1100 was a great bike. The 1150 was transitional. Cheap shocks and crappy final drives. 1200s is when they fired all their good engineers and quality control advisors and put the accountants and marketing departments in charge..
From someone who earned a living in a dealer fixing them for two years. The water cooled ones are even worse. On par with Chinese scooter quality if I'm honest.
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Did some trips.
Rode some bikes.
Fix them for a living.
Can't say anymore.
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