BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Despite many thousands of miles on French roads, I have never seen priorite a droite in action, despite seeing the signs.Ill continue to look.

I have worn the latitude for a couple of years now.Great jacket, but the small velcro collar closing is a bit annoying.Its quite bulky for a small closing and snags my helmet buckle.

burridge01 wrote: ↑Fri May 10, 2024 9:10 am You can get it up while riding.Can't remember what you press but it must be simple if I can get it up.

Excellent, thanks Glenn.Just need BMW to confirm it in writing in the UK now.

Its not the shafts as such, but the tunnel its housed in.Water ingress is taking place and either siezing the shaft onto the final drive, or getting into the yoke bearings of the articulated joints.Or both. The shaft can break, causing loss of drive, or worse, lock the rear wheel.

Yes, thats helpful.The thing about BMW is, they are quick enough with emails trying to sell you the latest boots, gloves or latest bike, but when it comes to a safety issue with a previous model..no contact.Nothing.I spoke to the dealer and he denied all knowlege.Never mind fannying around, adding i...

Has anyone had confirmation of this from BMW?

Sorry mate but its knackered.The rust has probably siezed it to the final drive.It has cetainly compromised the seals for the yoke bearings and the bearings will fail soon with catastrophic results ( shaft through casing, rear wheel lock up). Needs a new shaft minimum. The sad thing is, if it was a ...

Yet still BMW refuse to check the RT shafts as a service measure and only cover other models with the same parts.Looking at the NT1100 for my next bike.BMW customer care is a misnomer, they're not interested.

The motor was ok on mine.Luke repaired the mechanism when I had Tractive dampers fitted.It still worked ok but I didnt know for how long.Its fine now.

The reason BMW give for the exclusion of the RT is horse shit.The angle of the uj,s is greater on the GS models.Its the water ingress and rust that finishes them off..

I drilled the hole for the vent but tapped it and have put a screw in it.Ill monitor the water build up.The smoke was introduced into the vent hole under low pressure.If the boots arent leaking, im at a loss as to where any water production comes from.My last 2014 RT sufferred a seized shaft to the ...

Its a serious issue, and as BMW has put two fingers up to us with the RT, its either a mass (sort of) letter writing campaign ,ignore it (shouldnt be an option, certainly not for me) or do it youself.Which I have.New shaft is £900 so i removed,cleaned and checked the old one,then refitted.I used new...

No, its not normal.I had the same issue.It was repaired by Lukas at t tech suspension.Excellent work and great to deal with.