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I searched Google Images for "K1600 without bags" and found this in a Remus ad:
Top Speed:
I am also considering the GT. For those who made the switch, do you find the GT top heavy? How is the cornering? Sorry for the last question, but is the mileage of the GT substantially worse than the RT?
Thanks!
Ken
I would not recommend riding an RT, GT, or 16 without the bags for two reasons (I think it looks good w/o bags).
1) If you low side, the bag takes a beating, but it holds the bike up. I've seen RTs, GTs, and 16GTLs lowsided many times, and the bike comes out with little damage. The vast majority is to the bag, and it is all cosmetic. Fix it or leave it, but the bike is able to ride away. The bad is designed to protect the bike. Remove it and your low side damage will be much more costly and likely disable the machine.
2) As above, the bag keeps the frame off the ground. This allows you to have a "safety pocket" to separate from the bike. You are likely on a low side to get up, brush off, and get back on the bike and go. Remove the bag and you will have 600+ pounds of German steel, aluminum, and plastic grinding your ankle and leg into the asphalt.
Whether it looks good is debatable, but it is not a smart idea to ride that way.
Here's my bike after about a 30 foot slide on asphalt. The blue tape marks the damage to the side case and the valve cover, both cosmetic.
I think it looks great with the bags off! Nice sporty lookMy '14 Sport...
(I only pop on the bags if I'm going on a trip. Local ramblings, I just go naked!)
I would not recommend riding an RT, GT, or 16 without the bags for two reasons (I think it looks good w/o bags).
1) If you low side, the bag takes a beating, but it holds the bike up. I've seen RTs, GTs, and 16GTLs lowsided many times, and the bike comes out with little damage. The vast majority is to the bag, and it is all cosmetic. Fix it or leave it, but the bike is able to ride away. The bad is designed to protect the bike. Remove it and your low side damage will be much more costly and likely disable the machine.
2) As above, the bag keeps the frame off the ground. This allows you to have a "safety pocket" to separate from the bike. You are likely on a low side to get up, brush off, and get back on the bike and go. Remove the bag and you will have 600+ pounds of German steel, aluminum, and plastic grinding your ankle and leg into the asphalt.
Whether it looks good is debatable, but it is not a smart idea to ride that way.
Here's my bike after about a 30 foot slide on asphalt. The blue tape marks the damage to the side case and the valve cover, both cosmetic.