2020 R1250RS tomorrow!

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Congratulations Ron. If we had to trade now we would also get black.
That's the only color I like this year.
Will you paint your pannier lids gloss black, or buy new lids?

I ordered the black panniers. The grey panniers also fit my XR and the grey color looks good on the HP XR, black would not look good on the XR. So I am keeping the old ones.

Wait, you have an XR and a RS?
I ask because I just bought an XR (2016) to go with my RS. Right now I feel like I will sell one of them in the spring. You find enough difference in riding situations to justify both? I only have 200 miles on the XR, so too early to decide.

Yes, I have both. I've had a variety of two motorcycles at the same time for some years now. I don't know what to say other than to say the obvious, you keep the one that rings your bell the most.

The XR has a more exhilarating engine and a better quick shifter. The RS is better at everything else: better clutch, better ergonomics, more comfortable overall, more HP up to 6,000 RPM.

The XR has more character, but damn, that clutch is terrible, the seat is too high, the frame makes it impossible for a seat manufacturer to make a properly shaped seat unless they go 35" off the ground. And yet I am extremely happy with it. It rings my bell.

I would not sell either one. But if I had to have ONE, I would keep the RS.

Thanks, I haven't had a chance to ride them back to back. Sorry for the hijack.