BMW K1200GT

ROAD RUNNER – I recently purchased my K 1200 GT... It is a big motorbike with a big heart... Very comfortable, plenty of space for touring away... Rides beautiful, shaft drive is a bit of the new (louder) thing for me (compared to my previous Japanese HONDA VFR800). But, CRUISE CONTROL is a god given... Set it and "relax" your wrist... Great Cruising.… Read more

Maintenance and parts are a bit on the pricey side, but nothing comes free these days... Maintain regular servicing intervals and Reliability is known, I traced the mechanic that was servicing for the previous owner, and these machines easily go over 100K kilometres, 130K plus... Yes Cruise Control is a God Given, brings the heaven on earth...

Typical of BMW – 2007 K1200GT SE Bought new late 2007 Overall fantastic bike to ride, I have not ever ridden a better bike including newer 1300 & 1600. Albeit does have issues. • Very big and heavy, can be a pain around towns but the Highway cruising is fantastic best bike ever. • Expensive in seven years I have spent another $32K servicing and repairing it. •… Read more

Front Disc rotors over heat and warp numerous mods been made but problem still exists. (4th set now warped) • Seat not very comfortable for a bike that I have no problem clocking up 1600Km in a day. • Whole Gearbox needed replacing because of problem selecting 5th gear. Out of warranty and BMW did not help at all yet supplied me with info that the K1300GT box has had that fault rectified. • Continual problems with computer controlling fuel and air, once again numerous mods with problem still existing. • Many small problems fixed under warranty, typical BMW releasing product before properly testing.

Would trade up for better bike but can't find one yet!

Been my Partner for 5 Years – I bought my K1200GT 2nd hand with 63000km on the clock. It now has 126000km - all of them touring. If it wasn't any good, I would have changed it in 6 months. The only modification is Suburban Engineering bar risers as I was leaning into the bars a bit too much for my middle age and an Autocomm system with UHF. This seems to be a common extra for… Read more

people my height 5'9" ish. The bike is riden hard, and shod with Metzelers or Michelins and has never given me a heart start moment. A large but very nimble bikecomfortabe from sunup to almost sundown.

Will continue to own BMW K bikes and leave the Mean Streak for the straight roads and around town running.

Good – Overall this is a first class touring bike - a little large for everyday commuting but with an unsurpassed level of comfort and style. I've put 2500 kilometres on one with mixed city/country riding and love it. Comfort, reliability. Excellent performance and handling and brakes are v good (especially with ABS) Good weather protection Expensive - exhaust & Cd player eats into pannier space

Bad – fairly good but i dont advise in getting one. Nice fast and their is a fair bit of room compared to other motorcycles. bad things about it would have to be that the paint jobs that come custom made are absolutely pathetic.