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by SwissCheese
Sun Jul 26, 2020 2:15 pm
Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
Topic: What have you got planned for 2016?
Replies: 61
Views: 24866
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Re: What have you got planned for 2016?

Well got back on Monday from this trip, can't believe how much we did and so, thanks must go to Swisscheese for his post, and dropped Genoa, but put in Levanto from Pisa, what fantastic roads in the Cinque Terre, From Lake Garda, great curvy roads via Mendola pass and Molvena Lake, from Bolzano! It...
by SwissCheese
Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:23 am
Forum: Maintenance, Servicing and Problems
Topic: R1200RT oil leak front of engine
Replies: 5
Views: 1583
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Re: R1200RT oil leak front of engine

I did have a similar experience. The very lower part of the engines front was soaked with oil. It didn‘t seem reasonable that the oil came from the engine... so I looked up! Turned it was oil dripping down from the front suspension. A revision of the suspension fixed the problem. Sent from my iPad u...
by SwissCheese
Tue Mar 08, 2016 5:16 pm
Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
Topic: What have you got planned for 2016?
Replies: 61
Views: 24866
Switzerland

Re: What have you got planned for 2016?

Hi Dave, I’ve been in the region on some trips, and I really do think you taking in too much. But, of course, this is just depending upon what makes MrsCly happy... If MrsCly likes sightseeing (some call it “culture”),fine dining, shopping as well as biking you just can’t drive down to Florence wit...
by SwissCheese
Sun Mar 06, 2016 1:29 pm
Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
Topic: Swiss passes 2016
Replies: 21
Views: 6701
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Re: Swiss passes 2016

Hi Steve, following your wish to enter Switzerland from the west I start my tour suggestion after Innsbruck . Where you should turn south towards the Oetz -Tal in order to cross the TIMMELSJOCH -pass (you don’t want to miss this one!). You will end up in the Sudtirol in Italy. In case you are in nee...
by SwissCheese
Sun Feb 14, 2016 4:50 pm
Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
Topic: Swiss passes 2016
Replies: 21
Views: 6701
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Re: Swiss passes 2016

Hi Steve, yes, the Jura is in the NW, you are right. I rectified the original post. This was just out of habit sending the tourists away, so we have your Jura just for ourselves. Let me ponder about suitable advises for a few days and I'll get back to you. Do you have to pass Lucerne? In case you do...
by SwissCheese
Sun Feb 14, 2016 11:23 am
Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
Topic: Swiss passes 2016
Replies: 21
Views: 6701
Switzerland

Re: Swiss passes 2016

Hi everybody, I bought my very first BMW last summer, having migrated from a Honda Varadero. For the record: A 2013 R1200 RT, in a (very fast) blue. My girlfriend and me are very happy with the bike... (in fact it is our bike)! I’ve been reading this forum since then, but it was this very thread tha...