The 40mm Marzochi suspension with 220mm travel is probly the best BMW have ever fitted to any model up to now (HP2 will have USD marzochis with 270mm travel).
The large angle of the rear shock on the paralever swing-arm make this probably the worst suspention setup on any BMW so far.
So herin leis the big delema between the G/S and the GS.
You would almost want the marzochi front end with the simplisity of the monoswing-arm fited with a WP with reservior for offroad use.
To make the chioce simple I would say that your front wheel take a lot more abuse when hiting potholes and large stones than the rear. Rear suspention play a mutch bigger role in traction by keeping the rear on the road in hard riding as well as with cornering hard.
So if you want to chose between a good front or good rear, I would recomend the front hence the GS especialy if hard off-road riding is not your style but rather relaxed touring.
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