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...the reason they have put some money into the development of the WC Boxer engine is simple:
The boxer has tradition and a large following... the GS is their best seller and equipped with a Boxer engine. Following environmental pressure, they HAD to either let it die or develop a boxer engine that could meet specs. Letting your cash cow die is hard to do, so they went the minimalistic route you can see here.
If you look at the sales numbers of the 12S and the HP2S and compare them to the GS numbers, even the densest of believers will have to realize what's going on.
Now take a look at the S1000RR/HP and you know where their sport bike market is. At this point, I would put any kind of "S" model WB rumor into the category of storytelling in phantasialand...
A nice thought, but nary a realistic one, at this point.
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