BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Coldest ride to work this morning of the winter... -5

Is this true?
https://rideapart.com/articles/riding-w ... ers-better
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Hi John, My swingarm was replaced under warranty after 10500 miles due to bubbling of the paintwork. There's a picture on here somewhere?! This is one among a lot of problems I've had with my bike. Like you, it grates me that for the money they ask for their bikes the build quality is to put it mild...

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas

The last deep coal mine in Britain shut today, Kellingley
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-yo ... e-35124077
I'm proud to have been part of this great industry for 25 years.
A sad day

Cheers

Miles

Disclaimer: This is not written with the intention of offending owners of the above mentioned bikes not is it to persuade people to change their mind in purchasing any of the above. if you have received this and are offended by my own humble, but honest opinion, please do not comment as it is inten...

I ride all year round & was getting a lot of buffeting from the stock screen specislly around the helmet . I chsnged to a Wunderlich screen in January & it's great. I can now ride with my flip up helmet open at speeds in excess of 80mph with no buffeting whatsoever. I'm 6'2" & my Sa...

DaygloDavid wrote: Garmin Express has just flagged up that an Update to 2016.20 Maps is now available for my Device.

Yep, loaded mine up today too!

I've used Autocom for years... my lead just hangs from the front of the seat, on the left.
Have never used a cover on it ever... had no problems with this set up in over 15 years.
My better half's lead is just the same, no cover just coming out on the left of the pillion seat.

Memories are very short in the media... just look up Gibernau or  Capirossi.
Some of their manoeuvres make last weekends look positively lame!

The mileage that I originally gave was with the manual calculation method. I have put a mark in the filler tube to which I put the fuel up to, so I'm putting nigh on the same amount each fill. The bike computer said 50.3 mpg for the same tankful, I always zero that too every fill... 100 miles per we...

Filled up today after our week in Yorkshire..
1 mile left in tank!
23.83 litres
1.17 litres left!
249 miles for the tankful.
Helmsley TT both ways, A1, then A616 from Ollerton to Newark, A46 to home.
47.7 mpg
Got a pic of the dashboard but can't upload it!
Cheers
Miles

Many thanks David

The finish corroding or the actual aluminum? My 07R suffered a bad drive shaft due to a transmission seal failure. I had to pull the fork to replace the shaft. The fork was a monster, just trying to understand what went wrong w the fork. Thanks Wayne Bubbling up from under the coating.. I posted a ...

wayneosdias wrote: You're referring to the rear fork? Can you elaborate on this?

Yep, just before it meets the rubber joint that covers the uv joint...


Cheers
Miles