BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

No interest?  This is an expensive bit of kit up for a bargain price.

Do you think he/she was having a particularly crappy day? Or just couldn't be bothered? It's hard to understand why somebody would make that comment. Not sure. I had a couple of observed rides where my assessment scored had not improved so I asked for the observer's input. His response began with &...

You wouldn't believe the difficulty we have with getting  IAM members that have passed their test years ago to re assess every three years. You wouldn’t believe the difficulty I had taking the test in the first place!  I was told after one observed ride by my observer that I shoul...

BMW Streetguard jacket. Size 54 short. Never used and absolutely as new with thermal liner, storm collar and BMW storage bag. £250 collected from Basingstoke, Hampshire.

At that age and mileage, it is not a £3k bike.  Even if it were, why would you spend £4K buying a £3K bike?  Not thinking that will be the best decision you have ever made. There will be plenty of lower-milage machines out these for your £3K budget.  "Should I buy thi...

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Not sharing?

I have never managed to get the can-bus enabled Optimate to work on my 2012RT.  In fact, it left the battery on my bike totally fecked the day before I was due to take the bike to Spain.  It has only ever worked using the standard connection and setting.    &n...

Makes me even more content with my 2012 model.  :))

According to the readout on my camhead, which has never been reset, I am getting mid 50's to the gallon - UK.  (Was low 50's but now that my other half has passed her test and I do much less two-up riding this has increased)  That's a theoretical range of 300-ish miles but I usuall...

Not for me. If I see a nice bike that is well looked after, and the owner can show me his maintenance history, regime, receipts etc, I'd take that over a dealer almost every time. I am afraid I don't have the same regard for BMW mechanics as you do. My experience is they work against time, and gene...

I like the K1600 but it is not suited to the type of riding that I do most often.  (Some commuting, leisure rides and touring. It certainly would not cope with some of the roads we like to enjoy on our Spanish tours)  As for nearly new instead of new - sure, that does save the init...

Where did you get it done? I didn't think there were many places open. My local dealership is in lockdown for the foreseeable future. It was done at Bahnstormers in Alton.  Their workshops at Alton and Maidenhead are both open.  In fact, at the moment they will even collect and de...

Just had the big 12,000 mile service completed on the RT. Close to £500 lighter and I can't even ride it!!

My cousin lives in a fairly remote part of Cornwall. Their local hospital has 12 acute beds. The police seem to be "guarding" the main roads and turning back holidaymakers who are coming into the area to surf as all the beds are reserved for possible virus patients. That's fair enough.&am...

Did you not bother getting yours done. How did you get on removing & replacing the centre stand. I looked at it and thought how do you replace the springs. Seem to remember mentioning it to a BMW dealer, their reply was, it's a right chew on, leave it alone. Nope, I didn’t bother.  The...