When my dealer get's the new 2019 triple-black I definitely will give the XR another try...and maybe learn to live with the chain...
Love the bike,hate the chain...
Quick update on my review, the only niggle on mine was the clock kept resetting to Zero.
I got my entire dash replaced so when it was being done I deliberately requested a loaner GS just to see if my enthusiasm was waning.
I can happily report not at all, the GS was ok but slower of the throttle, slower in the bends and vibrations all over the show.
When my dealer get's the new 2019 triple-black I definitely will give the XR another try...and maybe learn to live with the chain...
Love the bike,hate the chain...
On the track I can live with the chain because I put less than 1000 miles on a year...
And I agree...people who complain about vibrations on a XR should by Gold-Wings as a 1200 GS vibrates more than any XR...