May we not end up like the donkey sitting equidistant from two bales of hay. He looked left at the first, then right at the second, and ended up starving to death because he could not make up his mind which one to eat.
Do a google search on K1600 surging or buckin or stutter. You will find plenty on it. It really throws you off coming into a curve and around town. Of course BMW seems to deny it. Could be wrong on that last bit but this bike bucks and clanks like crazy on slightly trailing throttle. Even my wife is complaining about it. I am happy without drive by wire thanks.
ST is Sport Touring, not just ST1100/1300.
So you have never ridden a throttle by wire bike? That's where all the bucking and surging is coming from. When I got rid of my ST and moved over to a triumph explorer that had throttle by wire, I complained about that too, wasn't smooth, jerky. Then after riding it for awhile I finally got use to it. When I got my 2016 RT also throttle by wire, no issues at all. You will get use to it and the jerkyness will eventually stop. My friend also has a 1600GT and never complains of jerky but he has had it awhile and also his previous bike was throttle by wire. Hate to say it but don't think the bike is the issue. Have fun riding! Wish I could ride now but we are snowed i here in the New Hampshire!
My 2018 GTL has a smoother throttle than my '05 ST1300. Transmission does clunk a little more though.
What he said.....
What he said also. I found myself annoyed with the same thing on my '13 GTL for the first year but now after 30K miles I think I've either adapted or the response has smoothed out..., sure seems that way.
Yep, hence the name. No direct linkage. You control the volume on the handlebar and the computer makes the engine growl in proportion. Makes it easy to do different mappings for changing response curves, like sport, tour, rain. Also makes it a breeze to do CC and helps to integrate with stability control systems too (if so equipped).
