From what I have read of Chuck Hawks his opinions are asvalid and informative as 99% of the rest of thestuff out there. As long as you remember its just an opinion, who cares. As for his opinion on motorcycles, never read them but from what you posted he is 100% correct.

"I read his article as I was in the process of buying a sport tourer,and once I looked at the specifications for the K1200S,it became quite obvious that it did not have the fuel range or luggage capacity, that makes a bike suitable for sport touring."

Well sorry to disagree but it seems youhave never really ridden a serious sport bike and put it through someturns.If you did, you would know that theBMW is no sport bike. Sort of like pulling up to a Corvette with your Ford ****** "GT Sport" model. While it may be sportier than the rest of their lineupas said by another poster, it ain't no canyon carver by a long shot. Throw on a tank bag and some saddle bags and the thing is a comfortable sport tourer good for a weekend. The idea that a sport tourer should have huge fuel capacity and "luggage capacity" is a contradiction of the very term. While CHmay be wrong on some specifics regarding guns, he is never too far off the mark from what I have read.Take care and be safe riding.