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In July 2011, US magazine Cycle World named the K1600GT as its best sport touring motorcycle, [17] and the K1600GTL as the best touring motorcycle for 2011. [18] Motorcyclist named the K1600GT as Best Touring Bike in its 2011 Motorcycle of the Year awards. [19] UK weekly newspaper Motor Cycle News named the K1600GT as Best Tourer at its MCN ...
For the second year in a row, Motorcyclist magazine chose the BMW R1200RT as the 2015 "Best Touring Bike." In its August 2015 long-term wrap-up, Paul Dean, of Cycle World, wrote " For riders who love to travel, enjoy having a little fun on the back roads, and often do both with a passenger, the RT could very well be the perfect motorcycle. Way ...
The BMW R1100RS is a sport-touring motorcycle that was manufactured by BMW Motorrad between 1993 and 2001, [3] and was the first BMW motorcycle to use the R259 "Oilhead" boxer engine. Design [ edit ]
2008: Rider Best Sport-Touring Bike and Motorcycle of the Year [12] 2008: Cycle World Best Sport-Tourer [13] 2009: Cycle World Best Sport-Tourer [14] 2009: Motorcyclist Best Touring Bike [15] [16] 2010: Cycle World Best Sport-Touring Bike [17] 2011: Motorcyclist Sport Tourer Shootout winner [18]
Sport tourers are a hybrid form of motorcycle of the sport bike and tourer. Forming a niche market, [7] sport tourers combine the performance of a sport bike with the long-distance capabilities and comfort of a touring motorcycle. They exhibit much greater emphasis on sporting performance (in both handling and speed) than conventional tourers.
The Honda ST series, also known as the Pan-European in Europe, is a duo of Sport Touring motorcycles comprising the ST1100 and the later ST1300. [1]Following the launch of the Gold Wing, which was very successful in the US, Honda's marketing team perceived that the European market (hence the "Pan European" moniker) would appreciate a lighter, sportier, and more manoeuvrable motorcycle. [2]
The motorcycle features a 1,215 cc (74.1 cu in) liquid-cooled, 12-valve, straight-three engine, [1] which is mated to a six-speed gearbox and shaft drive. The engine is also used on its dual-sport sibling, the Tiger Explorer , [ 2 ] although on the Trophy it produces slightly less power and has a taller sixth gear, more suitable for the touring ...
The Yamaha FJR1300A and FJR1300AE/AS are sport touring motorcycles made by Yamaha Motor Company. [1] Both models have a 1,298 cc inline-four engine.The AE/AS model has an electronically controlled clutch and gear shifting system called YCC-S.