I welcomed the new Second Bike to the garage

[Grumpy Goat]

What made you decide to keep the RS and not the Tracer? How does the Tiger compare two up with the other two bikes? 

Ironically I am considering a 2022 Tracer 9gt, 2023 R1250RS or 2023 Tiger 900 Rally Pro to replace my 2011 R1200RT that I have had new since 2010. 

Thanks for yours and everyone else's input in advance!

I will answer all of your questions, but it may take some time since answers frequently have to be given in context.

I have this ongoing battle in my head where, for the style of riding I have and what I use the motorcycle for, it makes most sense to get a GS. Unlike most here, I use my bike for transportation, as a means to get away and go motocamping (although I don't that nearly enough due to the sh*t weather we typically have here in Texas for most of the year), and for long distance touring (mostly in nature, as opposed to "social touring").

Even before getting the RS, I was interested in getting the S1000XR as it seemed like a great blend of performance but in an ADV stance, but I dropped that idea for various reasons. The RS was bought on the rebound from that decision and after many miles has become a trusted friend and partner, so there is sentimentality and loyalty to this grey bike of mine. But it is not the perfect bike for my use case. I also don't really see the practicality in owning more than one bike, especially as I head for retirement and older age. Again, one GS would make a lot of sense for my use case, but there are reasons I still don't own one. (But the jury is not out).

The Tracer was bought as a "Second bike" to help slow the accumulation of miles on the RS, as I continue fighting with my dilemma. Like the S1000R before it, the Tracer 900GT was always intended to be a temporary bike since it doesn't really do off road as well as I [think I] need it to. So, there was never a danger of the Tracer displacing the RS, although when I traded it I had come to love my Tracer 900GT - it is a great bike and that engine!

Two up, the RS is the best of the three even though it is the least spacious. It has the most torque, best reach to the ground, Dynamic ESA, and with the slight lean forward of the rider it has the least chance of helmets clashing (despite the least spaciousness). The Tracer and the Tiger, although both down on power and torque, are quite good for 2-up touring. They both have enough power for us, who together with luggage, are at max payload. The preload setting on the Tiger makes it the tallest of the three and I have the least confidence when loaded with pillion and luggage. I did Texas Hill Country twisties with pillion and no luggage and it handled it as well as the RS.

Your consideration of the 2022 Tracer 9GT, 2023 R1250RS or 2023 Tiger 900 Rally Pro to replace your 2011 R1200RT is an interesting problem, but one which needs careful soul-searching on the type of riding you do. The first two are sport-tourers (although the RS is more of a sport bike), and the Tiger 900 Rally Pro is an ADV bike that has it in its head that it is a touring machine that is good in the twisties. Depends on what you are looking for in a bike and determined you are to homing in on a "final" bike.