BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

I am getting a spare key cut for £15. But it not chipped, so will not start the engine. I intend to keep it in an inside zipped pocket in my jacket, so that when touring, I can open the panniers.  I will keep my spare wallet key (which will start the engine) taped inside a pannier or in th...

I am getting a spare key cut for £15. But it not chipped, so will not start the engine. I intend to keep it in an inside zipped pocket in my jacket, so that when touring, I can open the panniers.  I will keep my spare wallet key (which will start the engine) taped inside a pannier or in the...

I have short thumbs, or at least, shorter than the Bavarian giant who designed the button to cancel the turn signal (indicator),so I have modified the button as shown in the photo below (if I can paste bbcode properly) https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1675/25200132340_c09242222d_c.jpg Untitled by Step...

I worked with a guy called Dave, in the eighties, who made the same mistake with a company car.


From then on, he was universally known as Derv.

Hi all, I've just bought a 2008 RT1200 SE and have ridden just 100 miles so far, so too early to tell, but the signs are good! I'm looking forward to some long-ish tours this year. I'm retired and my previous bikes were both Hondas; an NC700 DCT and a Crossrunner VFR800X. I liked both, but they were...