BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

New pair of Michelin Road 6's on the GS Hopefully they'll run quieter than the Michelin Anakee Adventures it came with as supplied. Should get similar mileage too from past experience (10k) till on summer.

Unfortunately this doesn't move the point enough! well not in my case anyway You are talking fractions of an inch and if you're not careful you can end up with clutch slip if adjusted too much I was replying to the OP's question of "anyone have any experience of anything a little cheaper"...

There's a little grub screw at the back of the lever you can adjust for the bite point, only turn it in small increments while checking the bite point you require.

Panman40 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 20, 2025 3:29 pm So anyone else using the Smith & Allen 5w/40 ?

I've used the 10w50 in my twin cam on a couple of occasions without issue.

Lots of bikes out there today, and apart from one GS rider they all nodded. The GS rider had matching textiles and helmet to his blue/white GS :lol: One doesn't nod when riding a GS! :roll: One raises one's eyebrows to fellow BMW riders of equivalent capacity machines ;) and one certainly doesn't n...

BoB21 wrote: ↑Thu Mar 06, 2025 6:54 pm Hmmm interesting, just ticked everything and it looks good BUT!!!!!

Christ! £29'220.00!!!

Yamaha YBR125's are another good option. Good luck to her! Always nice to see the young un's getting into biking.

Welcome!

We got the winter hacks out

At 34000 miles since I last changed mine with no issues, I might have a look at them this year?

I think its time for something to be done. Yesterday just up the road from my home, a 17 year old boy on one of these scooters was in collision with a car. The road was closed, with police, fire engine and ambulance all there. It looked like the boy was in a bad way as the air ambulance landed in t...

Anything with tits or an engine is going to cost you money over time. Use it and get the best value out of it for your enjoyment before it starts costing you.

Welcome lovely place Annecy.

The current system works really well 99.9% of the time. Gone are the days of having to get paper proof of everything and go and stand in line at the post office to get a tax disc, thankfully.

The screen back light can be adjusted for brightness using the two buttons under the clocks (or one of them) it also has a daylight sensor which automatically turns the back light off in daylight. 2011 RT.