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FJR Has Gotten Too Heavy. What To Buy?
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<blockquote data-quote="jammess" data-source="post: 1415590" data-attributes="member: 89387"><p>This is a big reason why I keep my '93 R1100RSL. The RS weighs about 120 lbs less than the FJR and has that flat twin low CG. I had a '04 R1150RT and I found the oilhead RTs to have a very high center of gravity and the power assist integrated brakes made matters worse so I would stay clear of any oilhead RT. The new water heads can be found used with very low miles at good prices. Last summer I found a 2016 R1200RT with every conceivable option and even had a Russel Day Long saddle in leather no less with only 3200 miles! This beauty I could have bought for $15.5K and I was tempted. Main reason I didn't was I would have had to sell the FJR to keep the peace and I like the FJR too much to do that but if I didn't have the FJR I would have gone for it. I know this is just my opinion and beauty is in the eye of the beholder but the BMW wetheads are just butt ugly especially compared to the gen2 FJR, imo of course. Oh, this '16 R1200RT had two more years on the 3 year warranty with the transferable extended warranty such a deal. You can find some pretty good deals on used beemers in the BMWMOA online marketplace.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jammess, post: 1415590, member: 89387"] This is a big reason why I keep my '93 R1100RSL. The RS weighs about 120 lbs less than the FJR and has that flat twin low CG. I had a '04 R1150RT and I found the oilhead RTs to have a very high center of gravity and the power assist integrated brakes made matters worse so I would stay clear of any oilhead RT. The new water heads can be found used with very low miles at good prices. Last summer I found a 2016 R1200RT with every conceivable option and even had a Russel Day Long saddle in leather no less with only 3200 miles! This beauty I could have bought for $15.5K and I was tempted. Main reason I didn't was I would have had to sell the FJR to keep the peace and I like the FJR too much to do that but if I didn't have the FJR I would have gone for it. I know this is just my opinion and beauty is in the eye of the beholder but the BMW wetheads are just butt ugly especially compared to the gen2 FJR, imo of course. Oh, this '16 R1200RT had two more years on the 3 year warranty with the transferable extended warranty such a deal. You can find some pretty good deals on used beemers in the BMWMOA online marketplace. [/QUOTE]
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