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- Tue Nov 11, 2014 12:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: R1200RT (2005-2009)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3552
Re: R1200RT (2005-2009)
Thanks for posting about your Bike & Group, Barnsley is 85 miles away, but hey, you never know, one day.
- Tue Nov 11, 2014 11:01 am
- Forum: Organised meetings
- Topic: Local Bike Groups & Ride Outs etc.
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6367
Local Bike Groups & Ride Outs etc.
What do you do for social get-togethers & ride outs. Do you do your own thing, make arrangements with others privately or use any local bike groups/forums etc. Living near Stockton-on-Tees (Teesside), I generally use a combination of a local web forum (not model specific) & private arrangeme...
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:38 pm
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: What have you got planned for 2015?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 16414
Re: What have you got planned for 2015?
Sounds great, what kind of mileage will you be covering each day?
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:26 pm
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: What have you got planned for 2015?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 16414
Re: What have you got planned for 2015?
When on the Isle of Skye, there is a small ferry from Kylerhea to Glenelg, it is the last manually operated turntable ferry in Scotland, well worth supporting. http://www.skyeferry.co.uk/index.html http://i363.photobucket.com/albums/oo80/davidsykes/DSCN1079_zps9b2ad7f8.jpg http://i363.photobucket.co...
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 10:15 pm
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: What have you got planned for 2015?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 16414
Re: What have you got planned for 2015?
Yes, there is a ferry between Tobermory & Kilchoan, don't think the summer 2015 timetable is available yet.
This is the current Winter timetable:- http://www.calmac.co.uk/timetables/wint ... lchoan.png
This is the current Winter timetable:- http://www.calmac.co.uk/timetables/wint ... lchoan.png
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 8:23 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: R1200RT (2005-2009)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3552
Re: R1200RT (2005-2009)
My 2007 model wasn't without it's problems, the engine failed after 6 months & 10,000 miles, partially seized both cylinders, fortunately under warranty. BMW said they were investigating a number of piston crown failures, new modified pistons were fitted. The front discs were replaced twice, the...
- Mon Nov 10, 2014 3:48 pm
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: Norway
- Replies: 43
- Views: 18859
Re: Norway
Thanks for the feedback so far, it's very encouraging.
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:39 pm
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: What have you got planned for 2015?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 16414
Re: What have you got planned for 2015?
We were in Austria the 2nd & 3rd week in September 2013 and had some unseasonably poor weather.
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 9:11 pm
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: What have you got planned for 2015?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 16414
Re: What have you got planned for 2015?
Sounds great, never been to Orkney, Scotland is brilliant.sofnolime wrote:First up, take in Mull & Skye, then up the west coast and along the top and over to Orkney for a few days and then back down the east coast.
Whereabouts are you up there?
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 8:46 pm
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: Norway
- Replies: 43
- Views: 18859
Re: Norway
What a coincidence, just been looking at motorcycle tour operators and White Rose Tours are, for the first time, offering a trip to Norway.
http://www.motorcycletours.co.uk/tours/ ... orway.html
Haven't used the guys myself yet, but they are local to me and I have heard some good reports.
http://www.motorcycletours.co.uk/tours/ ... orway.html
Haven't used the guys myself yet, but they are local to me and I have heard some good reports.
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 7:44 pm
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: What have you got planned for 2015?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 16414
Re: What have you got planned for 2015?
Excellent, have you been to Austria before, we were there last year.RTman10 wrote: Going with Pidcock Motorcycles on their tour to Austria 10 day trip based in Zell Am Zee. All inclusive 4 star hotel close to the Grossglockner Pass. Have a look at their web site www.pidcock.com
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 4:48 pm
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: Norway
- Replies: 43
- Views: 18859
Norway
It's a shame the ferry doesn't run from Newcastle to Norway anymore.
What's Norway like for motorcyclists?
What's Norway like for motorcyclists?
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 4:32 pm
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: What have you got planned for 2015?
- Replies: 61
- Views: 16414
What have you got planned for 2015?
Looking at the possibility of a 2 week trip to Germany.
What have you got planned for 2015?
What have you got planned for 2015?
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 4:29 pm
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: Where did you get to in 2014?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 6149
Where did you get to in 2014?
Living in the NE of England, approximately halfway between Lands End & John O'Groats allowed me to take two separate 4 day trips to LE & JOG.
Had a week at Klotten on the Mosel in Germany & a 16 day trip to Northern Spain.
Where did you get to in 2014?
Had a week at Klotten on the Mosel in Germany & a 16 day trip to Northern Spain.
Where did you get to in 2014?
- Sun Nov 09, 2014 1:39 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: R1200RT Twin Cam (2010-2013)
- Replies: 47
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Re: R1200RT Twin Cam (2010-2013)
Swapped the cylinder head protectors from the 2010 bike to the 2012 model, didn't use a torque wrench, just hand-tight.