Good shout with the R1250R VNA.
I've not ridden one but I did have a go on an older R1100R and that was great too.
They look kinda cool too IMO!!!
The only boxer I had ridden before my shot on the R1250R was a R1100S. It was OK, plenty of low down grunt, some mid-range and nothing up top.
It didn’t do much for me.
The 1250 makes a 106lbsft of torque, and 136bhp at 7700rpm. It’s a seriously nice and seriously quick bike. Low down grunt is nuts, plus there's plenty up top.
I’m not sure about the looks. I kinda of think of it like I used to think of SAABs. SAABs are so ugly and weird that you just keep staring at them, and eventually you love em for being different.
Anyway if YamFazFanSantaMan brings me one for Christmas that’ll be fine – save me buying one.