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BlueBoxer wrote:I've a R1100S for the daily commute. It's light
Steve

Bloody hell, Steve - what have you chopped off yours

Mine is around 220Kg

My Daytona is 165Kg


If you take 500ml cans - that's Four and a half cases of beer difference

Mind you........ don't try riding either if you've drank the beer first

Al

BlueBoxer wrote: It's light, comforable, and slips through the traffic easily.
Steve

Are sure its an R110S

Well, I agree with Steve. I find my R1100S light and comfortable, and I find filtering through traffic very easy on it, which I do regularly through Kincardine past the Scottish Police Academy, and often past 4 cars full of trainee police drivers

Light? My definition is, it's light enough to move out of the garage, with little or no effort.

Filtering is fine, I don't hold any other bike up as I filter down the M57 and then over the Runcorn-Widnes bridge every morning. I'm often held up by smaller bikes and scooters

So as a daily commuting tool, I'm happy with it

Steve

Blueboxer says....

I wouldn't consider touring on the R1100S:-

The tank's too small.
The seat's too small, and the rear perch is too high.
It doesn't carry enough luggage for two up for two weeks.
The screen's too small.

I thought similarly when I bought mine (just for my own pleasure), however, apart from your comments on the tank size, you are very wrong. Having to get off mind you to fill the tank does help the situation... but Its a fantastic tourer, I recently did Santander to Alhama Murcia, 557 miles and it was brilliant... I di it in two days... but could have easily done it in one.

Regards

Stuart

If I thought the R1100S was a tourer, I'd sell the FJR. But it's not. The R1100S is a great bike for the day to day stuff, it makes it so easy, being 'light' and nimble, but for crossing Europe two up, it's miles away from my idea of an ideal bike.

Sure the R1100S will do it. More petrol stops,with a small tank and less MPG, more vibration, more 'wind in your face', less luggage space, and a lot less power.

48ish weeks of the year, the R1100S every time, but it'll be left in the garage when I've distance and a pillion with a kitchen sink full of 'essential' accessories.

Steve.

I guess the two-up criteria make the difference. I am having a ball with the S after selling my feejer. I find the S easier to ride than the FJR, the 2 hardbags are more than large enough for just me and no more buffeting and wind noise around the head.

The smaller range is sort of an advantage, at least for my companions. I have the nasty habit of not stopping untill the tank is empty when I am having fun.

I feel I have to add my bit of experience. I recently did Dover to Lands End return in two days. For the first time, I really felt like I could and would have loved to keep going, rather than settling into a warm bath and resting for a few days at the end. Actually I went back to work the next day. I'm a veteran rider, tried lots of different machines, old British, Jap multi's, but this one, with a few mods, wins. The only other bike I tried with the easy to ride factor that shone out was the Triumph TT of a few years ago. It had a soft engine, incredibly easy to manoeuvre, a joy to ride, but I did not do any long runs on it.
R1100S; Y pipe + Laser, E=MC shox, rebuilt saddle, tall screen, good service = bliss. Oh, I only ever ride solo.