BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

All done, thank you.

Plod have changed their unmarked cars lately i believe and I'm not aware of what they're running now. If I get the info I'll post back. To be honest once you are on the go enjoy the scenery and make sure you stop at the car park on top of the pass. If it's a good day, you can see over to Skye as we...

PeteM wrote:
They use them in Essex to. They used to have a black K1300S, no idea what they use now

Sneaky

I've done all the roads before in a car, but not the Applecross Pass. Hotels/ hostels are all booked and paid for already.  Don't mind riding in crappy weather ( prefer not to though ) but appreciate it will spoil the views. 6 of us going so should be a hoot, and we will be going up the hai...

Really good run out and back to Inverness just watch the long straights as the plod usually park an unmarked car there and catches quite a lot out. We were thinking plod would be about somewhere up there due to the popularity with bikes. I'm told they even use unmarked bikes too. Saw a vid on YT wh...

Really looking forward to the Applecross Pass. Is it as steep as people make out?  Hard to properly assess by the YT videos.
We were initially going to camp, but bottled it due to the midges!

Thanks for the welcomes everyone. The Wales bit on the way up is a blast up past Tinterne Abbey,  then A49 up to pick up the M6 at Warrington.  Main tour is Scotland for 7 days but thought we'd nip up through Wales on the way up, but do Snowdonia and the Brecons on the way home aga...

Hi all, Pleased to say that I am picking up my new ( to me ) R1200RT LE this Friday. Currently riding a Yamaha Tracer GT which is only 9 months old. Been round France on it and all over the south UK on day trips. Lovely bike, but I'm not the smallest and I think in reality it's a little small for me...