Just reached 1,000 miles on mine; I love it. Comparing it to it's 2016 1200RT predecessor, which had the worst gear-box of any motorcycle I have ever owned, or ridden, I like
A) Gear-box & clutch. Just fine, & so much better than the 2016 bike I sold. Not quite as good as my 2014 1200R, but v. good.
B) On cold start, the bike runs at 1,700rpm for about 20 seconds, then settles down. Like the old “fast Idle” lever, only automatic.
C) Exhaust note - really nice, especially on the open road when the opportunity arises to open her up a bit.
D) The spot-lights now work with both the headlamp & the DRL’s, whereas on the 1200RT it was only with the head-light.
E) Automatic suspension settings would I imagine be especially useful for those who take a pillion, &/or sometimes really load up the luggage
F) The Hill Start Control is much more refined, & doesn’t need 4,000+ rpm to move off……….
G) It really is torquey, not that I consider the 1200RT to have been greatly deficient.