R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Fri Jul 27, 2018 9:48 pm
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I now have the RS's hooligan sibling in the garage to replace the Explorer which was just too heavy for me, plus it belches out too much heat for this weather. |
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Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #2 you expect rationalisations? I had tried a R1200GS Rallye but didn't think much of it. Reviewed elsewhere on here I think. I had a service done on the Explorer about 2 weeks ago as this made it more attractive to buyers and was loaned a Tiger Sport for the morning. Nice bike, but that, nice. I had ridden an XR last year when the RS was serviced. Ruled it out as my I4 and chain snob gland oozed as well as a few other things including seat height. Roll on a year and I'm getting hip trouble so the prospect of tours with long mileages per day are gone. Keeping the average mileage down means I can tour on the RS, like the recent trip to Germany. Trip was planned with 3 days in a base in two locations in Germany (Eifel and Harz). Only 3 days over 200 miles on the trip. I even did 500 miles on the last day as I skipped an overnight stop to get an extra rest day at home before going back to work. This was only possible as I had been looking after the hip earlier in the trip. I think the physio regime has helped as well. September trip is to Spain using the ferry to Santander, home from Bilbao. Longest day will probably be the trip down to Plymouth as I am away for 2 weeks. So, the raison d'être for the Tiger has gone - no longer need an uber cruiser and the top heavy mass and the way it dissipates heat became intolerable. I am lucky enough to be able to afford 2 bikes so my thinking is that the RS will be the everyday mule for occasional commuting (work from home more often after a move to a new hot desking office) and a different type of touring as described above. My other bike will be for leisure rides. The Tiger Sport was too dull for such a bike. I had also ridden a Triumph T120 as a service loan and they are nice but I'll save that for another decade or two. I tried to fit on a R Nine T but could not bend into that shape. Same with the sportier naked bikes from Triumph. Saw an advert for the new CB1000R which looks nice but it's a Honda and it would be new so another load of initial depreciation. I'm still hurting from the drop in value of the Explorer. I have been monitoring stock at http://www.completelymotorbikes.co.uk/ and saw the lowered XR. This piqued my interest and I went there yesterday morning. Came home for lunch, checked insurance prices and swapped bikes in the afternoon. This dealer was set up about 2 years ago by a local entrepreneur for his son to run. Dad has the car version of the business. They have built up a very good reputation for decent bikes at decent prices. They take a lot of bikes from main dealers so much of the stock has just come off PCP or been traded in. My bike was the 70th bike they have sold this month. They asked me how much I wanted for my bike, I said £x and was expecting to be knocked back £500 based on offers elsewhere, but they came back and said, "okay." Hand biting off time. I might throw £200 at the XR to get the Givi parts to match the RS setup - tanklock bag, removable Monokey side case rails and Monokey topbox plate. I'm sure it will be a decent tourer but the engine is very buzzy so I might find it intolerable for anything other than brain out weekend rides. Plus, it has a chain. 160bhp and Dynamic Death Mode are quite intoxicating, though :) |
