BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Condition - a sure sign for me if a bike has been loved is the lack of corrosion on bolt heads etc, which they do seem susceptible to if care not taken. Agreed, the 2012 (3K miles) RT I bought recently was not in as good and clean condition as the 2010 (38K miles) one I part-ex'd. Some of the front...

Aftersales service can be a bit hit & miss, who do you use and what are your experiences?

Maz12 wrote: I had a independent fit me new tyres..  Never use him again as he fitted the front wheel incorrectly and bust my ABS sensor

Always take loose wheels to a motorcycle tyre specialist, never had any problems.

Where do you buy your tyres, I use National Bike Tyres:- http://www.nationalbiketyres.co.uk/

Have spoken to both Stuart Rafferty Motorcycles & Paul Fennel at The Workshop York.

Stuart is VAT registered, Paul isn't, therefore it's Stuart or a BMW Dealer.

Reading a bit more it seems we will be offered BMW branded Shell oils from Jan 15 at our local friendly dealer. Bet its the same price as Castrol. Looks a safe bet, OPIE have both Shell & Castrol 15w-50 for the same price. http://www.opieoils.co.uk/p-69342-shell-advance-ultra-4t-15w-50-performa...

I usually purchase my oils from http://www.opieoils.co.uk/, they offer a "Price Beater " deal. An example, Castrol Power 1 Racing 4T 10w-50 is £16.99 per litre at Halfords, OPIE currently offer it for £15.76, Moto-Oil http://moto-oil.co.uk/ have it for sale at £10.00. I prefer to deal with...

Castrol Technical Data Sheets:- 10w-50:- http://www.opieoils.co.uk/pdfs/castrol/castrol-power-1-racing-10w-50.pdf 15w-50:- http://www.opieoils.co.uk/pdfs/castrol/castrol-power-1-4t-15w-50.pdf A reason given for the change from 10w-50 to 15w-50 by a BMW dealer was because it's cheaper, not if you kn...

http://www.shell.com/global/products-services/solutions-for-businesses/lubes/media-centre/news-media-releases/2014/shell-to-be-bmw-recommended-oil-supplier.html BMW (in conjunction with Castrol), have downgraded the engine oil specification from 10w-50 Fully Synthetic API SL to 15w-50 Part Synthetic...

http://www.bmw-moto.it/en/index.do?Shell+To+Be+BMW+Recommended+Oil+Supplier&key=1415786668%3B&dettagli=magazine&sort_on=5&search_for=%21X1 In the 2012 RT Rider's Manual, BMW recommends Castrol.  ??? I use Castrol Power 1 Racing 4T 10w-50 Fully Synthetic. What oil do you use?

Confirmation e-mail from BMW Insured Warranty Services Good Morning, As per our telephone conversation on 12/11/2014, I can confirm and clarify that BMW recommend that you have the motorcycle serviced and maintained by an official BMW dealer, but under the terms of the policy you may have your moto...

One of the guys who came to Klotten with us has a Motorcycle Sport Touring website:- http://www.motorcycle-sport-touring.com/

If it is of any interest, here are some photos & a video he took during the trip:- http://www.motorcycle-sport-touring.com ... rmany.html