Not anymore. The new 2024-model-year 1,300-cc version of the iconic off-road boxer, according to BMW, weighs 237 kilograms, a whopping (by motorcycle standards) 12 fewer kilos than the outgoing R1250.
The two-finger salute from one biker to another ... refusing to flash them at commuters on scooters or sport bike riders refusing to acknowledge someone on a chopper (or vice versa).