Mitt GT-K: Middleweight Touring, From China And Spain

The Mitt GT-K comes with everything pictured here, a much better setup than a lot of expensive competitors. PHOTO CREDIT: Mitt

Want a comfortable long-haul touring bike, but you don’t want the weight of a massive 1000cc+ behemoth—or the price tag associated with it? The Mitt GT-K might fit the bill, as long as you can find your way to Spain to buy one.

Mitt is a Spanish company that rebadges bikes built out-of-country, like Cleveland Cyclewerks used to do, and many other middlemen that sell Chinese bikes. In this case, they’re putting their name on a tourer with a 730cc parallel twin engine, with six-speed gearbox, 75 hp at 8,500 rpm, and 51.6 lb-ft of torque at 6,700 rpm. Not a powerhouse by any means, but enough power to get you a hefty speeding ticket, and more than Kawasaki’s Versys 650 makes, which is about the closest thing to a lightweight tourer on the market in Canada today.

Makes a bit more power than the Kawasaki Versys, with other perks the Kawi doesn’t have, but it would be a lot more money if it came here to Canada. PHOTO CREDIT: Mitt

There’s no shaft drive, which will disappoint many touring fans, but perhaps a chain oiler would be sufficient to keep you happy. Mitt doesn’t mention any quickshifter or multiple riding modes, although the bike does appear to have a slipper clutch, if we’re reading the rather poorly translated website copy correctly.

That parallel twin engine is stuffed into a steel twin-beam chassis with aluminum swingarm. The brakes are from Brembo, with Bosch ABS, and the front USD suspension is fully adjustable, with 80mm of travel. The rear has 80mm of travel as well, with remote reservoir for the laydown shock, and preload adjustability.

Moving on, we see a set of Pirelli Angel GT tires from the factory, full LED lighting and a large TFT screen. They didn’t skimp out on this bike’s specs, and even included the 20-litre side bags as stock equipment, which is more than you’ll get from most Euro tourers. There are also 12V, USB and USB-C charging sockets, heated grips and seat, keyless fob lock/unlock, and electrically adjustable windshield. Oh yes, those crash bars are standard, too.

Would you want a go? Which color would you pick? PHOTO CREDIT: Mitt

Fuel up the 24-litre tank, and the bike is supposed to weigh 225 kg. Heavy, but a lot less heavy than the competing tourers with displacement over 1,000cc.

In Europe, the Mitt GT-K sells for €11,495, which calculates out to (gulp) $17,000 CAD, roughly. Our exchange rate is in the toilet, so a bike that’s cheap overseas will still be expensive here. Better hope you’re happy with the Versys 650 for now; that one’s actually available in Canada, for a much more reasonable $11,699 MSRP.

 

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