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[zarinelli]

Please allow myself to introduce ... myself :violin

After 6 months and 12,000 miles on my R1200GS "Hornet," I traded her off yesterday for a new farkled-out 08 K1200GT. What a difference it is! :brad

Anybody got a Rich's custom seat for one? If so, how's the difference feel? How much lower, or more comfortable when compared to stock?

-Alain.

[zarinelli]

Not the best, but the only one available for now... Taken in the garage.

[SNC1923]

Please allow myself to introduce ... myself :violin

:rofl

Hey, Alain, that's a real purty bike you got there. My only seat advice is sit down and twist throttle.

Enjoy!

[will3hawks]

Tell me about the differences and simularities between the boxer and your new K.

Ride Fast, Ride Safe and Ride Well

WIll

[zarinelli]

I only put about 160 miles on the GT so far, so it's a little early for a real camparison (at 6mo/12000mi, I know the GS quite well). Also note that comparing the bikes would be comparing apples and oranges, so I will post a comparison of the engines once I have more miles under my belt.

What I can already say is that the two engines are as different as one would expect - specifically behaving like a "boxer vs inline-four" would be expected to behave or differ: the boxer definitely has more low-end power (i.e. torque), the in-line four has more high-end power. To keep the bike 'on the gas,' I definitely have to keep the revs up more with the GT vs the GS, but not to an annoying degree. The in-line four is very smooth, I don't feel hardly any vibration anywhere in the RPM range; very different from the boxer. More later...

Tell me about the differences and simularities between the boxer and your new K.

Ride Fast, Ride Safe and Ride Well

WIll