Sorry to say, but the new K1200s is a much more refined and capable of more riding styles than the Busa IMHO. The price is steep but you get shaft drive, ABS, heated grips and world class suspension and brake systems all in a bike that WILL run with a Busa and a ZX-12. I look at them and I just drool... I am not a big Beamer fan, but that bike would be mine if I was willing to pay the dough!! They did their homework when they designed and built that bike from the ground up.
Recalls so far.....
1- Routine quality control tests conducted at the factory revealed that wear and tear was occurring at the camshafts. It had to be changed.
2- The circlip for the cam follower did not meet BMW Motorrad specifications. It had to be changed.
3- BMW made modifications in the combustion chamber, in the mapping of the ignition and injection levels and in the air box.
But this happens.
I spoke with a local fellow who lets just say has a very strong intrest in Bikes, and was at the unvailing of the 1200s and was able to do some track time. His comments were that its was a nice bike, but definetly NOT a Busa killer. He claims it may run with a Blackbird, but not a Busa.
I like the looks of the K1200S but would in no way pay the price for one. I work for a German Engineering company and my opinion is German Engineers are a bit overated.
I will be interested to see the write ups on this one.