yes, the single seat does look a bit uncomfortable compared to the two seat version.
Spoke to a mechanic/Tech at the showroom, who I have know a few years. He said the bike i was on had the new sports suspension. when left in auto it just adjusts itself and you do not feel the bike raising or the front dipping heavy under braking. this new version of the ESA ,is now the std feature of the GS range. It is also on any lowered model, where as on the older suspension , you could no have a lowered model with any type of ESA.
It would seem that the BMW 'experts' get it wrong again. Since the start of the LC model the low chassis versions have had the same ESA suspension as std chassis.