Was having a gander at a 850 exclusive yesterday, as I’m considering a change, its launched in the UK at the beginning of march with demos available, i might have a go and might be pleasantly surprised, but on of the issues i have with it is the god dam awful silencer box under the swingarm and the very long silencer arrangement.
The ergonomics for me were spot on, it felt very natural and comfortable standing, but the screen need to be taller and wider to give the bike some height as it doesn’t look balanced, like say a 1250 gs with the standard screen set high. The front tyre looks so skinny (it is) but the Offroad tyres are wider and look much better, or if you could get the 1250 front wheel rim and spokes, you could have a 19” front wheel with a wider tyre as the hub is the same as the 1250.
It is rather odd looking but has fantastic wind and weather protection and would most likely be a superb touring bike with much better fuel economy than a 1200/1250 for about £3.5k - £4k less. The grey exclusive actually looks better than the blue rallye version imho and comes with the larger screen, but the rallye has the rallye seat