BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

RTman10 wrote:Thought you said you didn't have a GPS, or is that just a temporary thing.

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Yes, sorry - temporary.  I traded in a Navigator IV with my 2013 TC and I've ordered a V with the new bike.
I can get the use of the demo Iconic in the meantime but it doesn't come with a satnav.

Answer in here... http://www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk/com/en/index.html?content=http://www.bmw-motorrad.co.uk/com/en/equipment/navigation2014/faq/faq_bluetooth_cs.html&prm_action=&notrack=1 Many thanks - I'd been there before, but re-reading plus several attempts and - lo and behold - it's easy !...

RTman10 wrote: On an Autocom BT dongle you can pair your phone directly to it for auto answering. Maybe the BMW headset will do the Same.

Maybe I'll have to dig my old Autocom out of the garage .....

I've read a few negative comments on the BMW communicator. I have a BMW system 6 helmet fitted with the communicator and have found it worked pretty well with the Navigator IV and with my phone via the Navigator IV.  It also worked well enough with a pillion and was just about adequate for ...

Rols,
When you eventually get a definitive answer to this issue, please be good enough to share on this forum - I hate crime thrillers with the last chapter missing .....

...in the same way that shoes aren't essential if you've only ever worn clogs. ;) Plenty people still wearing clogs and happy with them .....  ;D I liked the idea of ESA but didn't find it particularly beneficial.  I'm not anti-gadget, I loved the cruise control, heated grips, sat...

My 2 cents ? - go for a 2013 TC (last of the air cooled). ESA not essential. The low seat in the lower position should be ok for you but, if not, there are replacement suspension units which will make it a real lowboy (at a cost). You mention concerns about range - I used to get 250 miles before sto...

My brother had something similar which turned out to be a problem with the suspension - knuckle joint I think.
Might be worth getting the suspension / steering checked. My brother had felt it was a tyre issue too .....

..... I would add that I firmly disagree with the above suggestion that if the repair is not paid through insurance then it does not have to be declared. It most certainly does and if you do this then renew without telling the insurer, you are breaching the terms of the policy and they will be full...

Hi everyone, signed up to the forum today and slowly finding my way around the site. I'm a week in of owning a 2010 rt, this is my first BM motorbike, early days but so far I'm enjoying the experience, I think ! The bike is going in for a service at coopers of Tunbridge on weds, I'm going to ask th...

Re: Ferry crossing This pic shows the loops as ready for the "stops" to be attached. I leave them as in the pic for the duration of my trip then stow then inside near the battery when not required. I've always used the strap across the seat method and never had any issues with permanent d...

If they're anything like Ducati, they don't stick to their own running in procedures - apart from getting the engine hot before winding it up on the rolling road.

I've done the tour of the Ducati factory in Bologna a couple of times - looked remarkably similar, right down to the happy smiley faces !

Ducati make two items in house (crankshafts and camshafts) - I'm guessing BMW do something similar ?

No. Had one fail in Germany, at the time (2015) the bike was under a used bike warranty. The RHS switch was changed & were on our way again. If the German dealer had had the LHS switch in stock, they would have changed both. The LHS switch was changed at a later date in the UK. Don't know if th...

..... Is there an after market upgrade option for the "flimsy plastic rubbish" switches? ..... Buy a liquid cooled model ! :not: But seriously, having had a 2007, a 2010 twin cam and a 2013 twin cam, the change in switch gear for 2010 was a real backward step in terms of quality - I lost ...