Dirty bike…
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Ok so we had a quick ride yesterday on the 1250, nice and clean when we left and pretty filthy on return , went through a couple of clean water patches running of the hills but what a state!,
Is there any other bolt on plastic protection bits to help keep things clean ?
Is there any other bolt on plastic protection bits to help keep things clean ?
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Re: Dirty bike…
Lots of bin liners and gaffer tape.
Trust me I am a retired Doctor and lecturer at Oxford University of Structural and Mechanical/Electrical engineering.
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I've fitted the 'Authority bike' weather protection panels to mine.
Not cheap, but they work well and keep rider and passengers lower limbs clean! They seem to divert the dirty water down and behind the bike.
Search for images of Police RTs and compare the lower fairing and pillion footrest hanger areas to the 'civilian' bike. I think it's a huge omission by BMW to not fit these panels as standard, to what is supposed to be a long-distance touring bike. Do they think that it's only the Police who ride in bad weather!
Not cheap, but they work well and keep rider and passengers lower limbs clean! They seem to divert the dirty water down and behind the bike.
Search for images of Police RTs and compare the lower fairing and pillion footrest hanger areas to the 'civilian' bike. I think it's a huge omission by BMW to not fit these panels as standard, to what is supposed to be a long-distance touring bike. Do they think that it's only the Police who ride in bad weather!
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+1, they work a treatRTs4me wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 7:29 pm I've fitted the 'Authority bike' weather protection panels to mine.
Not cheap, but they work well and keep rider and passengers lower limbs clean! They seem to divert the dirty water down and behind the bike.
Search for images of Police RTs and compare the lower fairing and pillion footrest hanger areas to the 'civilian' bike. I think it's a huge omission by BMW to not fit these panels as standard, to what is supposed to be a long-distance touring bike. Do they think that it's only the Police who ride in bad weather!
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They are BMW parts. Quite a collection of panels and fixings. I bought mine for my first R1200RT LC (2016), then transferred them to my 2018 R1200RT LC and now they're fitted to my 2020 R1250RT (pre-TFT) bike. I'm not sure about the TFT-version R1250RT. Your dealer should be able to help with sourcing the correct parts for your particular year/model.
Here's a link to the 'RealOEM' parts fiche, to give you an idea of what's needed:
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=46_1708
Hope this helps. If I remember correctly, the total cost was about £120. It's not a 'kit' of parts, they're all separate items.
Here's a link to the 'RealOEM' parts fiche, to give you an idea of what's needed:
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=46_1708
Hope this helps. If I remember correctly, the total cost was about £120. It's not a 'kit' of parts, they're all separate items.
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Cheers for thatRTs4me wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 11:02 pm They are BMW parts. Quite a collection of panels and fixings. I bought mine for my first R1200RT LC (2016), then transferred them to my 2018 R1200RT LC and now they're fitted to my 2020 R1250RT (pre-TFT) bike. I'm not sure about the TFT-version R1250RT. Your dealer should be able to help with sourcing the correct parts for your particular year/model.
Here's a link to the 'RealOEM' parts fiche, to give you an idea of what's needed:
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=46_1708
Hope this helps. If I remember correctly, the total cost was about £120. It's not a 'kit' of parts, they're all separate items.
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To protect the underside of the bike I built myself a belly pan for my 2010 RT. I made it from 1mm stainless plate and using stainless tie wraps secured it the under carriage.
It works well in keeping crap off the underside and exhaust and also saved my drive way from oil stains when I had an oil leak.
Of course it does nothing for the rider to keep crud off feet and such. But it’s easier to clean myself up than under the bike.
It works well in keeping crap off the underside and exhaust and also saved my drive way from oil stains when I had an oil leak.
Of course it does nothing for the rider to keep crud off feet and such. But it’s easier to clean myself up than under the bike.
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The Authority foul weather kit was thoroughly tested on the latest tour with 4 days and over 1000 miles of solid rain through France and Italy, there’s no doubt that it kept the muck off our boots and lower legs.
If there’s any downside the kit had to be removed to give the bike a thorough clean afterwards, in my case that involved about 6 hours worth… isn’t OCD a wonderful thing?
If there’s any downside the kit had to be removed to give the bike a thorough clean afterwards, in my case that involved about 6 hours worth… isn’t OCD a wonderful thing?
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I think I would of hired a bikeSteve398 wrote: ↑Sun Jul 16, 2023 10:21 am The Authority foul weather kit was thoroughly tested on the latest tour with 4 days and over 1000 miles of solid rain through France and Italy, there’s no doubt that it kept the muck off our boots and lower legs.
If there’s any downside the kit had to be removed to give the bike a thorough clean afterwards, in my case that involved about 6 hours worth… isn’t OCD a wonderful thing?
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