BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

£210 on extra mirrors  :eek:


Still, if it works better for you, that's the only thing that matter.

The black rubber bung near the rear brake disc.


I managed to pull it out in its entirety the other day. What does it do?

David, that is SERIOUSLY impressive.


Which engine guards do you have on there?

And the OCD cleaning continues...! I took the pads out and cleaned up the rear wheel and calliper. I was impressed how easily the rear wheel came out. This is becoming slightly obsessive! http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad54/sullivj/1D277BFC-DC11-42D8-99C8-D76606A6D06B_zpswvzdajwe.jpg Re: OCD cle...

Methos1979 wrote: Forget the OCD... I count 8 kickstands in the second photo - you're a hoarder!!!


How many bikes do you own?!?

Sadly, I 'only' have 3. That picture was the showroom where I bought it.

Me too.

So tonight, the cleaning continued with the sump, timing cover and final drive. Once cleaned, I'm coating these parts with ACF 50. I use it on all my bikes as it's an excellent corrosion inhibitor. http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad54/sullivj/74E8A8A3-34B1-4C6A-AF6B-29C0797909A4_zpsd4hcvvfa.jpg R...

Thanks David.

Can the black plastic cover on the front of the engine be removed with the exhaust in situ?  It looks like it's only 2 bolts to remove it?

I took the end can off, but the rest was done in situ, laying on the garage floor.  I'm pleased how well it came up though. I'm trying to do the difficult cleaning jobs first... It's the sump next :-(

About 3 hours worth.. It's a dreadful affliction...

So now the bike is home, I've started on the cleaning regime.. Today's job was to clean the rest of the exhaust and stands. That's one more job ticked off the list! Before: http://i921.photobucket.com/albums/ad54/sullivj/0946599B-3490-47C4-B308-5A1FDB87B163_zps1k9nwgpe.png http://i921.photobucket.co...

That looks very nice.


It's clearly been very well looked after.

Autosol and a micro fibre cloth. Then a wipe over with ACF50 before putting it back on.

In their wisdom, the dealer who sold me the bike yesterday, overfilled the front resovior. When they put the lid back on, it squeezed some fluid out if the resovoir! So today's job was to syringe some fluid out, and properly clean up the area. I didn't fancy a ride in the rain, so instead I removed ...