BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

According to Yamaya it weighs 291kg and does 36mpg.  Panniers look like glove compartments.  No wonder it's cheap. Well let's see it's 40lbs heavier than RT and 86lbs lighter than K1600GT, gets real world mpg of around 44, has excellent side cases that you can actually use the ful...

I recommended that BMW should learn Japanese, then take an FJR apart, and learn how to make a quiet tranny. My brother's 2015 FJR-ES may it rest in peace made clunk--he had to learn how to avoid it just like we do.  He had a ritual he went thru that did ultimately solve the N>1st clunk as ...

Welcome in the K6=>RT club - I still miss the K6 engine, but feel far more home on the RT  :) Logical choice if you like the K6 engine and prefer less weight but aren't married to BMW is the new FJR1300ES.  More sport ergos but very smooth and powerful, ultra-reliable, handles lik...

Wait until you've ridden the bike before you decide what's wrong with it and what needs changing. Who knows it may be perfect as it is - if you actually get one. Sage wisdom.  6' 3 1/4" w/o shoes, I find the OEM screen perfect FOR ME.  This being said, I ride in a climate tha...

Hi. When you say hang in there it will get much better... What are we hanging in there for?  A period of time or number of miles?  Not sure I understand what you mean. My bad, I forgot you have considerable miles on the bike already.  Can you maybe go to a dealer and ask ...

I am pronouncing this bikes break-in and evaluation period complete. My '16 RT arrived March 18 and on June 4 we took off on a 9,163m ride.  I noticed the bike just got better and better for shifting (yes I got better at it too) and even engine noise diminished long about 7K miles or so.&a...

RTman10 wrote: OK.  How about no good arguing with an expert that knows that anything written in black and white is really grey, which happens to be my favourite colour.

Au contraire, everything you write suggests you see only the black ink on the white paper  ^-^

If you build it Noel, they will come... God knows I've written this post many times in the hope someone in the industry would see it.  Not riding for 28y then getting back on 2y ago I was intimidated by the weight of the modern SST, but having put 13K miles on the RTLC truly it seems like ...

What's missing in the lineup is the fully comfort-oriented & performance-oriented ST coming in at around 520lbs.  It's effectively your RT but at 520lbs wet, so might look like this: 115HP coming from a V-twin, triple, quad, whatever.  Aim for smooth or pleasant 'character'. Lu...

Not using ear plugs on long trips translates to hearing loss...if u don't believe it ask me I love music and audio so yes I use earplugs PROPERLY INSERTED as I value my hearing almost more than sight...almost...  I say that because I've seen people w/ disposable plugs practically hanging o...

Pre-loading and short-shifting in gears 1 & 2 work best for me. It's amazing the racket that occurs when you forget to pre-load! After 3rd gear I'm all about the Gear Pro in both directions. Best for me is upshifting anytime after 3.5k. Downshifting is best down around 2.5k or less. Too much le...

I have to ask why you wouldn't go along with the handbook. It can't all be lies put there so we all destroy our tyres as soon as possible so the dealers can sell,us more. Don't forget, I ran the handbook recommended pressures initially, but after very premature cupping ensued I poked around for new...

Last thing, who the hell designed the side stand position? If you're old and decrepit you probably already figured this out, but if not I'll pass it on:  100% of the time before you get off the RT be sure you look down and verify the side stand is fully out, and keep the front brake pulled...

You are a man with ideas after me own heart. Lets put our money together and manufacture this puppy. I would ride it. ...and, if we could keep that for a price under 10,000 I think we would have a winner here!! :P With all of the aging boomers out there I'm surprised this configuration hasn't happe...

If you wanna get what I mean, ride a K1600 at 80 or 90 miles per hour and feel the difference from an RT No argument there.  I took three test rides on '15 FJR1300ES and same thing I'm sure:  super smooth w/ the parallel quad right up up the rpm range.  But I will say thi...