BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Hate this system with a passion....even the electronic handbrake on my Volvo! Is it not a basic skill to operate throttle and front brake with one hand to effect a smooth hill start? Sorry if it offends! No offence take, but I think you may have missed the point of Hill Assist, it is a great and ea...

I think the RT looks much better with a pair of panniers without a top-box. But I always use a top-box, because it is just the most convenient place to put my skid lid when I arrive at work!! I guess I am just not as good at filtering as some on here, but I would not do my commute (M4, J12 to J6) wi...

Casbar wrote: Dynamic all the time, but I am a numpty 8)

+1 on both counts ^-^

I went to Barry robbsons motorcycles in York yesterday, unfortunately they didn't have a liquid cooled RT demonstrator in but they did have a GS Adventure , I must admit I felt I had more leg room on the GS and although I had set my heart on the RT there might be a new GS Adventure on the cards , I...

Casbar wrote: Wow stunning. In the UK we just get grey

And wet, soggy, slippery leaves all over the minor roads!

I have the keyless option on my 2015 bike, but wish I didn't! Looking at the options list in the UK you cannot have a full spec'd bike without keyless unless you are prepared to pay a lot extra! This is because the keyless option is include in the price of the LE model. Well that may have been the ...

The cost of a spare fob is £180 , so that's really £430 for the keyless ride with two fobs , or nothing for two keys think I will opt for. Nothing I have the keyless option on my 2015 bike, but wish I didn't! Looking at the options list in the UK you cannot have a full spec'd bike without keyless u...

Having owned 3 (pre-LC) RT's over the last 9 years, never had a problem with the rear seat locking mechanism. On the TC, the storage space is under the tail light unit & seat itself, accessible when the rear seat is removed. Other than access to the battery, can't see why you would want to remo...

When you say BMW UK were useless do you mean they wouldn't replace the clutch after 18K. No, I mean the first letter they sent me had; my name wrong, quoted the wrong dealership and did not answer any of the 3 simple questions I asked!!! Having owned a 1993 K75RT, 2001 R1150RT and then the 2008 R12...

When it came time to replace my 2008 R1200RT, I really, really did not want to buy another BMW bike (after the clutch had died at 18,000 miles and BMW UK were just plain useless). So I had a long hard look at the Triumph, it is a great bike which I loved, but the dealership only put in enough fuel t...

Am I the only one who finds the heated seat connectors REALLY annoying? Normally I firstly forget they're there! Then I struggle and struggle to separate them - even though I'm pressing the tiny release clip. Why couldn't BMW have made a wireless connection, or at the very least a connection that e...

DaygloDavid wrote: For the same reason, I took the Warranty on my 2012 RT.
It would be nice to ride around on a new LC RT with a 2 Year Warranty, but I prefer the TC, therefore, IMO, it's the next best thing for me.

Even nicer to have a new LC RT with the American 3 Year Warranty!! :nervous:

Corbin at twice the price of what BMW ask for the old one. Ridiculous. Not to mention that the Corbin seat adds another key to your key-ring and they do not supply the correct OEM connectors for the heated seat version, despite knowing that cutting into the BMW loom (as per their instructions) will...

Why oh why do Corbin insist on not making their product work with BMW OEM locksets, how hard can it be??

You pay a premium price and end up having to add a another key to your key-ring!

Yup, a real error by the mothership, and if past experience is any indicator BMW will not listen to us and this feature will not be given to us!