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What is the seating position like on the RS vs the R. Equally upright, or more sporting?

So, I might pick up an R1100R in the near future. But, I was wondering if it is worth holding out for an 1150? I intend to get a bike with ABS. This one comes with ABS, but I don't know how bulletproof that system is (in terms of needing repairs, not stopping the bike. I understand it works pretty g...

how about the R1100RT?

There is one of those for sale as well. Is the 1150 a lot better? The 1100 is quite cheap!

sounds like it won't matter so much for my purposes. I think I will save the 2-3k, since the 1150r near me is a police model with all the trimmings and crash guards and so on.

Now I just have to find a bunch of money.

I guess what I am asking is... on a practical level.. do the differences matter? at 95hp, the 600lb bike has double the performance of my cruiser, with at least 3x the brakes and probably 2-3x the handling. Does the r1200 require less maintenance, or does it just go faster/easier? if the second... m...

Is it worth paying the extra $$$ for a 1200 vs an 1150RT?

I am a potential buyer of an 1150rt I heard of a few issues: surging, driveshaft failure. How prevelant/fixable are these? Also, I was surprised to see that valve adjustments need doing ever 6k miles. This seems a lot for a tour bike. Are valve adjustments mandatory (or your engine explodes) at 6k m...