R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Thu Jul 30, 2026 1:16 pm
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The R1250RS is going and being replaced. I have test ridden the following recently:- |
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a friend is very happy with his Tiger 900 as a 2 up tourer.
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It's an 8 month old Alpine Edition with 1600 miles on the clock. It does come with the Expedition panniers though. One of which has lightly been used the other looks like never used. Made by Givi, though unfortunately in silver they won't match with my black Trekker Outback top box. Oh well, won't have them on the bike unless touring. |
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annoyingly, the Triumph fitting kit uses a slightly munged footprint for their boxes so Givi branded items do not fit. On my Explorer, I wanted to use a Givi monokey topbox so I just moved the wedge shaper latch into the right place to match. I simply drilled two new holes in the Triumph branded top box plate. I think it had to be moved 1cm.
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Yes that is annoying. I have bought the givi top box plate to install on it. Nowhere near as bad as what Ducati have arranged with Givi, you cannot even buy Givi top boxes or panniers for the Multistrada. They just don't sell them to try and get you to pay through the nose for the Ducati branded stuff that Givi make. You can buy Shad though for a Ducati. I was checking this out during my research as all my luggage is Givi. |
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I've also recently been tempted by the Tiger 900 GT. I did a brief tour around Scotland earlier this month and while the 1250R did its usual marvellous thing of whisking me up there, around and back, it also did the usual job on my hips. I've thought about alternatives for touring and I like the 900, the ergos seem to be fine and the vibrations tolerable even at motorway speeds. So I may get one in addition to the 1250R.
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Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #6 obviously, I advocate for adding a Moto Guzzi V85 to your list of candidates. I had to give up my beloved R1200RS due to hip pain. No such woes on the V85 and you will still have a shaft drive. Fraser's in Gloucester are a Guzzi dealer and less of a scooter shop than Downend.
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Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #6 Yes, the R1250RS is a great bike, but it has been playing havoc with my left knee lately, so hoping a change will help. Also finding myself on more nadgery roads these days which the RS isn't best for. I didn't notice any vibes on the 900 when I test rode it, admittedly I wasn't on the motorway. |
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Zitat von Ali-bear im Beitrag #11 well, it sort of morphed into the NTV600/650 Revere and then the Deauville. Nobody seemed to want a mid-capacity 500-900cc touring bike at that time in the 1990s, early 2000s. Roll on 20 years when the buyers are close if not past pensionable age, loads of people want a sub £12k bike that ideally weighs under 200kg and can cruise all day down the autobahn at 80 mph.
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