BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

I'm on my 6th set of Metzeler Roadtec 01 tires on my 2010. Overall have been great tires, typically get 11,000-13,000 miles out of them before I replace them and probably could have pushed them further if I wanted or didn't have a long trip upcoming. Originally these were the Roadtec 01 HWM but now ...

I forget if the spring was longer, but I understood it to be an upgrade from OEM with a stronger spring. https://www.euromotoelectrics.com/product-p/camtensioner629.htm "The original left hand tensioner has a very weak spring and has no check valve so it loses hydraulic pressure when you turn t...

For my 2010 RT I purchased and installed a replacement from EuroMotoelectrics that was supposed to be an updated cam tensioner.

https://www.euromotoelectrics.com/category-s/3072.htm

https://www.euromotoelectrics.com/category-s/3072.htm

Bought mine at Euro Motoelectrics, but it looks like they may be out of stock https://www.euromotoelectrics.com/product-p/clutchtool768.htm As I recall, Haynes manual shows how to make one that is supposed to work. https://bmwpartsguy.com/products/clutch-centering-mandrel-bmw-hp2-r900-r1100s-r1150-r...

7300 miles and it needs a clutch?? Someone had to be really hard on it or some other failure. I did mine at 95,300 miles. I've heard of others over 100,000 miles and not replacing yet. Not a huge technical job, PIA, time consuming and requires a lot of removal of panels, parts and connections. Be su...

I've lubricated mine regularly since the weld on the shifter mount cracked with 150 miles to get home from a 1000 mile IBA ride. Bike had about 80K on it at the time it happened. It became hard to get back into 1st gear but I made it home. Can't be sure if it was due to lack of lubrication or bindin...

I did the clutch on my 2010 RT in September 2022. Bike had 95,300 miles on it, now has 99,800 and all good. I bought the kit from Euromotoelectrics out of Denver, CO. Kit included the Pressure Ring, Clutch Plate, Clutch Spring, Pressure Plate, and Bolts. I did buy a slave cylinder as well after I ha...

Been using All Kleer for about 5 years, designed for airplane canopies and safe for windscreens and visors.
Best to buy at airplane or pilot store...
https://www.all-kleer.com/

Can't tell you the technical reason for this, but when I replaced a brake line to fit some barbacks, it was the only way to get the air out of the brake line. I tried bleeding at the wheel cylinders multiple times and no go. Found info about using this bleeder nipple and did a typical bleed procedur...

Now on my 4th set of Metzeler Roadtec 01 tires last week.  First set - 12,375 miles; 2nd set - 11,387 miles; 3rd set - 11,842 miles. Probably could have gone another 1500-3000 miles on any of these sets but I don't like to push it too far and I usually end up installing a new set early spri...

Since almost all GPS mounts use a 4 bolt standard AMPS plate to mount, you can use many different options to mount a GPS at the location you desire. I'm using the BMW mount on the NAV 5 with the BMW above dash "bar" mount but I'm using an alternate Tackform mount similar to a RAM that allo...

I don't think Wonder Wheel integration with the NAV was available until the 2014 model year. The Wonder Wheel primarily controls the radio - channels, tracks, volume, etc. on 2010-2013 models. I could be wrong but I have a 2010 model and that is all it does on mine. I recall when I purchased it I th...

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On the BMWMOA forum there was at least one and maybe 2 others who had a similar fracture and from the photo it seems the same. I’ll be removing the foot peg kickplate soon and I’ll see if I can get any other photos. Any pictures on the fiche or photos of frames online and it’s hard to see this part....

Thanks for the reply. I forgot to post a follow-up after I did another inspection of shifter with plan to do a more complete lubrication. I found that the attachment point that is welded to the frame has broken near the weld. I'm certain this was not the condition last time when I lubricated it but ...