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I currently run a BMW R1150GS (had it about 5 years now) and a new 1050 Tiger that I bought last year.
At the time I bought my GS I tried out Tigers as a couple of friends owned them, the handling of the tiger was nowhere near as good as the GS, and the Tigers had too much fork dive, but the Tiger engine felt much better. I bought the GS over the Tiger because of it's superior handling, shaft drive, hard luggage system and ease of maintenance.
When the new Tiger came out I was smitten by it's looks and the fact that it was intended as a pure road machine, none of the off road pretences of the earlier model. I find that the 1050 model is so completely different to the old style Tiger, it feels more compact, agile, more powerful, and the handling significantly better, and dare I say even marginally better than the GS.
I now use the BMW as my winter touring bike and commuter, the Tiger is now my summer bike and long distance tourer.
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