2019 BMW K1600B Suspension Problems

“2 issues 1. When reaching speeds of 60+ bike shakes violently during high winds or behind trucks. Switching lanes is even more scary. To enhance this issue all you have to do is raise your wind screen fully and open up the air vents on the sides of the bike. For have your PSI on tires at 40 or below. 2. When in rain mode, when I accelerated pass the cap. The bike violented started to retard itself slowing the bike down but the engine making a vut vut vut vut sound while doing it. I had no throttle respond. …”

“This motorcycle is unstable in any wind condition at highway speeds. It is severely buffeted sufficient enough to cause fear even in an experienced rider. I am fairly certain that, when this occurs, the bike is at the limits of the envelop of stability and expect it to wobble or weave into deadly oscillations. The dealers should warn people not to buy this machine. I have been riding for 50 years on all types of motorcycles and this is the most unstable I have ever ridden. Bmw needs to be compelled to find the root cause of this condition and either remedy it in some way or replace it. …”

“At high speeds the rear end of the motorcycle shakes and torques like a snake. It does not increase with wind. It almost feels like you lose control of the vehicle.”

“I started to get speed wobble / death wobble in my front end at all speeds from 25 miles an hour to 80 mph. Also the suspension bottoms out on small bumps. I checked my air pressure in the tire, that was fine. Then noticed a small leak coming from the front shock which is indicative of a failed shock. I believe this is a known problem on these motorcycles.”

“I'm a recent owner of this motorcycle and have experienced a consistent feeling of what motorcyclists refer to as a Death wobble or at a minimum the beginnings of one. It happens during interstate highway speeds and predominantly during heavy traffic and it's magnified even more while approaching and passing tractor-trailers. I've been riding motorcycles both competitively as well as for personal use for well over 40 years and have NEVER experienced this phenomenon with any other motorcycle I've owned, well over 30 different models at this point. …”