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To be fair, you'll be halfway there when you pick it up, that bike is FULL of gadgets. The rest is just finishing what you started.
You'll also be required to either buy from one of two catalogues going forward for your gear. The official BMW catalogue, or the Klim one. The gear is expensive, so don't spill your lattes on it.
Bet you are gonna have some fun on that sweet bike.
Looking good Walter! It's sweet and cleanI just retired last week and this is my sport tourer. I could not stand the original riding position so I put on AC Schnitzer handlebars Madstad Windscreen and Russel Daylong and Atlas throttle lock. It is just about perfect for me now. I love the long wheelbase and acceleration!!
Why not look for a low mileage K1300? You already know and love the bike.
She may be a bit of a pig, and look a wee bit different now, but I love her. Never once left me stranded, even after racking +90K miles since purchase in 2020.
Accepting my limited experience, the torque and passing speeds are phenomenal.
I'm actively searching for a sport touring replacement, so many new possibilities.
She is a beauty!
My only sport tourer was an ST-1300. I STill miss it. Seventeen states in as many months. I'm in between scooters but I think my days of bigger Bikes are behind me.
I agree. I've ridden STs, both varieties as well as two different FJRs. Briefly had a first year Yamaha 900GT. Chain driven, very little coverage but a good engine. Sold it pretty quickly. Went with a 2020 BMW C650GT, hoping to get a little lighter bike. Flew up to Portland, OR and rode it home. Turns out, it is actually heavier than my current 1250!
Yeppers. Even though not a fan of sport Bikes, I had two Wings and an ST, and they can operate that way, though I didn't do it, ha.
Which one do you consider a sport bike? As opposed to a cross between that and a touring bike. I put the ST, FJR, BMW RT and RS, maybe the K bike in there but that is much closer to the more touring side, like a Goldwing at 1600cc. I think Ducati used to make an ST2, with hard saddle bags that definitely leaned more into the Sport side.
Problem is at least for older riders adv bikes carry lots of their weight up high making low speed and pushing them around more difficult and cumbersome.
That is true. The older Honda Blackbird, CBR1100xx would also make a very sporty tourer but adding bags would all be aftermarket. Honda never made anything for that bike.
