adama,think back young man think back
That's the point chap, I am doing, you clearly aren't.
It is (quite) good (IMO) "if you press on a bit". I never said otherwise.
It was your suggestion that it was better than a well set up manual shock I disagree with.
I actually think the
idea is a cracking one. Just doesn't work
for me in practice.
The reason being twofold:
1) As someone who tends to "press on a bit"
everywhere I go, I found that 99% of the time I had it in sports, so the only thing that would be altered for me would be to stiffen it up a bit when carrying luggage, but actually on a run with the same amount of weight on, it would never get used, just left on the stiffer setting. I wouldn't use the two other modes enought to warrant the cost,
and
2) because as I said on t'other thread:
"The main reason being I can't set it up how I want it, only how BMW have programmed it, and unfortunately the two don't match up. I find it underdamped in some settings, overdamped in others and not balanced front to rear, and there's not a dam thing I can do about it."
I get a lot of my bike's set up by one of the best suspension guys in the country, and even he doesn't get it spot on
for me every time first time.
Suspension isn't a one setting suits all thing, what feels right for one person can feel awful to another, so BMW's settings no doubt get somewhere in the general area for the weight of the rider and load, that's not under debate, but despite being arrived upon from suspension experts simply CAN'T suit all.
When ESA GenerationX comes along that allows for altering front and rear independantly and away from BMW's generic settings (i'd guess with a recallable memory to remember YOUR prefered spots/touring/etc settins) I may well partake, but until then I will set my suspension up manually, FOR ME.
If that still bothers you, tough.
Each to your own 
