2012 are now 9 years old , that's why I have a 2019 or is it a 2020 ,2019 I think . was nothing wrong with my '12 but age and it was showing ,but the bones were good. in some ways the 12 is the better bike, as for me the 2019 es doesn't have the grunt of the first gen bike. but heated grips are actually pretty damn nice when its cold , have cruise control but rarely us it , ES is nice and after a year I have finally (I think ) have a good setting for my riding style . had a dash failure on the '19 and now a recall for a switch . so far I like the 19 but not bonded with it as I was with the 12 . kind of miss the 12 . I was actually going to buy a BMW GS but the dealer was nothing but attitude so I left and the next day traded for the 19 ES . 2020 has been weird and 2021 has not started out any better , blizzard this past week in central Texas ,75 yesterday so the snow is gone , but lots of sand on the highways and intersections to make life interesting . now im rambling on .