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#1 | High. Just bought a new R 1250RS datum

Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:41 pm

I picked my R 1250RS on Saturday. It was wet damp and cool/cold but I got a few miles on it. I test rode this bike and it seemed ideal for me. My last few bikes have been an Indian Roadmaster, a Kawasaki ZZR 1400, a Suzuki M1800r Boulevard and a Suzuki B-King. I could go on. I am hoping this time I have found the bike that suits me as various issues with all of these eventually forced me to change. Actually the bike I regret getting rid of the most was a Honda CB1300SA. The half faired version. Apart from being a 4 rather than a twin there are quite a lot of similarities, although technology has progressed a lot since then.

So far I love it. I will say more after a 1000 miles.

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#2 | RE: High. Just bought a new R 1250RS datum

Thu Nov 14, 2019 2:14 am

Is the Roadmaster the "big" Indian? I have ridden the smaller unit ("Scout") and a couple of models of the "big" one.

The Indian speedometer was quite odd - I thought I was riding at 60 kph, but it was so far around the circle, I thought it must have been 100 kph (60 mph). It turned out that it was all in kph here in Oz and the design is done deliberately as Indian doesn't think you should be worried about your speedo at speeds over 100 kph, so those numbers become increasingly hard to read.

I think the RS is the best motorcycle for me. I now have a 1250 as I lost the "1200" when I fell off in July. The new one has some teething issues (maybe it is the rider?), and the differences between it and the 1200 can be seen.

Read through the Forum on the "farkles" and you will get to see what many riders have done to these bikes to cover issues BMW doesn't address. None of them are major.

I would like to apologize to anyone I have NOT offended. Please be patient. I will get to you shortly.

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#3 | RE: High. Just bought a new R 1250RS datum

Thu Nov 14, 2019 8:39 am

Welcome along.

The RS will be a bit of a change from the cruisers, the missile (ZZR) and the lunatic machine (B-King) you've had in the past!

No bike is perfect, but (imho) the RS is as near as it gets for me. It can cross continents with all-day comfort, and then fly round the twisties when you get to your destination.

I came to the RS from a GTR1400; the weight reduction was very welcome. The boxer engines don't have that screaming rush that an inline-4 does as you cane it up to the red line, but the instantaneous torquey-grunt it has will surprise many a fellow rider if they follow you.

Enjoy.

Cheers

Paul B. - not far from the Black Cat roundabout.

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