I bought a new basic 2019 1250 GS Rallye as a keeper with some options, heated grips, cruise, sat nav mount, but no shift assist or keyless. The money I saved over a TE paid for Ohlins TTX shocks. Far better handling than my 2 previous LCÂ’s with ESA. Plus if I sell the GS the Ohlins will still have a value.
It seems like there is a bit of confusion going on here.
Al this talk about the ESA shocks..
The new 1250 does not offer ESA, it offers Dynamic ESA.
Up to 2017 or there about, ESA was replaced with Dynamic ESA. Regular ESA was a shock that would allow the rider to change the damping and preload by the rider through pushing a button. If no button was pushed, the shock stayed at it's selected level until another level was selected by the rider. This means it was an easy match for higher quality after marked shocks.
Dynamic shocks adjusts the damping on a bump to bump basis. The system has been around for quite a while and is generally considered superior to none adjustable shocks. When BMW introduced the Dynamic shocks on their HP4, the improvement was quoted to improve the lap time by 0,5 sec for a track where lap times where 1:30. So generally, in all sorts of vehicles, the Dynamic damping is considered as an improvement, and is generally an improvement easily recognized by the driver/rider.
The part that does the shock Dynamic is computers and sensors that control the valve that adjusts the shock, hence the regular valves found on any shock is merely replaced by a small solenoid or motor.
People worry about the extra complexity of these shocks. True, some people have experienced leaks, but the leaking seals are not part of the Dynamic control, and would just as easy leaked on a none-adjustable shock.