cajunrph
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Good read so far. I'm trying to decide on a K1600 GTL and a R1200RT. We just returned from a 4500+ mile trip. We took my Harley Road King with an aftermarket Sargent seat. My girlfriend wasn't happy with the seat. BMW had a demo truck at the event. Well my girlfriend sat on the pavilion seat of a K1600B Grand American and to this day she hasn't stopped talking about it. I test rode a R1200RT. It had what appeared to be an optional seat. It was brown with a checker board pattern. It wasn't as soft as the K1600 seat. She thought the K1600 was more comfortable. The RT didn't have a top box like the K bike did which is some of the comfort difference. She sat on an Indian and a Harley touring bikes that day and still perfered the K1600 passenger seat.
I had a K1600GT last year. I sold it in part due to the $1100 valve check that was going to be due soon. While I enjoyed the bike, it's capabilities far out strip street riding. It would get into it's power band at about 110. That's where the docile puppy turned into a rabid pack of wolves. I didn't get to this point many times. As such it was like I was under using the bikes engine. VS my Harley there wasn't much of a real world difference out on the street are sane speeds. Get to supralegal speeds and that's a different story. But that's not too conducive to keeping a good standing at the DMV. I have a R1150R and enjoy the lighter bike and the character of the boxer engine. The RT is a lighter bike and a more flickable bike.
In truth the 4500 mile trip will be a rarity. We're more likely to go some place local, within 50-100 miles or weekends upwards of 300 miles one way. So I don't really need a bike to burn up miles and miles of interstate pavement.
So my delima is that I've found a good deal on a R1200RT and a used k1600 GTL. The RT is new, K bike is used. There's also a plethora of new K Bikes out there. I have the BMW top box I bought with my old K1600. Anyone know if the seats are better on the K Bikes vs the RTs? I'm sure I can get an aftermarket seat and arm rest for the RT to make it just as comfortable. The RT is prices several thousand below a new GTL. And the used GTL is several thousand below the RT. I'm leaning towards the RT but would like to make it just as comfortable for the passenger as the K Bike. My girlfriend is just shy if 5'5" and of average weight. What do you guys think?
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I had a K1600GT last year. I sold it in part due to the $1100 valve check that was going to be due soon. While I enjoyed the bike, it's capabilities far out strip street riding. It would get into it's power band at about 110. That's where the docile puppy turned into a rabid pack of wolves. I didn't get to this point many times. As such it was like I was under using the bikes engine. VS my Harley there wasn't much of a real world difference out on the street are sane speeds. Get to supralegal speeds and that's a different story. But that's not too conducive to keeping a good standing at the DMV. I have a R1150R and enjoy the lighter bike and the character of the boxer engine. The RT is a lighter bike and a more flickable bike.
In truth the 4500 mile trip will be a rarity. We're more likely to go some place local, within 50-100 miles or weekends upwards of 300 miles one way. So I don't really need a bike to burn up miles and miles of interstate pavement.
So my delima is that I've found a good deal on a R1200RT and a used k1600 GTL. The RT is new, K bike is used. There's also a plethora of new K Bikes out there. I have the BMW top box I bought with my old K1600. Anyone know if the seats are better on the K Bikes vs the RTs? I'm sure I can get an aftermarket seat and arm rest for the RT to make it just as comfortable. The RT is prices several thousand below a new GTL. And the used GTL is several thousand below the RT. I'm leaning towards the RT but would like to make it just as comfortable for the passenger as the K Bike. My girlfriend is just shy if 5'5" and of average weight. What do you guys think?
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