BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

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

Have you tried your local friendly dealer

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 ..

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 !"

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.

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 !"

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

Look at your V5. This will give you somewhere to start. Ask a BMW dealer where the engine number is

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

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!

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.

Strange indeed ...

I could not imagine living life riding just one brand of motorcycle ...

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!

Toffee nosed riders Steve,them Triumph owners.