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I'll be keeping the '13 R1200R that I bought last spring. Sure, it only has 110 hp, and sure, It has 26,000 miles on it (now), but it runs great, looks great, and only set me back $6700.

It has an honest-to-God ignition key, no engine 'power modes' other than just ride the damn thing, and IMO, looks a lot better than almost any R bike offered since, including the wife's 2015 R1200R that she used to own.

Although not actually a deal-breaker, I sorely dislike those rectangular, black plastic things they inflict almost all new bikes to serve as instrumentation.

Fine machine that it undoubtedly is, I'd keep my '13 R1200R, '22 Triumph Rocket 3R, and possibly buy another Royal Enfield Classic 650 (in teal) for about 8G's.

I agree 100%. OTOH....

the 2025 R1200G/S looks great. ( a little bit off topic but an idea that might work)

There is no protection from what the front tire will kick up. Some pics show what it looks like after being ridden in the dirt and such. The results are disgusting! I like the idea of it being a super heavy duty street bike. Maybe it can have a few items added to fulfill that role. IMHO, the only boxers engined machines that work ok off road are the original R80, the next version in the R100GS... then the R100GS PD which had all kinds of problems.....so on and ...so forth. There are two riding environs, street and non-street. The Suzuki DR 650 I owned, performed admirably on and off road. So I say get a bike for off-road and a bike for on road. MY BIKE FOR ON ROAD WILL REMAIN AS THE 2014 R1200R. BTW, it does just fine on fire roads and related.