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Newbie, Surrey BC, Canada
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:14 am
by derbedeu
Hello,
I'm Alex, from Vancouver (Surrey) BC, and I bought an 1200RT in January. Looking forward to good weather to enjoy it and to learn about it as much as I can. It looks to me that there is a lot to learn about these bikes.
Cheers!
Re: Newbie, Surrey BC, Canada
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 2:28 pm
by Doctor T
a warm welcome to our site. Any questions just ask away
Re: Newbie, Surrey BC, Canada
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:21 pm
by burridge01
Welcome,and you bought the best colour
Re: Newbie, Surrey BC, Canada
Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 6:48 pm
by MCMXCIVRS
Pretty sure that's the RT my good friend traded in last year for an R1250GS. If so, it's a good bike and you should really enjoy it. He needed the GS for our planned trip up to the Yukon ands Alaska last summer.
This picture from 2023 was at Diablo Dam in Washington on our return from Oregon.
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Re: Newbie, Surrey BC, Canada
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2025 2:25 pm
by Doctor T
They all look the same to me
Re: Newbie, Surrey BC, Canada
Posted: Fri Feb 14, 2025 4:33 pm
by MCMXCIVRS
They do, but the colour, the year and the 28L topbox and his location are all clues. My friend is from Burnaby which is part of the greater Vancouver area and he traded the bike in at the dealership the picture is in front of.
Re: Newbie, Surrey BC, Canada
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 3:41 pm
by derbedeu
Oh, wow! You guys are really active on this forum. This is very encouraging! Thank you!
Re: Newbie, Surrey BC, Canada
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 3:44 pm
by derbedeu
burridge01 wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 3:21 pm
Welcome,and you bought the best colour
Thank you! I actually like it very much - yes. It's black in the garage, or in the shade, and a beautiful metallic burgundy in the sun. On the other hand, I didn't see this model in any color that I didn't like
Re: Newbie, Surrey BC, Canada
Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2025 3:52 pm
by derbedeu
MCMXCIVRS wrote: ↑Thu Feb 13, 2025 6:48 pm
Pretty sure that's the RT my good friend traded in last year for an R1250GS. If so, it's a good bike and you should really enjoy it. He needed the GS for our planned trip up to the Yukon ands Alaska last summer.
This picture from 2023 was at Diablo Dam in Washington on our return from Oregon.
PXL_20230627_171948413.jpg
Thanks for writing and for the picture! I'm sure it's the same bike. I went and tested it for the first time in the summer (June/July, I think), and loved it. I'm coming off metric cruisers so this is like Star Treck for me
. So far I'm very happy with the purchase.