Personally, I'm not one for the horizontally-opposed twins (sorry, BMW), so that breaks up the aesthetics for me a little. Functionally, however, the bike works pretty nicely. It's fairly short (taller than the F650 models, but shorter than most sportsbikes) and the ergonomics were pretty nice. Just like the F650 models, the bars were wide enough to allow for nice handling, but weren't uncomfortably wide (like most cruisers are for me). Also, the instrument panel was especially nice and easy to read.

My thoughts from the saddle: Comfortable, with one exception. Since my arms and torso are short, I have to sit pressed up against the tank (as you've noticed in the pictures, this is standard for me), but with the R1150R, that puts my legs in the exact same spot as the footpegs. I bruised myself a few times with the ends of the pegs. This happens on my SVS as well if I don't pay attention, but I can always move my legs in front of the SVS's pegs -- on the R1150R, there was literally no where else for my legs to go, based on the bike's contours and my inseam length. I'm sure this wouldn't be a problem for most people. Again, excellent instrument panel.

BMW's spec sheet.