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John from Colorado, USA
Posted: Sun May 25, 2025 1:24 am
by Big_John
I've been a BMW aficionado for a while and owned several, but today I took ownership of my first R1200RT. Found a 2007, garage queen, with only 13,800 miles and here's the best part.... Yeah baby, it came with a Russell Day Long Saddle. Upon getting her home, I promptly dumped the engine oil, transmission oil and final drive oil. I replaced with Mobil1 15w50 and 75w140 SuperTech full synthetic.
I live in western Colorado and the riding is completely amazing.
Re: John from Colorado, USA
Posted: Sun May 25, 2025 2:41 pm
by Doctor T
Welcome to our site. Blue 07 models are the best. They are easier to fix due to the lack of fancy electronics in the newer bikes.
Re: John from Colorado, USA
Posted: Sun May 25, 2025 10:17 pm
by Randyjaco
Welcome from Friendswood, Texas
Re: John from Colorado, USA
Posted: Mon May 26, 2025 9:17 pm
by jesim1
Sounds like your doing all the right things. I loved the couple of RDL seats I've had, but as I've changed a few bikes I've not go another just in case I do it again
The problem is that in the UK it's quite costly to send your seat over to the USA, and then have them returned again, it adda couple of hundred dollars to it, making it quite expensive
Re: John from Colorado, USA
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2025 2:07 pm
by Ckerrell
I had a 2009 R1200RT a few years back and took it all over the western slope. Those roads out near Gateway and the Million Dollar Highway are just unreal on a touring bike. Sounds like you did a full fluid reset, which is smart with a used bike—especially in our dry temps here where engines tend to run hotter.
If you ever plan on moving your bike long-distance, I had mine transported a couple times when I relocated for work, and finding someone reliable for motorcycle shipping isn’t always easy. I found more info on moving options here:
https://threemovers.com/usa-movers/. Might be useful if you ever ride less and move more.