No problem! It's a great looking bike and I think it looks really clean and smart. Personally I quite liked that asymmetric front end but I know a lot of people hated it!

Thank you! Appreciate it. There are too many people not having fun on these things haha

Glad you enjoy it!

Haha yeah true! I quite like it too! Congrats on the new bike! Hope you enjoy it

Agreed! The grey definitely grew on me, but the M sport colours look so much better!

@@SamVBikes it's possible that working in the automotive paint trade has something to do with my opinion. Vehicles in that colour aren't usually finished. Have a good week mate 👍

@@michaelmclarney1994 Haha very true! And buying one in that colour, you'd have to suffer the endless jokes of "When are you taking it back to get painted mate?" haha! You too mate!

@@SamVBikes too right, I wouldn't live it down, especially as we do bike colour matching, and supply the Paint for the FS3 BSB team! 😂

Amazing!!! Thank you so much haha. Finally!!

Yes! Definitely agree. They are incredible bikes, but there's no real emotion to riding them... it's just faultless. Fine if you want a track weapon, or reliable commuter, but not if you want a toy bike to de-stress from work!

I agree! It wasn't the prettiest front end with the asymmetric Headlights but it gave it an identity! I didn't find the 2018 onward bikes to be too bad, but the ones before that were really bad!

@@SamVBikes OMG. They must have been truly awful. How come other manufacturers can produce pretty much vibe free bikes or bikes with minimal which can be put down to character, but BMW on the other hand seems to struggle? Bizarre.

It's odd isn't it! Unless the test riders at some manufacturers have ridden vibey bikes for years and its killed the nerve endings... so they can sit on a misfiring single cylinder and think its smooth haha!

@@SamVBikes LoL. Such a shame as I really love the previous gen S1000R with the squinty light. I know their XR suffered from vibes as well. Maybe some of us are more sensitive than others? But if you have ridden bikes that aren't vibes and then jump on one such as a BMW that is then you really notice it. I wouldn't buy one simply for this reason. After several hours your hands, fingers, wrists, soles of feet would be numb and tingling. Not for me. KTM bikes have lots of 'character' ie vibes but these are totally different to the really unpleasant vibes/buzz I have experienced riding the S1000R and I guess afflicts the XR as well. I like the look of the new S1000RR, gorgeous bike but with vibes, no. The old squinty eyed S1000RR didn't work in the looks dept for me. Anyway thanks for your replies. Good luck with your channel. Might get Monomoto trackers on the strength of your review for my bikes. Many thanks.

@@alexmorgan3435 Agreed! I think we must all have different sensitivity to it but you're right, I'm surprised how different the vibes can be on different bikes. Some are vibey but not annoying! Thank you very much! I really recommend the Monimoto - Doing a vid in a few weeks as more of an actual demo of its capabilities so might be worth waiting for that if you're on the fence. Thanks for watching and the comments! Ride safe

Its an awesome bit of kit! And I wouldn't complain about having one in the garage! Thanks for watching

Not much is 'clinical' when you are using the bike for what it is designed for. It's too good for ordinary use, but if you are pushing things to the limit, you demand everything this bike has to offer. When you are going 160-180mph, the last thing you want is something less than super clinical. Your attention is on accuracy with the threat of death during each maneuver. That is what the bike is designed for, the adrenaline junkies.

It is worryingly fast isn't it!

Great! My 1290 SAS is the same

Hello, This was a test ride, not my bike! I like bikes that have keyless everything. Pointless to have keyless ignition when you need the key to open the tank! Thanks for watching

Agreed. It makes even less sense when the full bike isn't keyless!

@@SamVBikes yes, the partial keyless thing makes little sense.

Very good point.. it seems that they can be broken with a bit of a kick and it's just accepted that bike security is down to the owner bolting on a load of chains and disc locks. Really not good!

Hi! Yes I really like them. They are comfortable, look cool, and warm enough for most days. Not waterproof though! - Or at least I don't think they are due to breath-ability. I own quite a few pairs because I have a tendency to buy gloves I don't need haha! The Knox, and more recently the Goldtop gloves are my summer go-to's. The Dainese, and Gerbing's are my touring/winter gloves as they are warmer and I don't mind them getting beaten up a bit! Then a few misc ones I rarely wear anymore!

Hi Sam, Thank you so much for the quick reply. Also have the Knox and Goldtop. I like the Knox too but still getting used to them after my well-worn Hein Gericke’s. Haven’t used the Goldtops - they feel bulky/thick in comparison. Have a pair of Segura’s if riding in cooler weather. Enjoy your videos, by the way :)

Very nice! My Goldtop's took a little while to wear in but they are definitely up there with my favourites so hopefully yours will feel better once they are a bit more flexible. I really love my Dainese Corbin gloves but the lining has come away inside and it drives me insane! haha! Thank you very much!

Haha! Love that 😂

Hit the nail on the head there David! It was an awesome machine, did everything sooo so well... but there was no theatre to it, no involvement. On a track when you want a precision rocket to shave seconds off lap times, it would be incredible, but if, like me, you like a hooligan bike for the weekend, I don't think this is the one you want!

Bingo!! It's such an odd concept! Either have everything keyless, or nothing!

Anything for you

I saw low 40's on this ride I believe, around 43mpg

Haha been waiting for that for a while! Starting the channel in lockdown wasn't the smartest idea! Don't worry... way ahead of you 😉

@@SamVBikes Get in!!! I've Got a serious eye on the RR. I am struggling at the thought of spending so much money on a bike though.

It shocked me at how usable it was... riding most sports bikes, my wrists ache, my back starts to ache etc.. but the RR was so comfy! But yeah it's a lot of money! Unless you can get a good deal 2nd hand

Haha! I enjoyed the comparisons! Also agree with you. I'd say the German biked are probably the best put of the Euro bikes but not faultless like you say