BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Hello. I have a 2005 R1200rt. I am looking for a passenger backrest to bolt onto factory rack, Or a sw moto aluminum rack, or a rear corbin seat. I currently have a factory top box but am trying to lose some top weight. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated (other than telling me or the wife...

Here is the location that another user sent me.

has anybody rebuilt their panniers before. I have read in a sports touring forum but nobody explained the little spring.

here is a picture of the spring

Hello all. I bought a motorcycle that has been dropped and I have been fixing it up. So far everything is going well. I was replacing the bottom latch that locks the pannier onto the bike. When I popped off the lower latch there is a spring that came off. I do not know where this spring goes. Does a...

I played around with it while running. No noticeable change in sport/normal/comfort, or solo/solo with bags/two up. I looked at the suspension and found that they have been replaced with HyperPro units. Do the front forks do anything, or are they just to attach the front wheel?

Hello all. I am a new member who just purchased my first BMW motorcycle. I bought a fixer upper that has been crashed (mostly fairing damage). The motorcycle is a 2005 R1200RT with ESA, and around 50000km. When I push down on the motorcycle it moves a lot (seems soft) up and down. I came from a 2004...