BMW K1200RS

[beemuker]

i'VE GOT A FRIEND INTERESTED IN THIS. My initial impression was anything past the 1100's are too complicated. Am I wrong? what should I advise him. I've never driven one. I did demo an LT. I remember it being very heavy.
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[Laitch]

i'VE GOT A FRIEND INTERESTED IN THIS . . .what should I advise him.

It could be appropriate to tell him, "I've never driven one. I did demo an LT. I remember it being very heavy."  Apart from that, it's possible your friend could do research, starting with  this unsourced link which also has links to maintenance handbooks.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

I have an acquaintance who has a K1200RS.  He has had it now for four full seasons and has toured it with great success.  He is very happy with it.  Despite the complexity, it has been trouble free for the 30,000 miles it has on the clock.  He says the power is awesome, especially when carrying a full touring load and riding two up.

As far as weight, I have not ridden it, but it certainly does not appear to be as top heavy and clumsy as the K1200LT's I have seen.  It seems to handle well at low speed in close quarters.  On the down side, it does not appear to be as user friendly from a service/maintenance point of view as the earlier bricks, and the 2nd generation ABS doesn't make me feel warm and fuzzy.

[Laitch]

I have an acquaintance who has a K1200RS.  . . .  On the down side, it does not appear to be as user friendly from a service/maintenance point of view as the earlier bricks . . .

Chris Harris has one with the fairing removed for gawking in this video

[K1300S]

great bikes.  second gen ABS is miles better than the first gen. 
then came iABS on the later K1200RS's like this one.  works great, but expensive if is breaks..

underneath the extra plastic, the K1200RS is still a basic brick.  not much more complex. 

don't worry about complexity until looking at the transverse engine K bikes, AKA "slant" K's.

[frankenduck]

The LT on K1200LTs stands for "Light Truck."

I have a 30K 1998 taxi cab RS.  It is a very heavy bike. The K1100RS is lighter and easier to wrench on.