BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Good afternoon folks. I've read a few threads about fitting an aftermarket sat-nav to the dash of the RT. There's various bits and bobs around fitting the sat-nav to the rotary wheel and there were some more words written around having some sort of metal plate installed behind the sat-nav. Basically...

I've managed to start the bike and now everything appears to be working normally with no obvious issues. I started it with the same battery that had been on charge for a few days. I'll see how it goes tomorrow when I start it again

I have a 2014 R1200RT that I had my son install a new battery on. He put the battery in backwards. I heard the horn on it blowing for just a few seconds which got my attention. He didn't have it connected for long, so I then put the battery in corectly but the hron was still going off. The dash lig...

:-D A similar thread was posted some time ago on here where the owners son changed his bike battery for him and reversed the polarity, the owner was alerted by the sound of his horn sounding continuously… Anyone else remember it? As I posted on that thread, I know someone locally who did the same to...

You would be surprised how power hungry these bike are when you turn them on! I saw voltage on a good battery drop to 9v at initial turn on then gradually comes back up If yours has the TFT then it could be even more draw Do you think the lack of lights etc on the dash could be from a blown fuse fo...

Batteries don't take too kindly to been drained and left Has it been load tested or just charged and voltage checked? I have had battery's that show good voltage but stick a load on it and it just dies Good point. The load test was done at my local Halfords after I'd had it on charge for a while. I...

I have a 2019 r1250RT. It had been stood for a while and the battery had nearly died meaning the bike wouldn't turn over, so I decided to remove the battery and put it on trickle charge. Compared to all the other bikes I've owned, I found this to be a right faff. My battery is a an AGV and has 4 ter...