BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

RTman10 wrote: I'm surprised you can get it to change down at all with the throttle open.

Me too, since I was doing it entirely wrong.  It works fine now that I am actually doing it correctly!

Read the handbook.  But, on th upshift you need to be pulling.  It doesn't matter how hard or at what revs.  If you momentarily eased back on the throttle when changing it probably wouldn't work, the lever wouldn't move.  On the downshift the throttle must be clo...

Skeezix wrote: I'll keep my eyes peeled for it.
Sold this one a few years ago.

That's a gorgeous machine.    I love the split pipes on those.

What a coincidence. Westside of Jax here. Down towards Orange Park. I'm a Riversider. well Murray Hill to be exact.  My parents live down off Collins Road toward the base, so I am kind of near Orange Park a lot.  If you see an old man riding like a maniac on an extremely well kept...

I'm using mine more and more on the upshifts, without thinking about it. 1-2 is more situational for me, as I don't entirely trust it through neutral, yet.  That being said, it has always performed smoothly on all the upshifts on my 16, which is only a couple weeks old. On the other hand, ...

Skeezix wrote: Congratulations on making the right choice.
See you out on the road.
If you are ever in NE FL that is.

Well, being as that I live in Jacksonville, NE FL is right outside my door.

Hi all, I just traded in my RnineT on a 2016 RT.  I was alittle apprehensive about this bike, to be honest due to the perceived weight and what I felt were way to many electronic devices.  I pulled the trigger on the deal because my girlfriend loves to ride pillion and I knew that ...