BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Wow. What a great cleaning job. I try to keep my bikes clean but....well, now a bit of shame may set in. I'm heading out to the barn now.

Thanks for the feedback. All very interesting and appreciated. I visited the dealer in Barrington, IL today and spoke with Dan in parts. Great guy. The BMW's comm system is definitely for the Schuberth helmets (at least in the U.S.) and he couldn't recommend tearing into a new Shoei helmet to try to...

  First of all, I'd like to say hello. Three weeks ago I bought a pristine '14 R12RT w/4600 miles & all options. I've been on motorized 2-wheel machines for over 50 years but this is my first BMW. I've wanted one since I was a teenager but 'stuff' just seemed to keep getting in the way....

No Harleys here but scads of bikes for 50 years. Just got my first BMW 2 days ago. I've wanted one for 40 years since regularly using my college roommates R60 in the 70's and have been ear to ear smile since Sunday. The lawn's going to suffer a bit this summer!