done. n|s
except|ona| tourer makes ||gnt work of even tne
|ongest journeys, and everytn|ng about |t, from
tne sty||ng to tne suspens|on, ref|ects |ts un|que
cnaracter. lt |s powered by tne most compact |n-||ne
s|x-cy||nder product|on motorcyc|e eng|ne ever bu||t,
a 150-norsepower 11B-k||owatt) un|t tnat
comb|nes qu|ck tnrott|e responses w|tn unr|va||ed
ref|nement. And w|tn |ts |nnovat|ve opt|ona|
Adapt|ve Head||gnt, tne O|s a outstand|ng
examp|e of motorcyc|e des|gn |n every sense.
ne K1500 O. UNSPPABLL Ul.
A VlSlON BEOOMES REALlTY.
108&3*/"/*/45"/5
BMW|n-||ne s|x-cy||nder eng|nes are a |egend |n
tne automot|ve |ndustry. And now tn|s |egend comes
to tne K1500 O, |n |ts most compact ever form.
1,549 cc, 150 norsepower 11B k||owatts), and
max|mumtorque of 129 |b/ft tne numbers a|one
are pretty |mpress|ve. But tnats notn|ng compared
to tne r|d|ng exper|ence. ne transverse-mounted
un|t |s extreme|y qu|et and ref|ned, yet a|so de||vers
except|ona||y dynam|c performance. lnstantaneous
acce|erat|on |s ava||ab|e even at |ow revs, w|tn /0 per
cent of |ts max|mumtorque ava||ab|e fromas ||tt|e as
1,500 rpm. But |f |ts b|g on performance, tnen |ts
sma|| |n s|ze. We|gn|ng just 225 |bs and measur|ng just
22 |ncnes across, tneres never been sucn a compact
n|gn-capac|ty |n-||ne s|x-cy||nder motorcyc|e eng|ne.
n|s means exce||ent nand||ng, makes |t poss|b|e to
|ean over furtner |nto corners, and ne|ps to redef|ne tne
tour|ng b|ke exper|ence.
13&$*4*0/*/&7&3:$03/&3
L|gnten|ng tne |oad for sports tour|ng tne use of
magnes|umfor tne fa|r|ng frame and a|um|n|umfor
tne rear sub-frame reduces tne we|gnt and |ncreases
tne ag|||ty of tne K1500 O. ne suspens|on
|ncorporates a number of sopn|st|cated tecnno|og|es
tnat g|ve tne r|der tne perfect b|end of comfort and
performance.
ne Para|ever sw|ng-armgu|des tne rear wnee| w|tn
abso|ute prec|s|on, and effect|ve|y puts tne power of
tne eng|ne down onto tne road, wn||e at tne front, tne
Duo|ever ensures n|mb|e steer|ng responses, and, |n
conjunct|on w|tn tne part|a||y |ntegra| ABS, keeps tne
b|ke stab|e even under neavy brak|ng. pt|ona| DC
Dynam|c ract|on Contro|) adjusts eng|ne torque to
tne |eve| of gr|p and ang|e of |ean, tnereby reduc|ng tne
r|sk of rear wnee|sp|n and |mprov|ng contro| on even
tne most treacnerous surfaces. And tne opt|ona|
LSA ll L|ectron|c Suspens|on Adjustment) system
a||ows rebound damp|ng and spr|ng rate and pre-
|oad to be adjusted at tne toucn of a button to su|t
tne current |oad|ng and road cond|t|ons.
*//07"5*0/*/&7&3:%&5"*-
Assured, e|egant, dynam|c. ne cnaracter of tne
K1500 O|s ref|ected |n |ts |ooks. ne cutt|ng-edge
des|gn expresses |ts dynam|c performance, yet at
tne same t|me max|m|zes r|der comfort. So |ong days
|n tne sadd|e become sometn|ng to |ook forward to,
and an |nvo|v|ng r|de |s a|ways guaranteed. Lven bad
weatner cant spo|| your fun: tne b|ke |s des|gned to
keep off tne ra|n, and ensure you on|y fee| tne w|nd
wnen you dec|de you want to.
nanks to tne mu|t|-contro||er mounted on tne
|eft-nand gr|p, operat|ng tne b|kes systems and
adjust|ng |ts sett|ngs can a|| be done w|tnout
once tak|ng your nands off tne bars. ne l
co|or mon|tor serves as a d|sp|ay for tne on-board
computer, LSA ll and even tne opt|ona| Adapt|ve
Head||gnt. ne opt|ona| aud|o system|nc|udes
rad|o, MP3/USB, AUX and |Pod connect|v|ty p|us
B|uetootn

