BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

I too had an oily smell on my old 2005 RT which I finally traced to a worn/ill fitting O ring on the oil filler cap. New O ring fitted-no more smell! Thanks for the reply Chappers, the oil seal on the filler cap appears fine, it smells like a little burnt oil around the engine, as I said earlier th...

Is it quieter with the clutch lever pulled in? Pete thanks, yes I think it's quieter with the lever pulled in, I put the bike on the centre stand and when I put it in gear and rev the engine it's quite noisy from the clutch/gearbox area, but again there is no load on the engine as the wheel is spin...

1.  Smelling hot oil when there's no sign of an external leak or drop in oil level is a strange one.  I would be tempted to wash the bike thoroughly, to remove any residual oil and keep an eye on oil level. 2.  If yours is a 2005 bike the left indicator switch is 14 years...

Another welcome to the forum. I see from one of your other posts that you live in France.  It seems that you might have a lot of useful information to offer those of us that venture over the water from time to time. Mike Thanks for the welcome, yes been in France for just over a year so st...

Hi, I have just got my R1200RT which I bought privately, as usual the previous owner described the bike as perfect with no issues, however, I have noticed a few, 1. Smell of oil when the engine is hot. There are no obvious signs of a leak but there is a distinct smell of oil, there are no oil stains...

Hi, thanks for letting me join this forum, already found some useful information on this site, I am going to have a look at the technical section as I may have a couple of issues with my bike that input from the membership might help with. cheers

I currently live in France, west of Toulouse and the new speed camera's being installed are 'state of the art' they can tell who's driving if you are in a car, if you are wearing a seatbelt etc, the speed limit on the 'A' type roads is 80kph, roughly 50mph, some section of roads are 90KPH and motorw...