10-04-2020, 11:12 AM
(10-04-2020, 03:24 AM)Mostly Simian Wrote: On a separate note, a few options that I found interesting that are *not* in this list but are in the 2021 GS update:
1. Heated seat (with 5 levels of rider seat and handlebar heat. You set it up via the TFT and then the handlebar button turns on and off). 2 levels of pillion seat heat switchable via a physical switch next to the pillion seat (so they can adjust themselves)
2. ECO riding mode for improved fuel economy, longer range and what have you
3. Riding mode list selection (the tft has a set of check boxes for which riding modes you want to switch between like you have for the top line info items now. So if you don’t use dynamic pro or eco for example they wouldn’t clutter up the selection. More of a big deal for the GS because it now has 7 modes if you have riding modes pro)
...it would be nice if these become options on the RS.
I agree fully, and IMO the reason is that the GS is so overwhelmingly popular that new features are offered there first, and the RS which is also a sport touring machine and which can also benefit from heated seats and ECO mode, is either relegated to getting it afterwards or not at all.
That incidentally is one of the reasons I made the RSWasserboxer.com website and this Forum Community - to try and bring greater awareness to the RS and hopefully pull it out of the shadow of the GS. Not easy to gain traction in that regard.
Regards,
Grumpy Goat
2016 BMW R1200RS
2023 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro
Grumpy Goat
2016 BMW R1200RS
2023 Triumph Tiger 900 Rally Pro