1st ride review of BMW's R1250RS SE | Would I swap my GS for the RS?

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• AL

  @Alohariderr · 1 year ago

  I happened to have the r1250rs for a week during the riding tour in France last month. It was long enough for me to fall in love with it completely! Now I’m getting my own here in the US😊

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• JO

  @jonnoGuy · 1 year ago

  I just loved my 2017 1200RS. Still miss it.

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• ZA

  @Zambri397 · 1 year ago

  I have the R1250RS SE.  Best money I have ever spent.  Love my bike sooooooo much.

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• ST

  @stevedavies-pp7dp · 1 year ago

  Coming from a lifetime of sportsbikes I decided Id caught old age and started looking at BMW … so I bought a K1200s and at 170bhp I enjoyed the practical side with things like shaft and heated grips but I wasn’t a fan of that paralever front end … so I looked around and decided upon a R1200RS with a handlebar riser kit … okay it’s only 125bhp but it will keep up with friends when asked yet is so comfortable for weekends away with pillion … I think it’s my ‘forever bike’

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• IF

  @iFixThings · 1 year ago

  That was a good honest review. I think it&apos;s an underrated bike.<br>I&apos;ve owned the 2021 RS (SE model) for 18 months now and love it. I&apos;m 5&apos;6, in my 60s and it fits me perfectly. My wife rides shotgun everywhere and we can run up 1000Km in a day and still walk at the end of it. I added a small after-market clip-on screen and it&apos;s now silent at any speed. The lights are awesome BTW. I only use the quickshifter/blipper &nbsp;in 4th, 5th and 6th and it&apos;s fine.

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• RO

  @robertprosser6856 · 8 months ago

  Unpopular opinion but I really like the standard exhaust.

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• PB

  @pbofan · 1 year ago (edited)

  I have had its naked brother, the R, for five years — bought it new in ‘20 — and absolutely love it, best bike I’ve owned in three, four decades of riding. I tried the RS at the time of purchase and found its ergonomics a bit too aggressive for my taste at 6’1”, though it’s certainly a lovely bike.

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• DO

  @docholliday1982mh · 1 year ago

  Awesome review, I think you&apos;ve helped me make my decision, thanks mate 👍<br>And you&apos;re on Jersey!

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• RF

  @RF-dg4ib · 1 year ago

  This is the bike I bought in &apos;22, no regrets. I rode it up to the far north of Norway last summer, no issues, as you say, low down centre of gravity, lower riding position, easier to handle than the GS (in my humble opinion). good review, thanks.

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• BE

  @benkelly2190 · 1 year ago

  Needed a change from several GS’s. Changed to the S1000XR 2024. Best decision ever. Never go back now.

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• BO

  @BOC-s3t · 1 year ago

  I just traded in my K1300GT and my F900XR in for a R1250RS SE, best decision i have made in a fair while! Light quicker accelleration but good mpg all sweet!

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• MI

  @mikedignum1868 · 1 year ago (edited)

  I had a GS1250 for three years and it took me all over Europe, but it started to get too heavy for me and was always a little tall so I decided to change to the RS1250SE &nbsp;as I didn&apos;t like the GS1300. The only changes I made to the RS were fitting Bar risers and moving the sat nav to above the tft.

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