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I love the look and feel of the bike but I am seriously considering trading it for a bmw r1200rt to get better wind protection, hard bags, shaft drive, longer range etc. I recognize that I may end up changing seat and screen but I think I'm starting closer to where I want to get to.



Hey Bill,
If you get an R1200RT, could you drop a review in here? It's one of the bikes I was thinking about. The Electronic Suspension Adjustment (ESA), where you can adjust the suspension on the fly, is appealing but I'm wondering if it's rebuildable. Just wouldn't be worth it IMO if you have to buy a new $1,000 shock every 30-40,000 miles. I've heard that this year's model comes without the power-assisted EVO brakes, which is a good thing by most accounts I've read about the power brakes.

The best thing about the latest BMWs is the reduction in weight, along with an increase in power, from the 1150 generation to the 1200s.

BMWSportTouring.com is a good site that has a forum, if you haven't already checked it out.