BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

My Manhattan Metallic R1250RT '20 (production date november 2019), which I bought new 3 months ago, has only 1400km on the clock now, and from the beginning the RT had the same SOS warning issue. Also had latest the software update, which should solve the SOS warning issue, but like your bike it did...

What has that to do with the SOS warning on the dash??

Update: dealer did a "hard reset" of the SOS system yesterday, and after that the SOS warning didn't appear anymore on the dashboard the whole day. Today I went for a ride, and after 3 kilometers the SOS warning appeared on the dashboard and didn't disappear once again  :nervous: .

What did your dealer replace under warranty, the TM (telematica) module underneath the fueltank, or only the SOS button on the handlebar?

Hi Steve,


Did your SOS warning disappear eventually?

Hi there, Last thursday I bought a new leftover 2020 R1250RT. Went for a 150km trip the following sunday but after about 20km the SOS warning appeared on the dashboard and it didn't disappear the next 130km. So now when I put the ignition on I still get that SOS warning (didn't use the bike since)....

By windprotection "shocking" you mean good or bad?

How was the quickshifter working on the Ducati? And did the quickshifter feel better than on your R1200RT?

Thanks for the replies 

I can't say I have ever tried to put the heated seat on when it was 25C outside so I'm not sure if you would notice or not but at all 5 bars I would have expected you to feel something, it's pretty violent at that level. Have you tried taking the seat off and checking that the cable is connected? I...

I have a R1200RT LC '17, and for the first time in 2 months I tried the heated seat today (max. temp.), but I don't feel much heat on my bottom :wonder:
I had it on for about 10 minutes, and it was about 25C degrees outside...... Is this normal?

Hello guys, Got my new R1200RT LC '17 last Friday, and I experienced a bit of a vibration/thrumming, meanly in fourth gear at about 3200 rpm. If I could make an analogy to a chain driven bike, 4th feels like the chain and cogs are worn such that when the tight spots in the chain meet the high points...