There is another thread that went a little off the rails, but thought I'd throw one in here (Street) with pics & my two fen worth of comments.

Caveat #1 - I have actually not seen one in the flesh, only read about them in the sales brochures (these pics are from scans I did of the brochure) and online, and chatted up a dealer.

Caveat #2 - Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. When BMW launched its (now infamous, and oft copied) dual-sport split front fender "beak", I was dumbstruck, thought the BMW folks had a bad-acid trip, and I was sure this new, butt-ugly design would last no more than a year, if that. Yeah, well, I was wrong.

So, here it is (click for larger images):

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Shown in blue, it is also available in white and in black.

The base model does not come with the rear bags, or the bat-wing engine guard. Its base price is apparently 25,600 (the regular GW250 is 23,800), but subject to finalization. The factory is building them now. I have no idea how much the luggage set, or the bat-wing will cost.

There is now a side-stand switch (hmmm, I thought the regular GW also had one?), a brighter headlight, a 4-way flasher and different handlebars.

I suppose I like the fairing (not sure until I see a real one). I am definitely NOT a fan of the rear luggage - it looks like tupperware in a cheap chrome frame. It reminds me of the Suzuki GN series' rear luggage that the police use.

And what must be the strangest "feature" is a reading light on top of the trunk ...

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I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that, perhaps, a trunk mounted brake light might have been a better idea? But what do I know.