BMW K1300R, K1300S and K1300GT test: three Ks apart

Even in the south of France, the month of December can have difficult driving conditions. And that’s good, when it comes time to try the three new BMW K 1300s: a roadster, a sports car and a roadster that are not afraid of anything. !

The K 1300 land

Unveiled this autumn in Cologne (for detailed presentations and technical sheets, read), the first K 1300s have just come off the assembly lines in Berlin.

"We didn’t really have a choice of colors", testifies moreover Patrick Lucas, head of the press service at BMW France, thus justifying the lack of colors available for the GT and R models during this presentation to the French press..

The managers of the brand – including Jean-Michel Cavret, the big boss of BMW Motorrad France (see our video interview opposite) – did not have the choice of the weather either: left at the end of the morning from the to La Garde (83), we took advantage of a few hours of driving in the dry before wiping abundant precipitation…

Matthieu BRETILLE – Photos Alberto MARTINEZ

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