BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

If ground clearance is important to you, you may want to reconsider the Heed's.  I had to remove mine as the risk was just to much.

Website shows three different heights.  Which one do you have?  I may be interested if the shipping isn't too high.

Location?

Just curious, if you never planned to visit France or any other country other than the one you live, what happens if you never paid the fine?  Are there agreements between countries to enforce the fine payment?

More fun on this old man's bike.

Is there any difference in lean angles between the 1200 and 1250?

Mostly Bridgestone S21's

Welcome from the other side of the Appalachian Mountains.  I bought 2018 last spring.  Been thru 8 sets of tires and a full set of brakes.  I have 15,000 on it now, so soon, I also will get the hang of it.  Enjoy yours!

What gear are you in at 50 mph?

Late on the subject but thought I would add my 2 cents.  I also bought my GS-911 from the beemershop.  Great folks there.  What persuaded my decision to get the device, was, if I understand this correctly, it is needed to bleed the brakes properly, because of the ABS motor...

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How does a car tyre fitted to the rear of an RT handle on twisties in the wet...?? Ride safe on your car tyres stateside!

Not bad at all, in fact better than the tires on this car I was about to over take.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQ2OB_FzjVs

Wow, you guys were pretty hard on the Yank.  What was he thinking?  Running a CT on a R1200?  Do you think you are giving up so much handling and grip running the set up you are using now?  I would like to show a video from last year on this very subject.&nbsp...

No holes drill into the speaker cover.  I used that screw in the lower left corner of the cover and some double sided 3M emblem/badge tape. Also, I wired in the USB power port right off the battery in case I needed to continue recording or charge the battery.  You are correct, batt...

No worries.  Enjoyed reading along.

Looks like you've mounted the camera on the left handlebar. I like the angle. Can you share a picture of the mounting? Also I noticed very little wind noise. Were you able to filter it out or did you use an external microphone? No external mic.  Mount is a cross between RAM and homegrown.