R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Mon May 13, 2024 1:12 pm
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Today's service loaner from Sytner Shrewsbury. RS in for the 2x service bulletins (shaft inspection & footpeg clips) plus a major service.
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Well not as pleasing on the eye as an RS, but the GS (1250) is lovely to ride and all day comfortable. The height and visibility that it affords is also a welcome benefit. I love both the RS and GS and had both for a while, my passion was towards the RS but comfort in my stiff hip took me towards the GS quite often. The GS is better for 2-up touring in my view. |
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Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #6 Like a RT without the big fairing.
Lee
2022 R1250RS White Sport Iowa, USA |
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #8Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #6 Less weight also. 2020 R1250RS |
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I got a short test ride on an R1300GS last Friday. It had the enduro pack so taller suspension, 3 spacers under the handle bars as well as short clutch and brake levers.
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Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #7 It certainly has more leg room. The RS felt a little cramped when I first sat on it this afternoon, but it soon felt like a pair of old slippers. It was nice to be able to accelerate past traffic on the Shrewsbury bypass without being deafened.
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Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #10 I did another 50ish mile ride to take it back this afternoon. On a road I know better plus warmer so better grip from the nasty tyres. When pressing on the torque is lovely. The 1200RS is no slouch pulling out of corners but this is a different level. The QS is smoother on up changes but still not as good as the S1000XR. Yes, I found it stutters a bit at low revs. Very jerky and really does not like to chug in 2nd gear. I found myself slipping the clutch to control speed. I really did not get the knack of the hill hold. Only used it a couple of times. Oh, and even with a standard exhaust, the R1200RS sounds better when accelerating hard.
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I look at a bike the way I look at a good meal. If it pleases my eye, it's likely to be pleasing to my body as well. While the GS "ticks" many boxes for some, the height, overall aesthetic and different sized wheels give my eyes a hernia. My RS, on the other hand, not only looks the part, it acts the part. |
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Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #13 I have seen a number of good looking meals that do not pass the sniff or taste test. Andouillette come to mind. Plenty of awful looking meals are delicious so your analogy is flawed. Sometimes, a gawky or ugly bike has some attraction. In 2001, I liked the R1150GS enough to take a test ride and bought it. This was a couple of years before the Ewan & Charlie thing happened which has skewed my view of any GS now. I have also owned a TDM850. A bike before its time with many analogues now in what is being called the tall tourer class. S1000XR, GS1000X etc. For me, it's more about how the bike feels to ride. Performance and ergonomics come well before aesthetics.
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I had a brief ride on one about a month ago when my bike was in for the service, like the one pictured with rubbish screen. Really liked the comfort, RS likewise felt quite cramped after but quickly got used to it again. QS nice and smooth, didn’t particularly notice annoying engine noises but unfortunately didn’t ride it anywhere I could really open it up. It is F ugly at the front, that big black plastic plate whether it has radar CC or not. Judging by the ukgser forum there are a lot of niggles though they could just be a bunch of whingers…. |
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