Video: Kawasaki GTR1400 takes on the might BMW K1300GT

[stevehowe64]

Why didn't they get a k1300 with traction control? Isn't it standard on the SE?

[Thecougar66]

This had the potential to be a good review but it's spoilt by the amateurish & painful delivery of the presenter. Stick to the riding & use subtitles.

[johnnyViDeO]

Good audio but fairly crappy video. Good information and different riding conditions than usually portrayed. Helmets off to the riders!

[owenowen]

mighty

[Tentors]

He should be a weather forecaster he talks about the weather all the time , he gave a good presentation though , nice !!

[Tentors]

He should be a weather forecaster he talks about the weather all the time lol

[duwxas]

Man he is whining about how it is freezing cold and its 2degrees, I ride my bike at

-10degrees and dont go around telling people how it is freezing cold.lol.

[ShakyUK]

MCN reviews are always so unprofessional, unpractised and extremely poor.

[yabba234]

@ShakyUK i like MCN much more than, for example german motorcycle journals.. they are so boring.. MOTORRAD.. yawn.. the best is MOTO JOURNAL from france though, youtube that : )) but MCN is alright, their presenters are obviously passionate riders, thats what makes out their videos for me :)

[RTiger18]

Kawasaki all the way. Guess it just depends. If you're going for a sport tourer bike with a lot more speed, then get the BMW. If you going for a bike thats more safe to ride and is more comfy, get the c14. I dont think the bmw is faster in top speed. It may just be lighter and can hit speeds a bit faster than the 14. Still no match for the zx14 though. I think the zx12 would smoke it aslo. I'd perfer heated hand grips anyway. Only thing that bothers me in the winter are my hands.

[dopamine2007]

Check out the Concours1400 ENFORCER POLICE BIKE at from Probity Cycle Inc.

[harmageden]

bikes r like girls ....you go 4 the one thats a good ride & gets u there quicker ...LOL

[antigreenlogic]

i have been driving the k1200gt for three years now and i do have ASC (traction control)? might have been a good thing to mention the possibility to have it on the beemer as well to compare the bikes.

[hunamorasar]

video ist ganz nach meinem Geschmack übrigens jungs geht FrauenMeister . com Stefans blog is gold wert

[simon44]

They have the best job in the world

[simon44]

@MrSpeedfightRichy Kawasaki and Susuki are the cheapest of the big four Jap makes so what are you on about? If its the build quality then I disagree there too. I've had a few kwaks and Hondas and the Kwaks were far better build than the Hondas.

[saltyfood]

hey Simon...in my country Malaysia.. suzuki is the most expensive among the 1000cc group.. the k9 is 95k.. the kawasaki is cheapest and i think its a very good bike...

[zaruz88]

now all kawasaki has to do is add cruise control and nightvision

[powersliding]

bmw has heated seat but the kawa feels warmer, kawa has to be the one

[bs27241]

Why not use a BMW with traction control for the comparison?

[antigreenlogic]

@bs27241 right you are, i ve been using it for three years already.

[panman111]

There is only one class winner the st1300 pan european it will run rings around these two ....

[BFDeihl]

Several friends I ride with have ST1300s, and my Kawasaki C14 pretty much spanks their bikes at will. Honda makes a very nice sport tourer, as does Yamaha (FJR)- but frankly-- this video puts the two best in class head to head. Nice to see Kawasaki get a positive review. Anyone who buys the Kawi over the BMW will have plenty money left in their pocket to personalize it to their taste.

[jujitsu62]

Most of us put them away to prevent salt or wipe out damage . The cost and damage isn't worth riding for that few extra days . At least in North America .

[Marciaus007]

Did you see that wheel spin? -No, I haven't.

[rheaMDC21]

Ofcourse, KAWASAKI is the winner!

[hpugwashee]

I soooo missed the FJR here too,,, she's this class & has a lot to say when put next to these two.

And one very important more point.. Vibration.. German bikes come nowhere near the smoothness of Japanese engines, specially at around 80mph.

[BrakeHorsePower92]

Ouh, I'd be careful with that. ;)

[hpugwashee]

I either missed it or they didn't mention a VERY important point, that one BMW $ costs about 2 Kwasakis, , do the maths & you'll see for yourself. So if you want 2 wheels with a good engine (aka a motorcycle), you get the Kwak + about 3K dollars in your pocket.

Reliability? BMW is far from perfect + see how much spare parts cost.

I've owned 4 different BMs & they are damn painful financially to maintain VS 3 Kwasakis that cost me near nothing to run..

Of course in their case, they drove for FREE

[boytrsix]

i swear they both go interchangeable setting so in wet wether the ecu will counter act the slipery surface.

im british, i ride bikes in all weathers ... all about the rider

[confusedsay]

Perfect conditions? You Brits are crazy, I'll give it up to you though. I wouldn't ride a STREET bike in half of the conditions you guys do. Those bikes seem so big.

[psper012]

Hg ist doch bad homburg oder?

wo die wohl gefahren sind?

[cbr900RR1977]

Sure you can take a sports-bike out in winter. I've a 1992 cbr900rr. No form of Electronic "interference", hell not even injection. I ride all year round on it!! Summer-gloves all year too, Don't like the fat bulky winter-gloves.

Warm grips and seats are for .....

[jonhunter1987]

I wear my race gear all year round an all. Few layers underneath an you'll be reet!

[me2ontube]

you must live in the cayman islands

[cbr900RR1977]

Nope, the Netherlands..... A lot less exotic I tell ya ;)

[siiimon93]

great video. i want your job!

[djrees77]

i like kawas more but i liked the one on the left before i knew what is was... looks much better

[cbr900RR1977]

kawa is way nicer idd, and I'm not per-se a kawa man, but the airholes in the fairing makes it look a lot less bulky.

[blauegitarre]

WTF they went all the way to the Nürburgring and didn't go on the track.

[cbr900RR1977]

They were worried they would crash a bike they couldn't afford LOL

[geonerd]

@blauegitarre Yea, that is a tad lame. Even putting around in the rain would be a cool experience.

[5010246]

man I wish this guy whould do a superbike shootout for the 600's!!!! he does them very well. Motorcycal USA blows I fuckin hate them! there reviews suck. off topic lol. good review

[rsscoyote]

kawasaki inteligent

[sqpg2]

I've ridden both bikes. I tend to agree. I did think the Beemer to be more flickable. The price difference might give the big Kaw the nod for me.

[gangsta078]

looked abit scary when he had it off lol still not sure about it when your going round a bend - highside or no highside that is the question....

[jonhunter1987]

The traction control should catch the rear before it slides out.

It's low sides you need to watch for. No traction control will save your front end from washing out.

[steadiworkz]

Can't take a sports bike out in the winter ?

C'mon lads man up !

[Buttmunch5000]

yeah, the amount of GSXR's , ZX10's and other Japanese sports bikes i saw doing the commute last year was amazing, people have alot of bottle

[ElitePower]

Where do you live? I need to move there. Once the temperature dips below 45F I don't see any bikes on the road at all.

[Buttmunch5000]

scotland, probably to mean to buy another form of transport, so sportsbike it is ;)