The modern-day is that this K1300S ‘thirtieth Anniversary’ which has been created to mark the 3 a long time since the launch of the original K, the K100 – or ‘flying brick’, as it have become acknowledged – in 1983.
As such, I reckon that gives this unique a higher purpose for being than maximum. While the Triple Blacks had been an unprompted styling exercise, and the Rallyes constructed as some type of homage to BM’s Dakar Rally winning bikes, the K’s thirtieth anniversary is truely enormous: marking the brave start of BMW’s all-new, liquid-cooled, longitudinal 4, a radical departure from almost every factor of preceding BM services and conceived to eventually update its conventional air-cooled boxer twins.
It’s still questionable whether the K-collection changed into a total achievement. Certainly it didn’t absolutely replace the boxers (indeed an all-new, oil-cooled boxer was introduced in 1993 which remained the bedrock of BM’s range till its succession via this year’s new liquid-cooled GS) even as little of the original K-collection idea survives. Its descendants at the moment are all more traditional in being transversely arranged (like, as an instance, the majority of Japan’s services); at the same time as the final K-range is considerably smaller, comprising just two four and two six cylinder models, the latest F-class parallel twins now supplying BMW’s middleweights.
But, whats up, permit’s no longer be choosy – the Ks are really worth celebrating and, over again, BMW has created a unique worthy of the name.
The key to all of these specials are, of direction, factory add-ons and this is BMW’s trump card. When it involves ladling at the manufacturing unit alternatives it allows if there’s an excellent variety to select from and, as always, BMW has them in spades.
So, firstly the ‘thirtieth Anni’ receives with luxury, manufacturing facility healthy options along with ESA II (BMW’s clever and nifty Electronic Suspension Adjustment system); its ‘Safety Package’ of RDC (BMW’S tyre pressure monitoring machine) and ASC (Automatic Stability Control or, to you and me, BM’s traction manipulate device) plus BMW’s on board computer machine. Then, it gets overall performance aiding sweets comprising an ‘HP Shift assistant’ (AKA quickshifter); HP adjustable rider and pillion footrests plus Akrapovic titanium sports activities silencer. The completing touches, meanwhile, are more than one beauty touches (unique white/black/crimson paintjob and a tinted display) plus, finally, that most apparent of all BMW add-ons: its great heated grip device.
The base bike, meanwhile, is of route unchanged. The now barely getting old, 4-cylinder powerhouse of a sports-tourer first launched as a 1200 in 2005, changed into up to date to a 1300 in 2009 and has been truly untouched seeing that. So, yes, if the cynic in you wonders if all that is merely an exercising in prolonging the K13’s enchantment, I doubt you’re the handiest one.
More magnanimously, but, neither is there any getting away from the reality that, cynical advertising ploy or now not – it’s without a doubt labored. There changed into by no means an awful lot wrong with the K13 for the kind of role it’s meant to meet: grunty, slick, powermeister of a 175bhp lump; rock-strong coping with (albeit at the moderate cost of nimbleness) and classy BM build and comfort all add up to a dual carriageway-muncher par excellence. So adding all those goodies was only ever going to intensify the enjoy – which they do. The HP footrests are chic; the ESA and on-board pc a really perfect fit for this type of motorbike; the Akra can offers the big four’s exhaust notice a rasp formerly absent.
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