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New R 1250 RT owner.
Posted: Thu Apr 14, 2022 11:46 pm
by Larry in ok
Picked up my new 2022 R1250 RT this morning.
The 50 mile ride home from the dealer was awesome. I'm coming from 30+ years of riding Harley Davidson touring bikes and the only regret I have is that I didn't go BMW sooner.
R1250RT 2 by
lmmiers, on Flickr
Still have to figure out all the bells and whistles, it came pretty well loaded up with all the bells and whistles but I'm really liking it so far. I am particularly impressed with the horn, that thing is stepping in to train horn territory!be
Re: New R 1250 RT owner.
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 2:02 am
by dpickens
Welcome!
And yes definitely re: the horn. This is the first bike that I don't feel 100% compelled to replace the anemic "meep meep".
Re: New R 1250 RT owner.
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:09 am
by emlevy
Congrats on your new bike and welcome!
Re: New R 1250 RT owner.
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 3:23 am
by Kim_Y
Larry,
Congratulations on the new bike. I came from a Harley as well. I wonder how many others on this forum have done the same.
Re: New R 1250 RT owner.
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:10 pm
by hammo
Welcome and enjoy the best touring bike you can buy !!!!!!!
Re: New R 1250 RT owner.
Posted: Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:16 pm
by jackronner
Welcome. Just had to decline an ex-pat's friend's offer to use his Harley tourer for a couple of years until he shipped it over. "Have you ever ridden an RT?" was my response. I need the twisties' handling and the acceleration that the Harley's just don't have. I'd say "Enjoy it", but it appears that I'm too late.
Re: New R 1250 RT owner.
Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2022 2:29 pm
by krw
I've done 20+ years of riding and modifying HDs to try and make them what I wanted them to be with suspension and engine mods. All I had to do was buy the RT and ride it. Almost 6000 miles in the 9 months I have had the RT and I'll never go back.
Re: New R 1250 RT owner.
Posted: Mon Apr 18, 2022 8:53 pm
by MattyP
Great move Larry! I've just completed 180 miles on my new RT - fabulous! Once I'd figured out the connectivity between TFT and mobile phone (thanks to many colleagues on this forum for their help and insight) I can't believe just how good it is. Really nimble, great balance, terrific performance, comfort, safety features and all the bells and whistles.
Awesome!
Enjoy.
Matt
Re: New R 1250 RT owner.
Posted: Tue Apr 19, 2022 4:38 am
by Larry in ok
Got a whopping 165 miles on the new bike. Weather was kind of lousy this weekend and Easter the wife seemed to think I needed to stay home for "family stuff". Hopefully the weather will cooperate and I can get some more mileage on it soon.
Really liking this bike. The more I ride it the more I like it.