akbeemer
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That's just another compromise of many. I'm after full on turn-key comfort/tech/performance w/ a slightly trimmed fairing and the electric windscreen you find on every BMW touring model as a basic requirement. No brand makes this model and if done right would capture a whole bunch of ST aficionados who are starting to be concerned w/ curb weight. They currently choose R bikes and GS/GSA because the model described is not currently offered!
I suspect that the BMW decision makers are not clueless or tone deaf to what the buying population wants. They expend a great deal of time and money doing market analysis and product development. They do not always get it right (right or wrong as determined by sales figures) but they get it right more often than not. It is easy to throw out an idea and to predict success when you have nothing at stake; it can be catstrophic for a motorcycle manufacturer to spend millions developing, retooling, manufacturing and marketing and getting it wrong.