07-11-2021, 05:26 AM
(07-10-2021, 03:21 PM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: On the C650GT, basic service intervals (fluids, filters, etc.) are DIY every 6000 miles. CVT belt and chain/sprocket final drive inspection (enclosed oil bath) is every 12,000 miles. Special tools are required to replace the CVT belt so I’ll probably suck it up and have the dealer do it. I think valve inspection is every 24,000 miles and requires about an hour of shop time just to remove the Tupperware.
The RT has been a good bike for me (I’m 6’6”). Supremely comfortable and has tremendous range (300+ miles per tank). Very smooth and powerful engine but I still haven’t mastered consistently smooth shifts with the gearbox. I believe the ‘16 and newer bikes have an updated transmission. The RT isn’t exactly a light bike but it remains the lightest “touring bike” you can get (depending on how you define “touring bike”). No regrets with my purchase. The only problem I’ve had is a burned out low beam, which I was unable to replace myself. The dealer charged 0.3 hours to do the job. How he got his hands up behind the fairing to access the bulb is beyond me.
Interesting that you mention Kymco. They manufacture the C650GT engine for BMW, though it’s exclusively a BMW product and was designed in-house by BMW. The bikes are fully assembled in Berlin.
One time we waited for almost an hour in a parking in Logan, WV for a buddy to change out the low beam on his RT. He did it but came away with cuts and scrapes all over his hands.
Berlin is interesting as a place of assembly for the C659GT. The Berliners really trying hard to re-establish the industrial base there.