BMW K 1600 B & BMW R Nine T Racer Launched in India

BMW Motorrad has revealed the new R Nine T Racer and K 1600 Bagger in the Indian market. The dispatch occasion occurred at the 2017 India Bike Week in Goa. While the BMW R Nine T Racer is the cafe racer form of the R Nine T, the BMW K 1600 B is a variation of the K 1600 GT tourer. The previous has been valued at Rs 17.30 lakh, the last one costs Rs 29 lakh (ex-showroom). Conveyances of both the bikes will be initiated in coming weeks.


The new BMW R Nine T Racer gets its energy from a 1,170cc, air-cooled, boxer twin motor delivering 100bhp at 7,750rpm and 116Nm of torque at 6,000rpm. It's a similar unit that does obligation in the standard R Nine T. The cafe racer gets ABS (Anti-bolt Braking System) as standard and BMW's Automatic Stability Control as a discretionary advertising.

The R Nine T Racer highlights unique topsy turvy forks rather than the 46mm regular adjustable forks. Indeed, the normal aluminum fuel tank has additionally been supplanted with the steel unit. Braking obligations on the bike are dealt with by the four-pot calipers supplanting the normal radially mounted Monobloc calipers.

Painted in BMW Motorsport shade, the new BMW R Nine T Racer highlights outline mounted half-fairing, raise set footpegs and seat bump. It additionally gets a twin-case instrument bunch with a simple speedometer and tachometer. The bike rides on five-talked 17-inch cast amalgam wheels.


Discussing the BMW K 1600 B, this tourer comes fitted with the 1649cc, six-chamber in-line motor mated to a 6-speed transmission. This engine makes a greatest energy of 160bhp at 7,750rpm and 175Nm at 5,250rpm. Braking power originates from double coasting 320mm front plates with four-cylinder calipers and a solitary 320mm back circle. Suspension setup incorporates BMW's Duolever and Paralever unit.

Dissimilar to the K 1600 GT, the BMW K 1600 B highlights shorter electrically customizable windscreen, bring down tail area and decreased seat tallness. Other styling refreshes incorporate overhauled panniers, new side areas of the breeze deserters and re-outlined fairing. The tourer accompanies a pack of top of the line highlights, for example, Dynamic Traction control, ABS Pro, Road and Cruiser riding modes and dynamic brake lights.

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