The BMW Motorrad K 1600 is a motorcycle from BMW Motorrad. It is currently on sale. With a 1,649 cc engine it sits in the big-bike, 800 cc-plus class.
Power comes from a 1,649 cc oil-cooled engine that makes 158 bhp at 6,750 rpm and 180 Nm of torque at 5,250 rpm. Its bore is wider than its stroke (72 mm x 67.5 mm), a short-stroke layout that generally favours higher revs. Divide power by kerb weight and it has about 466 PS per tonne; by that measure, its performance is at superbike level and rewards an experienced rider. The claimed top speed is 200 km/h. It has electric start.
It has a 6-speed manual gearbox with a 1-down, 5-up shift pattern, and a shaft carries drive to the rear wheel. It uses a wet multi-plate clutch.
Its frame is Bridge-type frame, cast aluminium, load-bearing engine. At the front, the suspension is BMW motorrad duolever; central spring strut. At the rear, it is cast aluminium single-sided swing arm with BMW motorrad paralever. Braking is by a 320 mm disc at the front and a 320 mm disc at the rear, with dual-channel ABS. ABS on both wheels keeps either tyre from locking under hard braking. It rides on 17-inch alloy wheels with tubeless tyres — 120/70 - ZR17 at the front and 190/55 - ZR17 at the rear.
The seat is 750 mm off the ground, which is low and makes it easy to put your feet down. It weighs 344 kg ready to ride, which is heavy, so parking and tight U-turns need care. It is 2,470 mm long, with 1,618 mm between the axles. Its 26.5 L fuel tank and claimed mileage of 17 kmpl work out to roughly 451 km per tankful on paper; real-world range is usually lower.
Equipment includes 10.25 " TFT Display, an LED projector headlamp, USB charging port, call and SMS alerts, distance-to-empty readout, gear position indicator, quickshifter, service due indicator, shift light and engine temperature indicator, among others. Safety equipment includes engine kill switch, side-stand engine cut-off, side-stand warning, hazard light switch, traction control and malfunction indicator. It has two riding modes: Rain and Road and Dynamic.
Warranty terms: Unlimited km or 3 years. For the BMW Motorrad K 1600, Mechiee offers a fixed ₹17,999 doorstep service.
Its low seat also makes it approachable for shorter and newer riders. With this much performance, it is better as a step-up bike than a first bike.
Recommended tyre pressures are 42 psi front and 42 psi rear, solo or with a pillion. Its shaft drive is nearly maintenance-free; the final-drive oil is changed at long intervals.
