So I just finished a great ride up in the Sierras on my GS. It's a great bike and I've never ceased to be amazed at how well it can skoot thru corners and just how all around capable it is. If I could only have one bike to do all the types of riding I enjoy and do, this would be it. Fortunately I'm able to have a few. (Not as many as Baz, but jeez who does!)
BUT, There is no getting around the fact that it weighs almost 600 lbs. At the end of several days hustling that thing around and thru corners, I'm beat.
So I'd been thinking lately, I wanted to get another road only bike for those rides when I know we won't go dirt exploring, or a Saturday morning rip up the mountain by my house. I wanted a sports bike, but something comfortable enough for all day, even multiple day sport touring. I have my Paul Smart, but my knees nixed the days of me sport touring on that long ago. Plus I'm a big fan of modern Traction control and ABS ect. I sold my HP4 and S1000RR a few years back, so I needed a replacement. I really thought my next bike was gonna be the new Multistrada Pikes Peak, but I rode it and it just didn't do it for me. Then I realized I really liked my HP4, just needed something more comfortable. What I found was this.
The BMW M1000XR Competition.This is the first year that an M version of the XR has been available. 201HP. 485lbs. Carbon Fiber wheels and a seating position you can ride all day. Bottom photo is my bike in the showroom, top photo is a stock photo. Once I set it up with the factory luggage, I think it will tick all the boxes perfectly.