Just enquired about the 2025 Tracer gt + £17.000 sir.
Bit of a jump there
Bit of a jump there
New Tracer gt +
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You can get a fully kitted R1250RS for that sort of money, which has shaft drive, 10% more power and 53% more torque. Maybe less if they offer discounts before the 1300cc version comes out.
I’m watching for the release of the 2025 model with interest, no doubt there will be a flood of reviews in due course . It seems to offer a lot which others don’t in terms of tech - Spec a 1250RS to be similar and the price shoots up, plus I don’t believe the R/S offers the option of the auto gearbox yet and this is of interest!
the base R1250RS is £13340 - you get a lot of toys added for £3600 including luggage and the electronic suspension.
I owned a 2015 Tracer which was a bargain basement bike with a superb engine. I currently own a 2016 R1200RS. I am comfortable in my mind which I would prefer to own if I was spunking £17k on a bike. The Yamaha is the old Tracer decked out in Boots No 7. The BMW has always been Hugo Boss.
You can find the current /old model for less than £11k with a few miles on .
If you pay £17k depreciation will hit very hard.
We looked at a GT+ & MG Mandello last year, as a means of downsizing the stable.
In the end we went with an immaculate low mileage R1250RS Exclusive which seems to tick all the boxes. OK, the 2 year BMW warranty on a premium selection bike helped swing it & I suspect the pricepoint was made more attractive as RS sales had become a tad slow in expectation of a revised 1300.
Otherwise, the Yamaha - a nice ride, but struggles to hide the fact that it's derived from a much cheaper base model in some areas.
Then the Mandello - I saw far too many demo bikes with paint quality issues - mainly engine & gearbox. Flaking, bubbling with corrosion, colour mismatch - Hopefully it has been addressed on later bikes. We all know even the mothership has issues after all.
In the end we went with an immaculate low mileage R1250RS Exclusive which seems to tick all the boxes. OK, the 2 year BMW warranty on a premium selection bike helped swing it & I suspect the pricepoint was made more attractive as RS sales had become a tad slow in expectation of a revised 1300.
Otherwise, the Yamaha - a nice ride, but struggles to hide the fact that it's derived from a much cheaper base model in some areas.
Then the Mandello - I saw far too many demo bikes with paint quality issues - mainly engine & gearbox. Flaking, bubbling with corrosion, colour mismatch - Hopefully it has been addressed on later bikes. We all know even the mothership has issues after all.
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