Which is the better BMW Sport Tourer - S1000XR vs R1250RS

[Grumpy Goat]

I swapped my R1200RS for a friend's S1000XR for a brief ride on a twisty road. I was not that impressed.
He now rides an R1250RS. Several others in my BMW Wednesday ride group have recently traded S1000XR for R1250RS.

Riding like a bat out of hell every time gets old pretty darned quickly, and even when ridden gently the engine character is such that it wants to be ridden like that. Also for me, riding curve after curve after curve gets boring as hell for me after 15-20 minutes but that’s just me. The RS is a better fit for me even if it is a bit stiff to change direction, unlike the Tiger and the Tracer before it. Not surprised people trade XRs for RSs.