BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

What about Squires Café, its mid Yorkshire at some weekend soon???

Yep, your in! ;D

Perhaps us Yorks/Lincs  LE owners should have a meet up before winter sets in???be

Thank God BMW saw sense and moved to one switch indicators, the 3 switch system was absolutely shambolic in my humble opinion of 40 odd years motorcycling.

Welcome from the other side of the Humber from another 2015 LE  (Cherry black ) Old Timer.

The "shudder" was very similar to what I experienced when the clutch gave up on my K1200GT.  That too was an expensive, highly labour intensive repair. :'(

I use an Oxford Boss alarmed disc lock as an extra visible deterrent to any thief. Gave me a slightly lower insurance quote  if another Thatcham approved device was in use. Unless your bike is anchored to the floor with a big dog lying next to it, a very determined thief, given time would r...

Like has been said ,is it so difficult to insert a key into the ignition. I am having enough problems un learning clutch operation after 40 years riding  now having Pro Shift- mind its pretty poor in first 3 gears up or down and I really would not miss keyless or Pro Shift.  :))

It's big but not that big, unless you have massive thighs that is!!!

Has anyone any trouble in selecting sub menu from controller? Mine does not seem to work pushing to the right or left, am I doing something amiss or something to bring up at next service due next month?

From 2015 Riders manual-length 2185mm,  height 1405mm,  Width 980mm across mirrors.

My Low Seat has same electrical connections as Normal height seat. Due to the unseasonable warm weather, I must admit it has never been turned on yet, but presume it will work fine. There is slight loss of seat padding on Low Seat but feels so much better flat footing than tip toes.

+1 on Michelin PR4s my K 1200GT had them and my current R1200RT LC has them both worked fine.

Vstark, my Sister in Law lives in Sheridan Oregon but is currently visiting us in England. She rides pillion on friends Harleys at home, but is blown away by the looks and performance of my RT LC. She likes our bendy roads but misses her local mountain roads too.

I take it you do not follow Speedway where Jawa are still world beaters on Shale , Long Track and Ice.