BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Having moved from my old r1100RT to a 2010 1200rt I was surprised to find that the hand protection from rain was much worse, or is this just me? Anyway, I got fed up of having wet hands after rides in the rain so invested recently in these new hand guards :- http://www.nippynormans.com/r1200rs-lc-20...

You do not tell us what model Garmin you have. My first piece of advice (having learnt from others) is to take the SatNav out of motorcycle mode when entering destinations on the fly. It calculates some very weird routes in this mode (my Navigator V has never been out of Car mode). Nor do I ever us...

This is driving us nuts :beee:  I just don't get the algorithm used by Garmin on deciding routes. Couple of examples come to mind. Last June we were on tour in Europe and needed to get from Eschdorf in Luxemburg to our next hotel in Alken on the Moselle river in Germany. First half of the r...

My wife is 62, only 5'2" tall and she manages to get on OK without hitting the panniers, but she does tend to scuff the seat. I just make sure that I have both feet firmly planted and tell her I am ready for her to get on. Getting off can sometimes be more of a problem for her, as she has probl...