BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Just on a 1200km ride over two days. I have had the ABS light come on three times today (never happened before today) When it comes on the cruise control drops out... Very annoying! If I stop the bike and restart it then it runs again no problem for an hour or two. After it comes on I can't detect a...

Yes, Apple produces both proprietry USB & Bluetooth systems that are unlikely to work with other brands.

I connect to my phone as it has music, phone calls and gps speed & maps... And if you are wearing earbuds that fit correctly then altering volume shouldn't be as big a consideration as when using bt speaker systems in-helmet. It'd be great if we had use of the left-side cluster control but that ...

I had assumed that a motorcycle employing a single-plate dry clutch running at crankshaft speed powering a shaft final drive would have a synchro gearbox too, like a car... After reading the manual it appears this isn't the case. Now I see why BMW gearboxes are more 'agricultural'. From memory Japan...

So clunking gear changes are definitely abnormal then... The guys with wetheads seem to have this issue which is normal for them.

It always goes into gear... It's just that there's a clunk as it goes into gear. It seems quite agricultural compared to the refined smoothness of Japanese gearboxes. If it's normal then I'll just be gentle on the shifts as I have been since I purchased the bike. It has done about 4500 kms in the la...

Well it arrived... Pretty reasonable quality compared to the reviews I've read. Apparently it is no longer in "Full" colour
I don't know what has happened to the photo... It is fine this end.

2011 camhead - dry clutch. Gear change from N to 1st, 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd are "clunky". The bike doesn't creep when revved in gear with clutch in so I am guessing it won't be oil contaminating the clutch plate. I'm thinking the synchros on those gears have been abused? It's only done...

I wanted to replace the incandescent brake/tail bulbs on my 2011 camhead with LED's but can't due to the system producing an error as the power drain of LED's is less. I find the CANBUS implementation seriously inflexible and many aspects of computerisation on bikes in general, problematic. Just be ...

I started off at daybreak and made good time along the Warrego highway to Dalby where I turned north to Jandowae. The road eventually turned from a dual-lane highway to a single lane bitumen road in scrubland. I chanced apon a road train travelling the opposite direction. Those guys certainly get up...

No tupperware on the 2011 model (they couldn'tbethat much different could they?)... just two screws, one on either side of the tail light housing on the 2011 model....

Does anyone know if there's a way to turn off the checking of bulbs in the firmware?

I live in far north Queensland and it's the end of Spring. This means the bitumen in the asphalt is beginning to melt during hours of 10am to 3pm. About a half hour into riding my tyre pressures are 34-35F and 42R. If I run them any higher the tread will disappear too quickly as hot roads are nasty ...

I will stick with the heavy duty tyres as I pack the bike with 12.5kg per pannier and 5kg in top box with a backpack of up to 20kg strapped to the pillion seat.the tyres are inflated to 34F & 39R. It rides very well and is a hoot on large roundabouts

Since Clymer no longer seems to exist, Haynes may be the only option left. Ordered, we'll see if it is up to par soon.