BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Left the lights on and jump started the bike from a running car.  Two minutes to charge it up and it started quickly, and re-charged extremely fast and has run just fine ever since. BUT,  I've noticed that the temperature reading is way off (colder), and was wondering if the jump s...

Would've helped had the bloke been pushing from the other side.  What was dumb was not moving the bike off the camber after getting it upright.  I get off, leave the kickstand down in case of sudden tipping, and move it to a level position.  Once, on a very steep San Franc...

I typically downshift to alert the horse and rider of my presence, but keep enough speed to permit me to pull in the clutch to minimize the engine noise just before I pass, giving them a wide berth.  Seems to work.

Surprise!! It seems the photo made it in!  Also note the low-tech addition on the left handlebar.  I like to lean back, recliner style, against my load on the rear seat to prevent lower-back pain on long rides.  It also allows a lower windscreen position and, hence, better...

I had similar problems when I bought my 2005 RT.  Even without obstruction, the stock mirrors make you look down and to the side, losing even peripheral vision of the road ahead, plus they narrow toward the top, yielding an unsatisfactory field of view.  I tried the bar-end after m...

Ganesh,  another non-beer drinker!!  I never liked the sour taste, myself.  And I hate cheese, so  I've avoided the two main components of the  U.S.bachelor diet: beer and pizza.  Otherwise, I'd be 30 lbs. heavier.

Ganesh,  I know what you're saying, but think of it this way:  What would you rather have, a six-pack or a beer barrel???

What does the rugby player get when he slides on the pitch?  Much grassy ass!!

To David and Ganesh:  first, thanks for the input.  Second, when you give your MPG for your bikes, I take it you're talking Imperial gallons, right?

Don't know about the back comfort factor.  It's a bit too upright for my taste, and does not adjust forward and back, tho' it does pivot in the middle of the attachment.  I did note that the rider's seat is quite hard;  much less padding than the stock seat, and yet doesn'...

Thanks, David.  I take it the master cylinder adjustment is the one shown at the very rear?  How does one know when the adjuster is backed off sufficiently to prevent actuation of the rear brake? 

I don't know if this reply will reach all responders to my original post, but thanks to all.  Particularly helpful was Pickaxe's reminder of the different UK measure.  Do you use (fittingly) Imperial gallons?  I do reset the trip odometer and do the math at fill-up, and I ...

I seem to be getting poor MPG on my 2005 R1200RT, around 38mpg max at 75mph, when most posters say they get 48-50.  I've noticed that the real-time mpg feature on the computer display sometimes seems to freeze despite radically different engine demands and speeds.  I would think th...

I want to lower the pedal a bit.  It appears that there is an adjustment screw about midway down the lever, and another at the very rear.  I assume that the midway screw will lower it but will require a re-adjustment of the rear screw, which appears to control the brake light actua...

Thanks.  I'd forgotten to ask about synthetic oil - less of an issue with a dry clutch.  I'll give it a try.