I popped into my dealers today and noticed that the current 2019 1290r's price had been slashed from £14,800 to £13,500. You'd be pissed off if you had just bought one a month ago at the full price. They also had quite a few on the shop floor and it makes me wonder if they need to be shot of them because they may not be Euro 5 compliant for next year.

...or because customers prefer the superior colour schemes on the 2018 bikes...?