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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 1301338" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>BMW maintenance is not that much more expensive if you can do it yourself. If you are a slave to the dealerships, then it becomes a significant factor.</p><p></p><p>The new wasserboxer engines are not liquid cooled to the degree the FJR is. It is air and water cooled, so to get full cooling requires forward motion. This may be an issue if you ride in traffic a lot. It would not really be an issue for me.</p><p></p><p>If I were to buy a new BMW boxer it would probably be the R1200RS. To me that is the bike that you are looking for. Much lighter and more nimble than an RT or FJR, but still good ergos and all day rideability. I owned a '94 R1100RS, and that was a pretty great bike. The RS has always been BMW's <em>true </em>sport touring model. The RT is their Touring bike (along with the newer K bike barges).</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.totalmotorcycle.com/motorcycles/2015/2015-BMW-R1200RS3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8kszT_ka9nE/maxresdefault.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 1301338, member: 3828"] BMW maintenance is not that much more expensive if you can do it yourself. If you are a slave to the dealerships, then it becomes a significant factor. The new wasserboxer engines are not liquid cooled to the degree the FJR is. It is air and water cooled, so to get full cooling requires forward motion. This may be an issue if you ride in traffic a lot. It would not really be an issue for me. If I were to buy a new BMW boxer it would probably be the R1200RS. To me that is the bike that you are looking for. Much lighter and more nimble than an RT or FJR, but still good ergos and all day rideability. I owned a '94 R1100RS, and that was a pretty great bike. The RS has always been BMW's [I]true [/I]sport touring model. The RT is their Touring bike (along with the newer K bike barges). [IMG]https://www.totalmotorcycle.com/motorcycles/2015/2015-BMW-R1200RS3.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/8kszT_ka9nE/maxresdefault.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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