How is it possible

[Rider1260]

 I figured hey your not getting any younger and my sport bikes left me beat up after a longer ride, so after a short hospital stay resulted in trading in my Suzuki SV1000 and picking up a mint 2008 RT I figured I would be slowing down a bit , not cornering as hard , not going as fast  

How could I be so wrong !!! 

My RT feels just as fast if not faster than my SV , way faster in role - on or passing without a down shift.

I look down and I'm going like a bat out of hell without trying.

and the handling is SO effortless , so light  this bike should not be this flickable.

Just did a route for my favorite "racer" roads was planing on just rolling thru just to get the feel ( still cold also ) but 50 is doable with this thing  

I roll in and dam I turn to hard so I come back thru lighter touch more speed and its on rails.

Such a different experience , hands high , windshield in my face , power without noise or drama.

The turn signals for some reason take up to much brain power for me yet but its coming. 

This is going to be a GREAT riding year !!!! why did I wait so long 

[Sonor]

Very nice - I was told before I received my first BMW by a Beemer owner that, "the nice thing is about Beemers, you don't even think about cornering, they just do it."

I think you're going to really like your RT.

[Rinkydink]

And you can tour on it. My ‘17 RT has the Japanese style turn signal switch and being so used to the Beemer style I have to think about them too much now. It’s the only thing I dislike about the bike. You’ll get used to it. Enjoy. It gets better. 

[Hati]

The RT is one of those bikes that, if it suits you, it REALLY suits you. If found the best way to describe it to  be this: BMW came along, measured me up, asked about my wants and needs on two wheels and delivered the RT.