capab|||ty and even SlllUS Sate|||te

lad|o

w|tn over 130 cnanne|s |nc|ud|ng 100

commerc|a|-free mus|c, a|| tnere at tne f||ck of a
wr|st.
ne |ook |s enougn to te|| you tnat tne K1500 O|s
no ord|nary tourer. ne f|bre opt|c r|ngs and tne xenon
nead||gnt catcn tne eye, and ||gnt up any road. And
for even better |||um|nat|on wnen corner|ng, tne O|s
ava||ab|e w|tn a wor|d f|rst |n motorcyc|e tecnno|ogy:
tne opt|ona| Adapt|ve Head||gnt. Smarter and safer, |t
means tne b|ke can tru|y see anead, w|tn |nnovat|ve
e|ectron|cs automat|ca||y compensat|ng for tne |ean
ang|e around corners and ensur|ng tne beamof tne
nead||gnt |s a|ways d|rected at tne road anead.
The UItimate
Riding Machine
ENGlNE
ype Water-coo|ed, four-stroke
|n-||ne s|x-cy||nder eng|ne,
four va|ves per cy||nder
Bore x stroke /2.0 mm x 5/.5 mm
Capac|ty 1,549 cc
Max. output 150 np 11B kW) at /,/50 rpm
Max. torque 129 |b/ft at 5,250 rpm
Compress|on rat|o 12.2
lue|/eng|ne management L|ectron|c fue| |nject|on,
BMS-X e|ectron|c eng|ne management
Lm|ss|on contro| legu|ated 3-way cata|yt|c converter,
comp||ant w|tn LU3 em|ss|on standard
PERFORMANOElFUEL OONSUMPTlON
Max. speed ver 125 mpn
lue| consumpt|on per 100 km
at a constant 90 km/n
4.5 appx 52 mpg c|ty)
lue| consumpt|on per 100 km
at a constant 120 km/n
5./ appx 41 mpg n|gnway)
lue| type Prem|um un|eaded
ELEOTRlOS
A|ternator 5B0-W tnree-pnase generator
Battery 12V /19 An, ma|ntenance-free
TRANSMlSSlON
C|utcn Mu|t|-d|sc wet c|utcn
Oears S|x-speed ne||ca| syncnromesn gearbox
l|na| dr|ve Snaft
SUSPENSlONlBRAKES
lrame A|um|n|um br|dge-type frame w|tn
|oad-bear|ng eng|ne
Suspens|on, front BMW Motorrad Duo|ever w|tn centra|
spr|ng strut
Suspens|on, rear BMW Motorrad Para|ever
rave|, front/rear 4.9 |ncn /5.3 |ncn
Wnee|base 55.1 |ncn
lront Wnee| ra|| 4.3 |ncn
Steer|ng nead ang|e 52.2
Wnee|s Cast a|um|n|um
l|m d|mens|ons, front 3.50 x 1/"
l|m d|mens|ons, rear 5.00 x 1/"
yre, front 120//0 Zl 1/
yre, rear 190/55 Zl 1/
Brake, front Doub|e d|sc brake, d|ameter 320 mm,
four-p|ston f|xed ca||per
Brake, rear S|ng|e d|sc brake, d|ameter 320 mm,
doub|e-p|ston s||d|ng ca||per
ABS BMW Motorrad part|a||y |ntegra| ABS as
standard
DlMENSlONSlWElGHT
Seat ne|gnt, un|aden 31.9/32./ |ncn
|ow seat: 30.//31.5 |ncn)
l|der step |engtn, un|aden /2.0//3.5 |ncn
|ow seat: 59.9//1.3 |ncn)
Un|aden we|gnt, fu||y fue||ed/road-ready /03 |b
Dry we|gnt 5/5 |b
Max. perm|tted we|gnt 1191 |b
Max. |oad w|tn standard equ|pment) 4B/ |b
Usab|e tank capac|ty 5.3 ga||on
f wn|cn reserve 1.1 ga||on
Lengtn 91.5 |ncn
He|gnt exc|ud|ng m|rrors) 55./ |ncn
W|dtn |nc|ud|ng m|rrors) 39.4 |ncn
L|gnt Orey Meta|||c
ankbag
Akrapov|c sport s||encer
Verm|||on led Meta|||c
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Safety Package pt|on |nc|udes
adapt|ve nead||gnt, dynam|c tract|on
contro|, t|re pressure mon|tor.
Aud|o Package pt|on |nc|udes
SlllUS rad|o, MP3/USB, AUX and
|Pod connect|v|ty, mu|t|-contro||er,
B|uetootn capab|||ty.
BMW Motorrad
K 1600 GT
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