BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Well, the previous post was June ‘23 so we’re a bit overdue a meet up

From what I’ve read - Having the bike on the centre stand and running it in gear produces those horrible noises, primarily because the rear wheel and swinging arm are at an unnatural angle, and with no load on the rear wheel. I assume you had the back end lifted up somehow to allow the rear wheel to...

1) The quality of finish on the engine, final drive, and wheels leading to corrosion.

2) The abysmal satnav, which was so clunky that I replaced it thinking it was faulty. I then sold the replacement on within 2 weeks… it was just as bad.

Welcome aboard, nice to have another member down south. Screens are very individual and you’ll be spoilt for choice. At one time I had six… but gradually whittled it down to three - the standard, a BMW sports screen, and a Werks Quiet Ride from the USA, the latter is by far the best (and the most ex...

I can tell you that my wife is happy to do a 4000 mile round trip on it each year.

What is this ‘dry weather’ of which you speak??

Cymark do them for the GS/A’s and they obviously make a profit… and I did suggest it several posts ago 🤣 E7447EBD-C44B-408B-9871-47BDA848FA06.png We just need the shaped piece of metal and a diagram of the correct location (in exchange for folding beer tokens) then we can get it welded and send it o...

Resurrecting an old thread - Did you ever keep any measurements/sketches after designing this marvellous piece of mechanical wizardry Sakm? I’ve recently come into possession of a spare centrestand and can hopefully get it made up locally, as I have no welding gear and my ‘O’ level metalwork skills ...

I replaced my battery on my 2016 last year more out of precaution really! The battery was good but a couple of times I had the bike not turn over and the clocks reset so I thought best to be safe than sorry :) Always a good indication that your battery’s on its way out, mine was replaced for the sa...

I bought the Yuasa YTX20CH-BS from Tanya, same size as standard but higher rate, and recommended by Yuasa for the RTLC.

EasyRider wrote: ↑Wed Mar 13, 2024 3:00 pm Just need some heavy rain to wash the last of the salt away and then some nice dry days.

Seriously??? We've had flooding down our way for weeks, and have almost continuous rain forecast for the remainder of the month... and you want more rain!

I have the Denali one piece horn on the RT but far preferred the Nautilus horn that I had fitted to my old ST1300. To my ears there appears to be a momentary pause between pressing the horn button and the sound emitting, whereas it was immediate with the latter.

Mine sits on a CTEK when it’s not in use, I’ve done this with all my bikes and it’s never caused me a problem.

Glenn wrote: ↑Tue Mar 12, 2024 7:14 pm I've had no letters from BMW ref the C clips or drive shaft for my 2018 R1250RT

Have you checked your vin in this link?

https://vehiclerecall.bmwgroup.com/inde ... anguage=en

No, my 2018 hasn’t had a dealer service in the last 4 years, but I still received a letter from BMW to get the shaft checked along with the footrests and ECU update FOC.