BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Hi, chaps. I will start i have pilot road 4 on my 2007 RT. I set the pressures as stated in the manual and the front felt like i was running on a flat tyre. I've been trying different pressures front and back and now ive settled for 38 front and 40 rear. These pressures seem to transferred the handl...

Cheers David

Spot on David. I do have Cruise control. Makes sense as it looks like a throttle cable going into the box. No mention of this box in the Haynes manual.
The 2 wires with the blocked off plug, could i fit a USB socket to this?

Found this in the right-hand side of the fairing. Seems to have a throttle cable and a load of wires going into a box. What is this?.
The other thing is a blanked-off plug with a brown and a brown/red stripe wire. This is located towards the rear of the passenger seat. What is this?.

Class 1 and 2 motorcycles Class 1 and 2 motorcycles must not be failed for the defect ‘Light source and lamp not compatible’. Headlamps must comply with all other requirements of the test and headlamp aim. The motorcycle inspection manual will be updated shortly, and the ability to select the defect...

LED and HID headlamps bulbs are now illegal to retrofit and will cause a failure on the MOT. The only way to get over the law is to have the correct reflectors but these are only fitted by the manufacturers. A lot easier with the normal 7" round headlamps as you can buy the complete unit cheapl...

As long as my Kidneys and chest are warm i don't mind how cold it is

It's a Keis V501RP Pro. It's not a full jacket but a body warmer. I find as long as my torso is warm I've no need for heated sleeves. I've also just bought a pair of Keis G701 gloves but they draw more at 1.6amp.

Thank you, David i can see it's rated at 10 amps for a 2007 model.

Had a recalculation and my jacket only draws 1.5 amps. So i should be fine. With my maths now working correctly with 5 amps i could run a pair of 40 wat spots with ease.

Cheers for the replies. That may be a bit low for heated clothes.

Does anyone know the max watts or amps that the power socket can cope with before tripping the Canbus?

Cheers David. I subscribe to Tinderboxarts on YT but i missed this one.

Now you have posted pictures i can see there not bulking at all. I spotted ones just like them on flee bay very much like them. They were about £20 from good old China. They seem to be Barkbuster rip off's. Agree with TJRL regarding Full Muffs. That's is one of the reasons i don't like them. Ok on l...

Hi, I want to fit an extra brake lamp under the number plate. It's a 2007 model. The lamp is LED and am thinking of tapping into the rear light wires. Will the cambus be affected each time i brake?. I've never fitted extra lights on a cambus bike before so i thought of asking the knowledgeable peopl...