The scales say the Crosstourer is heavy, but ride it and the weight disappears and with a slightly lower seat height than my 1200GS, I can get my feet down more securely so it’s not a problem.
Seems same gets said for many bikes, gives the press monkeys a clue as to what to put in their reports, instead of riding them and judging.
My Tenere feels easily as light as the GS, don't even find it any more difficult to shove up the drive.
I also tested a CT expecting it to feel very heavy, but again on the move it did not feel much bigger / heavier than the GS.
Also the GS very low claimed weight is for a dry bike, with no battery and no extra's such as ABS / Computer and all the other stuff most owners add, whenever you see a GS put on the Scales it comes out way over the official figure (like 20+ kg over) whereas the Honda and Yamaha seem to be pretty close to the manufacturers figure with 5-6Kg.
Not that it matters much once on the move - unless your off-road where I suspect these figure do count for more.