I wanted to try my hand at longer rides with some unimproved roads thrown in so I bought an 1150GS a couple months ago. I like the look of the older GS's with the fat, exposed fuel tank (and I couldn't afford a new GS). It hasn't been a very cooperative machine, quite temperamental actually, but I stuck with it and, this morning at 8:15 I left for a big ride up into Colorado and NM.
It ended 58 miles later like this...
My R11S has NEVER even coughed. Aside from the impending demise of the transmission it has never even sputtered. Plus it's a beautiful machine.
I am quite disgusted right now. If I wasn't three Stellas into an angry afternoon I would load up the S and go for a ride. I really love that bike.