The thing's aimed squarely to BMW K1300S.
When the tourer version will come (most likely to replace the ST1300 Pan European) that will take on the K1300GT. Drawings were already shown to the press.
Looking at the Euro version spec sheets it would appear that both bikes are on par, except for the Honda's slightly shorter wheelbase and BMW's being lighter. My bet is that Honda could have launched it more than a year ago but waited for the K1300 series to hit the market to fine tune it. Which takes me to the next point.
The K1300S sold a little over 1000 units in all of Europe this year (the R and the GT performed slightly better). Does Honda really feel that is a market they need to exploit? Wouldn't taking on the lucrative road/trail bike market, at which Honda once excelled and that now is a BMW hunting ground, be a better idea? This is not going to be a cheap bike: it will be put on sale for anything between 14000 and 15000€ (the BMW's 16550€). And Braker's right in saying maintenance will be a nightmare.
Yet another "showroom anchor"?
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