BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

I have ordered from the EU since brexit and have been stung once or twice before I'm not sure what the limit is but I am led to believe anything under a set amount doesn't attract customs Duty free limit £137.00 but it would still attract VAT 20% that said the seller can export it VAT free so the p...

When I upgraded from the 1200 to a brand new 1250 I expected to have my pants pulled down all the comparison sites were looking at 4 figure sums for the insurance plus a similar excess. ( I have full business insurance, pillion cover etc). Sent my broker all the new bike details and gave them a call...

A friend of mine tried to sign up this week but his email addresses are blocked, as he only discovered the site when I sent him a link to the off siding discussion I know it cant be he has been banned previously but his surname and email address may be the issue. His name sounds like he should be a ...

Hi If you are thinking of shipping your bike over your shipping broker /customs broker will need to get a ATA Cartnet issued for your bike covering the countries you wish to visit ( and may visit) its like a passport for your bike its a bit of a faf having to report to the customs when you arrive( I...

Hi As I got myself a new bike for Christmas I thought I would post a few pictures here, Just to gloat you understand 8-) Lets start with the out going Machine it was a 2016 1200LE, triple black I had to wait for it to come from Germany and first registered at the end of October old bike.jpg Well use...

I use it quite frequently but once on a very steep up hill stop it didnt release properly when I pulled the front brake leave and I did a kangaroo impression through the junction. Wasn't funny for me at the time but the rider following me thought it was impressive

David. wrote: ↑Mon Jan 23, 2023 9:57 am Motobatt is listed as Option 2, the poll has been set to allow re-voting if the bike/battery is changed.

should have gone to ........

Option 8 I fitted a MOTOBATT MBTX16U to my 1200 about 18 months ago left it on when I part x it for the 1250 Fitted fine and was no problem but my battery is on an Optimate, https://www.tayna.co.uk/motorcycle-batteries/types/ytx16-bs/ The OEM battery had lasted about 5 years. And if I had remembered...

Hi Got a brand new one on the 6th Jan its only done 51 miles so far but weather been crap and I have been waiting on bits arriving that I wanted to add before riding it especially in the crap weather around NW England. My previous one had done a fair amount but covid really meant 2 years with next t...

Hello and welcome

I had a Sprint 1050GT prior to my R1200RT big difference between the Triumph and BMW now replace the 1200 with a new 1250 first time I have bought virtually the same bike twice in almost 50 years of riding.

Cameras fitted but still got some bits to add, waiting for Crash bars to arrive then fit but should have that done by the end of this week.

Youtube has plenty of videos

have a look at.

https://www.google.com/search?q=bmw+top ... -o7yYCw_28

Got this

My Christmas prezzie to myself

I wouldn't like to think that I was changing the brake pads at the same time as the tyres. You'd think that better tyre mileage would equate to better brake pad miles but this doesn't seem to be the case. Lot of city riding means lots of slow speed trickling to a stop often means using the back bra...

Tyre mileages for me seem to be pretty much the same depending on the tyre between 8-10K, Front could get longer but I tend to change them both together. I try to be smooth not aggressive. I had similar milage from both brakes and tyres on other larger bikes. Previous to the RT had a 1050sprint GT w...