BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

During our recent big tour I was disappointed to find my BMW system 7 helmet doesn’t fit the OEM top case that came with my September 20 R1250RT LE.  It has built in comms with no after market camera etc.  It means I carry my lid into every hotel when I planned to store it on the b...

No automatic cancelling signal can get it right every time, I cancel or restart mine as the situation dictates.

Thanks yet again Boxflyer

Like Casbar I’ve been wearing mine for four years, I’m pretty much made up my mind to update to the e version with fork sensor.  It’s rare I go out without but I have forgotten to attach the tether a few times.

I had this occur a number of times on my 2019 GSA and it would only go off when the dealer reset or updated the firmware.  The 2020 RT did it just this week, but turned off again after about 5 miles.


Good luck

I have spent  the last hour looking for a table or chart of torque settings for the R1250RT to limited avail, I have found a number of older and similar models listed but not an 1250RT. I even tried to buy a service DVD which might have the data There are a few in the owner’s manual and for...

Thanks once again Boxflyer, I will print them off at work today and mount them.

Tonight I removed the exhaust silencer and rear wheel, which enabled me to clean them both properly.  The caliper floats easily on the pins so I didn’t pull that, the pads were disgusting so cleaned carefully and the backs smeared with copperslip the locking pin cleaned and lightly greased,...

Thanks for all th3 assistance, sadly other things got in the way and the job has been postponed until tomorrow or even Thursday night, but must be done before Saturday when I’m on duty. I dont believe it’s appropriate to go back to the dealer, it’s just a mix of riding in filthy conditions followed ...

David. wrote: From the Rider's Manual 60 Nm.

RTFM  ^-^


Thanks for your help.

I rode my 2020 RT yesterday after a few weeks of it being sat in my garage.  The brakes were free when I set off but during the short ride to work and after using the rear brake it continued to be applied but freed itself before I could stop.  On the way home I followed a much long...

Thanks for that.


Did you drill through the rear rack to fix the bracket ?

Bicyclenut, thanks very much for that, most helpful.

Casbar wrote: Great, next April my bike will be 2 years old Like the Blue

The Beta version might be out by then

Personally I find putting the RT on its centre stand very easy compared with the GSA, I assume because it’s so much lower.