BMW's K 1600 B Bagger Makes US Debut

This past weekend's Progressive International Motorcycle Show in Cleveland, Ohio allowed attendees to view BMW Motorrad’s production prototype K 1600 B Bagger at its first stop of its US debut. This was the first time visitors of the event were able to view the production version of the Concept 101, a bagger-style motorcycle which is based on BMW’s six-cylinder K 1600 platform. Appropriately taking a tour across the US, the K 1600 B was designed with American riders and the American roads in mind.

Other category trendsetters on display at the Cleveland Motorcycle Show included BMW's new single-cylinder G 310 R—the first BMW roadster under 500 cc and the only BMW under $5,000—and its adventurous GS version, the versatile dynamic BMW G 310 GS. Also on display were several new iterations of BMW's popular, retro-classic customizable R nineT: the new BMW R nineT Scrambler, the BMW R nineT Pure, the much-anticipated retro-racer, the BMW R nineT Racer, and the R nineT Urban G/S, which is claimed to "catapult elements of the legendary classic enduro BMW R 80 GS into the 21st century."

Visitors to Cleveland’s Progressive International Motorcycle Show will have an opportunity to see updated versions of BMW’s four-cylinder S 1000 RR supersport bike and dynamic S 1000 R roadster, along with a wide range of GS and GS Adventure models, roadsters, tourers, sport bikes and rider gear.

For those thrillseekers who wanted to take the K 1600 B for a test ride without leaving the show were able to do so by taking a spin around the virtual racetrack or adventure course with BMW's EyeRide Virtual Reality Experience.

BMW also released more information on the new BMW K 1600 B which you can find below:

Largely based on the technology used in the BMW 6-cylinder tourer K 1600 GT, the new K 1600 B features a spectacular backward sloping linear design with a completely reconstructed rear section. This not only makes the bagger look particularly low-lying and slender, but also, thanks to the new rear frame, significantly reduces the height of the passenger seat.

As with the K 1600 GT, the Bagger’s 1,632 cc in-line six-cylinder engine reaches 160 hp and 129 lb-ft of torque. The bike comes standard with three riding modes (Rain, Road, and Dynamic), Dynamic Traction Control, and Dynamic ESA with “Road” and “Cruise” damping modes. Shift Assist Pro, reverse assist, hill start control, adaptive turning lights and more, are all available as an option. But, like all other BMWs, buyers can enhance the K 1600 B with BMW-specific packages that include: