05-11-2022, 09:09 AM
I notice you on the XR forum. I have a 2019 XR and a 2020 RS.
You wrote: I currently own an S1000XR gen 1 which I have had for 5 years. Getting a bit tired of the exceedingly shouty engine, and fancy a twin with lots of low down torque. Also want something less top heavy.
The RS sits lower and it's much easier to maneuver around the garage or a gas station. I like the handlebars and the seat on the RS much better. These are things you should be able to tell in the one hour test ride. The torque and BHP of the RS are great, 70 mph in 6th on the highway, twist the throttle, and you don't have to downshift. Really. I get 55 mpg on the RS and 45 mpg on the XR, US gallons. My RS panniers work on my XR, but the reverse is not true, the muffler on the RS requires the right pannier to have a cut out that the XR does not have.
Is there any other topic you would like more info about?
You wrote: I currently own an S1000XR gen 1 which I have had for 5 years. Getting a bit tired of the exceedingly shouty engine, and fancy a twin with lots of low down torque. Also want something less top heavy.
The RS sits lower and it's much easier to maneuver around the garage or a gas station. I like the handlebars and the seat on the RS much better. These are things you should be able to tell in the one hour test ride. The torque and BHP of the RS are great, 70 mph in 6th on the highway, twist the throttle, and you don't have to downshift. Really. I get 55 mpg on the RS and 45 mpg on the XR, US gallons. My RS panniers work on my XR, but the reverse is not true, the muffler on the RS requires the right pannier to have a cut out that the XR does not have.
Is there any other topic you would like more info about?
2020 R1250 RS
2022 K1600 GT
2024 S1000 XR
Niwot CO USA
2022 K1600 GT
2024 S1000 XR
Niwot CO USA