BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Cleaning a bike is like devil worship. If you don't wash the bike, it won't rust.

Busy, busy day. It's only 3 pm and I'm knackered. 8:30 Dentist. Took over an hour to drive 9 miles there, traffic, A27 blocked, and then the train barrier was down for 20 minutes. 9:15 drove to Kia in Chichester to order a new car. That will take just under 3 months, as I have to wait for my current...

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Same here She buys some more craft crap, then I spend the same on my crap. Seems to work out in the long run. On the quite I sometimes double her spend

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These printers are brilliant at what they can make. The nearest I got to them was a lathe

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Glenn wrote: ↑Tue Apr 22, 2025 6:11 pm On the Bikesafe day I did, the ROSPA instructor advised to keep the engine in the middle third of the rev range, it's more responsive then.

This is true to a point. But it all depends on the engine. It's OK like a tourer, but wrong on a sports bike. They are better, more up the rev range.

burridge01 wrote: ↑Tue Apr 22, 2025 1:44 pm I personally think Honda went down hill after the Bird,absolutely fantastic bike.Not made anything decent since,that's why I came over to BMW.

I have to agree. The quality isn't there anymore. It's the same with most manufacturers: ugly welds and thin paint.

It sounded a bit scammy to me. Perhaps, with all these scams going about, people have hardened to things that used to run the normal route.
Well done. What bike are you spending that wad on? I won't tell your wife

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