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by RickO
Tue May 05, 2026 3:48 pm
Forum: Maintenance, Servicing and Problems
Topic: Intermittent slow crank on start that wipes settings on dash
Replies: 2
Views: 552
Great Britain

Intermittent slow crank on start that wipes settings on dash

Occasionally when I start my bike it’s slow cranks on the first turn and causes a reset of some settings on the dashboard. I lose the digital speedo which goes back to the RT logo and also my indicator showing range resets to average consumption.

All the other starts go normally and they do not ...
by RickO
Sat Mar 09, 2024 11:02 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Free Shaft replacement from BMW
Replies: 30
Views: 12902
Great Britain

Re: Free Shaft replacement from BMW

My shaft was replaced in February 2024 along with a full software update and rear foot peg clips. This was all done as a warranty recall so FOC.

R1200 RT LC LE 2018
by RickO
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:56 am
Forum: General Discussions
Topic: Steering/fall in/ counter steering (new owner)
Replies: 4
Views: 1648
Great Britain

Re: Steering/fall in/ counter steering (new owner)

Easy Rider is correct, you should check for a flat on one side of your tire. To be more specific, you will see that on the left hand radius from edge to centre this looks normal and on the right to centre this looks like a straight line. I am of course speaking of UK roads. This is caused by the ...
by RickO
Thu Jan 04, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: Newbies
Topic: Hello from Lytham St Annes UK
Replies: 3
Views: 1155
Great Britain

Hello from Lytham St Annes UK

I’ve been riding motorcycles since I was 14, currently have an RT 1200 LC LE. Before this I had a 1200 adventure, and RT 1150 Twin Spark, and RT 1100. Before that I was on triumph of various models. I used to make a car mechanic and test engineer so no my way around the technicalities of stuff ...