BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

scunny1 wrote: Wow great ride, good write up and nice views.  Don't fancy gravel roads at all though.

at first riding on the gravel roads was nothing, but when your stuck riding them for miles on and off and some are super deep and loose you get the ass pucker effect lol

here is a link to my fb album with lots more pics


https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10153846596793775.1073741835.575833774&type=1&l=0d4c31c729

Nicely done!  Wow, I cannot believe the distance you travelled in that amount of time.  Pics are great too.  I noticed you had beads on the seat, did that help out with those long days?  I am doing a trip this summer from Portland to Yellowstone national park, an...

I don't know how I missed this thread. I don't care that before I post this there was a bold red notification telling it's been over 120 days and am I sure I want to reply. Indeed I do! What a great solo trip! I prefer to  ride with my son on trips but if he can't go for  whatever...

DaveCly wrote: Well done Slothy Impressive trip, I thought I'd done well doing just over 3k in 17 days, however something tells me your just a little bit insane !!

lol - no i just like to ride long distances is all..  :))

Thanks for posting,  I enjoyed the photos and descriptions and I too look forward to seeing your videos. What mileage were you averaging per day? first 3 days was almost 2300 miles, then it slowed down to about 400 a day with a few shorter. on the way home the last 3 days where 2700 miles....

here is the ride video of keystone canyon just outside of valdez

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAqtH8kUnyU

I figured i'd post a little bit about my solo Alaska trip i just got back from on my 2011 RT. here is the route i rode https://s5.postimg.org/5pcsjvfpz/map.jpg 17 days - almost 9300 miles Day 1 - Auburn Hills to Tomah Wi Here is the bike all loaded up - i did camp about 75% of the trip https://s5.p...

richardbd wrote:
Good job you told us the year - for a minute I thought they'd fitted the can on the wrong side!


;-)

hahaha   - i have since taken the header off - sounds better with stock head and remus muffler imo

not sure im a fan of the lower mounting - not sure how the other companies mount the lower points.

not a 15, but seems the quality is good according to this post


http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php ... ost1026062

based off this thread i bought a set of grip puppies, i wear a large size glove and my hands are much more comfy - for under 20 bucks they are great

have a gs911? maybe try re-calibrating it with the gs911 or the good ole pull battery battery cable for awhile trick?

does the bike need to be on the center stand or side stand when calibrating the rear esa on a '11 r1200rt?


thanks
brian