BBW RIDES CAPTAIN: BBW SEA ADVENTURE

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Using the traction control’s lean angle sensor, it does that as the bike leans, dives under braking (there’s very little dive thanks to the Duolever front suspension) and squats under acceleration, keeping the headlight beam level and pointing as far ahead as possible at all times.

This is the first motorcycle engine in the world to adopt a throttle which is 100 percent ride-by-wire.You can feel the difference between pavement and tar snake as each wheel passes over it, the rear wheel squiggling a little bit if you’re on the power. Initially there’s an awful lot of options to get your head around and initially it’s all a bit overwhelming.

iDrive remains a good example, where that car system was traditionally panned by reviewers who only ever experienced it for hours or days at a time, owners operating it in the long term where able to learn to operate it easily after spending weeks and months with it. Sadly I can only think of 4 options and most of them will appear to be sarcasm although it's not intentional. Even at walking pace speeds, cracking the throttle open in top gear results in strong acceleration rather than hesitation. Riding the K1600, the front and rear tires are able to communicate what they’re doing to you in an immediate, intimate way normally reserved for sportsbikes.But I struggle both in keeping him inside and finding a way that works and is enjoyable for us both. It represents the culmination of everything BMW knows about making a motorcycle, in terms of engine design, in terms of handling, in terms of quality and in terms of technology. Having said that, there probably isn’t a better or simpler way to control such a ridiculous number of functions. Where a liter bike like the BMW S1000RR makes 193bhp and weighs 450lbs (wet), giving it a power to weight ratio of . All this isn’t to say the six isn’t exciting to use, just that it has a remarkably different character to most other motorcycle engines.