Just ordered the 2013 Anniversary Edition

Thanks for the warm welcome, everyone. I sat on a 12 and knew immediately that it was a match. I am going to take the pannier suggestion....and just leave them off if I have a heavy stop and go commute. The low centre of gravity on these bikes leads me to believe I could stuff gold bricks in them, if needed. I'm tempted to get the trunk, too. I find it immensely convenient, around town, on the GS.

I ordered it on Wednesday, from SF BMW, and just found out that they are doing a production run as early as January which puts delivery in the February range. Options ordered: lowered suspension (30" inseam), ASC, luggage rack/pannier rack, and all the usual (heated grips, etc). Final price $17k. Probably $18.5-19 by the time I'm done with Wunderlich and taxes. I pretty much got most of the options but left off the chrome exhaust. I was concerned that it would stand out too much.

I'll be moving my Clearwater lights over to the 12. The seat concerns me a bit, but I do own an Airhawk. Play that by ear on the first trip...

I'll post pictures as soon as I take delivery of the little beast

Anne

my advice? leave the bike as it was designed. adding a sport touring windshield seems ok as long as it's small unobtrusive. as for crash bars, hand guards, and a bar riser, well, in my opinion what makes the R so great is it's look naked and clean. all that stuff will start to make it look like a GS and especially if you're investing in the Anniversary edition, you'll dilute what BMW created with this bike with the cosmetic mods for comfort. sorry, i'm a purist i guess on some level. don't get me wrong, i've modded my '09 1200r with ohlins, staintune exhause and corbin seat, but i made sure to leave the body alone and regardless of what people say about BMW's that they're not sexy, i get plenty of questions about mine here in the states, mainly because i left it naked. just my 2 cents. celebrate the bike you bought, it's comfy enough trust me