General topics » New(?) review of 1250 RS

Think this is new, in the last week:

Who needs a big GS hey🤔

Thanks for the "tutorial", Wessie. And thanks for fixing the video insert. Still learning, but you guys are patient...not all forums are so forgiving of newbie errors...lol!

Seems that there's a lot of groupthink in the bike media world.
One year they can't get enough of this, the next year it's that.
OK so they have to follow the hand that feeds them, that is the bike manuf's, marketers, importers and dealerships (because advertising).

I find the reviews interesting, if not particularly critical (in the "objectivity" sense). Reviews done outside the factory-sponsored group-ride thing are more revealing, but some are of such low quality they're hard to watch. One of the better ones was a two-video review of the RS by the guy whose site is called "Nothing to Prove". At least he did the second video to point out his nitpicks, which was interesting since his first review put the RS on a very tall pedestal.

Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #5

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Seems that there's a lot of groupthink in the bike media world.
One year they can't get enough of this, the next year it's that.
OK so they have to follow the hand that feeds them, that is the bike manuf's, marketers, importers and dealerships (because advertising).

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I’m off to Spain in 3 weeks time, heading south to Granada, this video really put me in the mood for long twisty dry roads , can’t wait. I’m taking my GS as it’s better for me ( ergonomics) than the RS and it’s within the 3 year warrant so no need for additional recovery insurance. If I were more supple I’d take the RS as it’s still my pride & joy, but for shorter stretches in the saddle.

Owning a 1200 (RS) and 1250 (GS), in my opinion the power advantages of the shiftcam are over-rated, in normal riding I find little difference between the two engines, perhaps because the RS is is a 2016 Euro 3 model with less exhaust restriction.

Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #9

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I’m off to Spain in 3 weeks time, heading south to Granada, this video really put me in the mood for long twisty dry roads , can’t wait. I’m taking my GS as it’s better for me ( ergonomics) than the RS and it’s within the 3 year warrant so no need for additional recovery insurance. If I were more supple I’d take the RS as it’s still my pride & joy, but for shorter stretches in the saddle.

Owning a 1200 (RS) and 1250 (GS), in my opinion the power advantages of the shiftcam are over-rated, in normal riding I find little difference between the two engines, perhaps because the RS is is a 2016 Euro 3 model with less exhaust restriction.

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