Engine numbers
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OverLander
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Engine numbers
Hello,
Does anyone know if there is a way of tracing the engine number of an R1200RT ?
I ask because the bike I have had the engine replaced due to a drop.
The bike shows 31k miles and the engine apparently has 21k on it.
Im just interested to know where and what bike it came from and better still if I can trace any service history...
I did an oil change today and found that I could undo the oil filter by hand and there was no crush washer fitted to the sump plug.
I am generally happy with the bike but I am slowly working thru from front to back checking it over ...
I have found a few panel / faring screws missing. I will look for a fixing kit.
Thanks
Jon
Does anyone know if there is a way of tracing the engine number of an R1200RT ?
I ask because the bike I have had the engine replaced due to a drop.
The bike shows 31k miles and the engine apparently has 21k on it.
Im just interested to know where and what bike it came from and better still if I can trace any service history...
I did an oil change today and found that I could undo the oil filter by hand and there was no crush washer fitted to the sump plug.
I am generally happy with the bike but I am slowly working thru from front to back checking it over ...
I have found a few panel / faring screws missing. I will look for a fixing kit.
Thanks
Jon
2010 BMW R1200RT
1992 Africa Twin XRV 750
1998 Beta Tecchno 250
and others .....
1992 Africa Twin XRV 750
1998 Beta Tecchno 250
and others .....
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burridge01
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OverLander
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Re: Engine numbers
Are they friendly ?
Every time I tell someone that I have bought a BMW the general response is 'Oooo your gone over to the Dark Side !"
I will get the code off the engine tomorrow and have a poke around the internet ...
Couldn't tel you where my nearest dealer is ..
Every time I tell someone that I have bought a BMW the general response is 'Oooo your gone over to the Dark Side !"
I will get the code off the engine tomorrow and have a poke around the internet ...
Couldn't tel you where my nearest dealer is ..
2010 BMW R1200RT
1992 Africa Twin XRV 750
1998 Beta Tecchno 250
and others .....
1992 Africa Twin XRV 750
1998 Beta Tecchno 250
and others .....
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Re: Engine numbers
When I told a Kawasaki-riding mate that I’d moved from a Pan to the RT he said “I don’t know if I can talk to you anymore then…”OverLander wrote: Mon Oct 06, 2025 8:31 pm Are they friendly ?
Every time I tell someone that I have bought a BMW the general response is 'Oooo your gone over to the Dark Side !"
I looked at him expecting to see a grin, but he appeared to be serious… not seen or heard from him since.
Some people are very strange.
Cum Dubito Desisto
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burridge01
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Re: Engine numbers
That's nothing to do with the very nice man in the showroom/garage.More to do with the fact RT riders think they're shit don't stinkOverLander wrote: Mon Oct 06, 2025 8:31 pm Are they friendly ?
Every time I tell someone that I have bought a BMW the general response is 'Oooo your gone over to the Dark Side !"
And mine doesn't by the way
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OverLander
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Re: Engine numbers
Look at your V5. This will give you somewhere to start. Ask a BMW dealer where the engine number is
Trust me I am a retired Doctor and lecturer at Oxford University of Structural and Mechanical/Electrical engineering.
May the shaft be with you
May the shaft be with you
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Re: Engine numbers
I was about to suggest that the BMW RT may be classed as the Gentleman’s Express and therefore the epitome of true class in two-wheeled transportation, but a quick Google search reveals that the most used marque in The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is in fact the Triumph. So that’s my argument right down the tubes!burridge01 wrote: Tue Oct 07, 2025 9:37 am That's nothing to do with the very nice man in the showroom/garage.More to do with the fact RT riders think they're shit don't stink![]()
And mine doesn't by the way![]()
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OverLander
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Re: Engine numbers
Strange indeed ...Steve398 wrote: Tue Oct 07, 2025 8:02 am When I told a Kawasaki-riding mate that I’d moved from a Pan to the RT he said “I don’t know if I can talk to you anymore then…”
I looked at him expecting to see a grin, but he appeared to be serious… not seen or heard from him since.
Some people are very strange.
I could not imagine living life riding just one brand of motorcycle ...
2010 BMW R1200RT
1992 Africa Twin XRV 750
1998 Beta Tecchno 250
and others .....
1992 Africa Twin XRV 750
1998 Beta Tecchno 250
and others .....
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burridge01
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Re: Engine numbers
Toffee nosed riders Steve,them Triumph owners.Steve398 wrote: Tue Oct 07, 2025 2:45 pm I was about to suggest that the BMW RT may be classed as the Gentleman’s Express and therefore the epitome of true class in two-wheeled transportation, but a quick Google search reveals that the most used marque in The Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride is in fact the Triumph. So that’s my argument right down the tubes!![]()
