BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Yes, I could easily have got them cheaper, but I've had problems before with inferior quality steel. I'm not saying yours are, but I wanted to be sure. It was made even worse because BMW transposed the part number I gave them, and sold me 12 bolts initially for £13.06!! It's been an expensive experi...

My timing bolts were annoyingly rusty, which was playing havoc with my OCD.. So today, I swopped them for new ones. BMW only charge £27.94 for 12 bolts!!!!!! Before: http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad54/sullivj/15024735571e56fa383df64a17c4ebbe_zpsnvhk5oec.jpg After: http://i921.photobucket.com/al...

Maz12 wrote: By how much did your insurers revise the price?

£15 reduction.

RTman10 wrote: Good dealers will hide the etching on the edge of panels etc so you might not find them easily.  UV light not required to find them, that's Clearwater.

They're much easier to photograph under a UV light. As recommended by Datatag themselves.

RTman10 wrote: And?

Apologies, I was editing to add the text.

When I got my new (2nd hand) bike, there was no mention of a data tag. When I was cleaning under the swinging arm, I noticed a very faint number. A UV light revealed the data tag. I spoke to datatag, who confirmed that the bike had never been registered with them.  This meant that I could ...

DaygloDavid wrote: If the unit cost (AW) is 10.00, would this be an hours labour at £93.60 inc. VAT.

The National Minimum Wage is £7.20 per hour, to pay the BMW Monkeys 1 hour, you'd have to work for 16.25 hours after tax.

It's daylight robbery!

I did get a 'free' cup of coffee....!

DaygloDavid wrote: Thanks John, I'm looking at labour only, have been quoted £68 for oil & filter, (plus final drive oil change FOC).
Does your invoice breakdown the cost of parts/labour.

If it helps David, I just had oil, filter, synchronisation, FOC visual check and valve clearance check for £252 at a main dealer, on my 2012 Twin Cam.

I used to have a Probe - it was a great car. Everyone loved the popup lights!

That explains it. Great pic David - thanks.

Found there was enough clearance to fit the LHS with the side panels in place, but the RHS needed a full front panel strip. I was impressed how well all the fasteners came off. http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad54/sullivj/CCA5CABB-D004-4130-9ADD-5CFEA6F54BEE_zpsqnm2unlw.jpg http://i921.photobucke...

Could it have been repainted with non VHT paint?


The spark cover doesn't seem to have distorted in the heat.


Whatever the cause, it doesn't look great.

How VERY frustrating... Like you possibly will, I'd want to put a new tyre on too.

Let me start by saying this is a great forum, where I've already received some great help and advice. When I visit, I tend to look at 'show unread posts since your last visit'.  When I look at posts with more than one page, it always takes me to page ONE. Most of the other forums I frequent...