05-22-2023, 02:13 PM
At 1500 miles, a brief update.
This bike now has the smallest chicken strips of any bike I have ever owned. Something about its nature and how it works fits me better than anything else I have owned. And I have owned some that, on paper, are more sporty than this bike, specially a Honda CBR1000RR and a Honda VFR 800. It came with Bridgestone S22 sports tires and they work great in dry Colorado canyon roads; but are terrible in black asphalt snakes on the road.
The adaptive cruise control has one unusual feature: it detects bicyclist on the shoulder if I am riding on the right hand side of my lane. Since I am going 60 mph and they are going 20 mph, it hits the breaks pretty hard. But since I've figured this out, I move closer to the centerline, on the left hand side of my lane, and then everything is ok.
It's a pleasant surprise that I am getting 45 mpg and I get a range of 190 miles before the low fuel light comes on.
In general, the electronics work well, but ease of use is a notch below BMW. There is no magic wheel nor joystick (like KTM).
It weighs 590 lbs but it feels like the 525 lb RS. It's very easy to put on the center stand, it's easy to move around the garage, it's easy to slow ride around a gas station.
I am pretty happy with it.
This bike now has the smallest chicken strips of any bike I have ever owned. Something about its nature and how it works fits me better than anything else I have owned. And I have owned some that, on paper, are more sporty than this bike, specially a Honda CBR1000RR and a Honda VFR 800. It came with Bridgestone S22 sports tires and they work great in dry Colorado canyon roads; but are terrible in black asphalt snakes on the road.
The adaptive cruise control has one unusual feature: it detects bicyclist on the shoulder if I am riding on the right hand side of my lane. Since I am going 60 mph and they are going 20 mph, it hits the breaks pretty hard. But since I've figured this out, I move closer to the centerline, on the left hand side of my lane, and then everything is ok.
It's a pleasant surprise that I am getting 45 mpg and I get a range of 190 miles before the low fuel light comes on.
In general, the electronics work well, but ease of use is a notch below BMW. There is no magic wheel nor joystick (like KTM).
It weighs 590 lbs but it feels like the 525 lb RS. It's very easy to put on the center stand, it's easy to move around the garage, it's easy to slow ride around a gas station.
I am pretty happy with it.
2020 R1250 RS
2022 K1600 GT
2024 S1000 XR
Niwot CO USA
2022 K1600 GT
2024 S1000 XR
Niwot CO USA