BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Doctor T wrote: ↑Thu Apr 11, 2024 2:47 pm Are you sure you bike has them fitted. Some countries TPMS was a extra.

^^^ this. If they were fitted and the batteries were flat you'd get a warning triangle on the dash.

Doctor T wrote: ↑Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:35 pm Under your real name or in pseudonyms?

Is Pseudonym coming on the ride out?

Count me in for the ride

MikeS wrote: ↑Wed Apr 10, 2024 9:05 pm How did a simple invitation for a rideout in wales come to this?

David got involved

I'd just be looking at making sure everything works, electronics especially. If it's a private sale, ask if the final drive shaft has been greased. Both those in the dealer near you aren't the model update ones, so they'll have fuel strips (problematic) rather than the reliable fuel float. You can t...

Red rubber grease.

Welcome! From a fellow Xmax 300 owner

Welcome

Here’s a photo I’ve posted on another thread. In this shot I’ve got halo lights and very bright yellow accessory lamps on as well as the Hi-Viz. I appreciate that I’m at an angle, not straight on. What catches your eye first? 3D8D13E2-F291-4EB0-AD9F-1D4969F70C58.jpeg The lovely looking Blue water b...

I know the opposite conversion has been done. Someone on the GS Facebook page swapped the wheels of an R model with a 17" front wheel onto A GS to replace the standard 19" front to I improve handling. I've never seen anyone put a 19" front on an RT to improve off road ability though? ...

David. wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2023 4:24 pm Malta, that's a new one, now 46 flags.

You need a new hobby David.

I like the Green one

My 07 abs has been defunct for over 5 years going by the service history. My last accident on a bike was due to not being able to stop fast enough. I rear ended a car. Sure Abs is a fantastic system for cars but growing up with my first bike in the late 70s with none of this trickery, i prefer to b...

sakm wrote: ↑Fri Sep 08, 2023 8:28 am I'm led to believe that the MU stands for Model Update

You are correct, the model update for the twin cam RT happened
Late 2010. The updates were the fork stanchions and fuel float.

Continental 'ContiMotion'.. Any one tried them? I can get a pair 'loose for £179 and they seem quite appealing for the price