I'm BMW in the brain anyway as I have an M3 in the driveway also. My next sportsbike was going to be an s1000rr before I got the notion to sit upright, so the xr was just the perfect obvious choice... Im not a fan of twins, that was the biggest thing putting me off the Ducati, so the xr saved the day... As soon as I laid eyes on the xr I was sold...