An interesting R9T summary and perspective

I would go with Ohlins fork & shock on the R 9 T.When riding on the road stick with the stock spring rates 9.0 front / 160 rear otherwise it gets a little bit too hard on todays bad roads.
On Pure,GS,Racer,Scrambler Ohlins offers only a cartridge for the front but the rear shock can be extended by 10mm which is good to quicken up the steering a bit on the 2017 on models which have between 3 and 7 mm more trail than the 2014-16 origionals.As for the original R NineT with heavy stock tube wheels going lighter with tubeless cast or forged wheels works wonders for the handling and turns the R Nine T into a really quick steering bike !
Too bad the original R Nine T does not come stock with cast wheels and the heavy tubed spoked wheels (not the ones on the GS & Scrambler which are tubeless) come as a costly option for idiots who want to look cool...

In all fairness, I changed the shock for more comfort, not to make it into a razor sharp handling bike. I’m fairly happy being the idiot with the heavy spoked wheels, although the way I look, the one thing i ain’t, is cool!

Who cares about heavy spoked wheels, I like the look, don't ride too fast, it's the suspension thats crap.

Took the turban out yesterday with Wifey on the back

Oh dear . It’s a one up bike that’s for sure, and it’s only any good when you’re hammering it

I’m off out in a minute on my own and I’ve got the choice between the turban which is on loan and my T120

I’m taking the Triumph

The idiots are the guys at BMW who still equip the original R 9 T with tubed spoke wheels instead of tubeless cross spoke wheels or tubeless cast wheels with a slight price reduction.
Real idiots are the ones who pay extra to have the heavy spoke tubed wheels on the R ( T Pure or Racer for whatever unknown reason...
They make the bike not only way slower steering but also a total pain to deal with when you have a flat tire on the road.In combination with the missing center stand,not fun at all...