The BMW K1600GTL and K1600GT are motorcycles announced by BMW Motorrad in July 2010,^[1] and unveiled at the Intermot motorcycle show in Cologne in October 2010^] The bikes went on sale in March 2011. The K1600GTL is a full dress luxury tourer, which replaces the K1200LT, and is intended to compete with the Honda Gold Wing.^[4]The K1600GT is more of a sport tourer similar to the existing K1300GT and previousK1200GT models.