BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

We have just returned from two weeks in Spain staying at Paradors booked via Brittany Ferries, the deal was very, very  good value, the basic package was seven nights in the hotels half board ( food superb ) including ferries from Plymouth to Santander....the price was just over £930 before...

An ongoing problem me thinks, my March 16 GSA and a friends 16 RT have both had new pumps ....... :alas:

Shinyface 

Hi David, I`ve put the 2017 map update on my Nav 5 and 660 yesterday , it took less than 30 mins and is working fine. It must be a small update.

Shinyface

Thanks RT man but I only plan on going down hill ,so it should help  :)) Or I could send my luggage with my wife on easy jet.......

Shinyface

Well I was so fed up  :pee: with my slow Ebony one I`ve traded it for a new ' Racing Red ' GSA..........now that's got to be faster with a name like that...

Great deal for1st March from Douglas park Motorrad too.  :))

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Spencer, Grey is old hat...............be  The future is Ebony well til 2017 anyway  :))

Ebony ones have smother gearboxes too....and leaking water pumps  :nervous:


Shinyface 

Thanks for the replies I`m going to put as many miles on it as possible before it goes abroad, then reassess the problem or not we shall see.

Shinyface

Well boys further to the water leak saga the official line from is Bracknell....... :P " Yes we can see there is a leak ( photo ) , we are aware of the problem but at this stage we will monitor the situation before changing the water pump "  what a load of bollocks, sorry..... :si...

Thanks Budman, its back at the dealers today, the tech said he would be ordering a water pump if he thought it needed it..............either that or til he speaks to Bmw warranty division. I`ll keep you posted.

Shinyface

Thanks Boys for the replies, its deffo coolant as its slightly blue, there`s not much but it shouldn`t be there. I also noticed that the temp blocks were going up and down at will ( -1  +1 etc ) for no reason as it was in top gear on the level with the same load on the engine, ( cool temp 1...

Good morning boys, has anyone had a small coolant leak from the small unplugged hole in the lefthand side of the engine block  :nervous: It is only a few spots after a short ride out, however research elsewhere seems to indicate a water pump failure....its going back to the dealers Monday s...