The only thing I can say the two bikes may have in common is a comfortable riding position, so yes, the 1200 can be considered a highway star...

Actually the comfort, smoothness, available power at any throttle position and "bigger" feel in the saddle (I know it's actually lighter than the 100S ...

Well, That was easy yet unsucessful.

Went to look at the 1100S and the freaking thing has been repainted (no, no, it hasn't....oh, I see what you mean....maybe...yeah) . That makes it worth about five dollars to me. But I loved the bike.
tried a 1200 and it's too close to my old ST1300. A highway ...

which one :think:
Different motorcycles sharing the same name ....
My choice the 1100... the 2010 1200 are first year bikes ...nice bikes but still the first year out of the 1200..
O and the price is to high for the 1100 more like $8500 or look stateside they sell for even less there.
my 2 cents ...

Big dilemna. Here's the players:

2009 1100S with seat, exhaust, factory pannier upgrades. 22,000m white, minty clean.

2010 1200S Touring with topcase, crash bars, termi. 9,000m black scuffed side case from a drop.

The 1100 is 10K the 1200 is 14K. (in Canada)

To me the 1100S is the ultimate Multi ...