BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Thanks for the replies.  I'll plan on getting one of the BMW adapter plug/cable to match my Gerbing gear.  While I commute year round and typically put on 7-8,000 miles, I bought this bike in January with 820 miles on the odometer and haven't hit 2,000 for the year.  Thus,...

Morning all.  Yesterday, I was enjoying a morning ride to a local soup kitchen I sometimes work at a church.  Realized my new bike doesn't yet have the battery pigtail for my Gerbing Heated vest and gloves that I had on all my previous wintertime rides (Honda PC800s & NT700).&a...

The issue is worse with those of us sporting limited inseam.  At 5' 7", I am basically on my toes when trying to push the bike back.  If there's any kind of incline, I have to get off the bike to move it.  It's the one big thing about the 1200RT that I don't like, hav...

I wear a NOLAN N105 modular helmet and don't have any issue with rain entering while having the shield open to the first detent.  Plenty of air for my liking, but I don't use the chin curtain even in cold weather (below freezing). 

Has anyone tried the Mick-O-Peg retractable highway pegs on an R1200RT?  I had a set on my Honda NT700 and really liked them for cross-country rides and highway riding.  Selling the NT700, I removed the pegs but the mounting brackets don't appear appropriate for the BMW and I'm not...

I added a DORAN TPMS to my Honda NT700 several years ago and had issues with them starting after a year.  Paid to replace them once and the issue returned another year later.  DORAN eventually provided a full refund and subsequently stopped selling them.  I appreciate the ...

[size=78%]Picked up a beautiful black 2017 BMW R 1200RT on Saturday. [/size] [size=78%]  [/size] [size=78%]It had 800 miles on the odometer. [/size] [size=78%]  [/size] [size=78%]I’m drooling over the places we’re gonna’ go. [/size] [size=78%]Background – As a kid I had go-cars an...