Finally had a chance to take a '12 out, today. Bike felt real good, and liked the raised mirror position. Heat felt about the same as my 9. with most of it on the left foot and shin. The fueling was remarkably good in the ECO mode. Throttle response was excellent.
I noticed an unusually loud rumbling that matched road speed, when under 40. No reason for it found.
The larger windscreen would be wasted on me, and seemed to pull the bike around on this windy day. The linked brakes would take a lot of getting used to... These did not seem to operate smoothly, feeling quite abrupt in most applications.
All in all, it would be my next S/T bike, if I needed to replace mine!