BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Rode to Bournemouth this morning to have a test ride on a Ducati Diavel. What a fantastic bike. Seating position near perfect. A roll on from third and it goes supersonic. Hold on and pray. Ducati's quality has vastly improved over the years The V4 engine is so smooth up to 6000 rev then I did feel ...

My panniers are always on. Good safe storage for my helmet and jacket when I visit places. Did try once without them and found the exhaust note louder. I do fit my top box most of the time when on a journey. I think the RT looks strange without panniers fitted. It's a touring bike so in my mind they...

Christ, I can buy a bacon and egg sandwich for under £4.50 up the road. Fowler's egg be played in Gold

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I see one on there for £12.98 but the pictures are for a LC seat. Are they sufficiently generic to fit both? Is it just the front seat cover? https://www.temu.com/uk/for-bmw-r1200rt-r1200-r-1200-rt-1200rt-motorcycle-accessories-mesh-seat-cushion-cover-protection-insulation-seat-cover-protector-g-60...

The extra height is 5 mm to 8mm. Due to the 3D matrix design it doesn't seem to compress. Despite this I find the cover very comfortable. Last year I rode to South Devon with only 2 stops and unlike the standard seat I suffered no bum burn.

I purchased my copy of the Cool cover(front and Rear) from Temu. It's not a universal cover but meant for the RT. Fit is perfect but you do need to really stretch the front. For £10 I would recommend it. I keeps my meat and two veg cool in the summer as I can feel the cool air coming up from it. Not...

Welcome to our site. Nice first couple of ride reviews. Surprised you find it vibrates more than a GS. On my 07 RT I hardly notice any vibration unless am in the wrong gear.

Plugged my new to me GS_911. Expecting to find loads of faults. Surprise, surprise only two faults found, not bad for a 16 year old bike. ABS short. I learned about this from the BMW service history from five years ago. The second fault was again a short from the front accessory plug. It didn't lie....

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k9doc wrote: ↑Sat Apr 13, 2024 10:44 pm .... or just put a set of Conti TKCs on the RT Good to go and you'll look hardcore.

The first time I grounded a bike it was fitted with TKC. Those tyres shouldn't as well as they do.

Your area is a bit like mine. Sometimes there is so much tractor dirt on the road that you need a GS just to get out of our village.

No he's not. Redecorating the rest of the house. When the dry weather turns up the wife always wants things done. She's a slave driver

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Supermarket V the expensive petrol in my 07 bike. I've found a tank full of supermarket stuff gives 10mpg less. I've found no loss in performance overall. This may be different if I rode it like a sports bike. Is E10 better than E5 petrol? E10 = 10% ethanol, E5 = 5% ethanol per litre. The ethanol he...