BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Welcome, you made a great choice

We seem to be quite blessed in Essex, yes there are a few potholes but we have had a weekend of spirited riding on some of the best roads Essex has to offer

Welcome on board, you wont have any issues, I'm 5 9 I don't have any experience of your bike it will appear heavier moving around your garage but on the whole you should get on ok. I have a 16 plate one with gear shift pro and all other options apart from audio and it will be for sale September if y...

That sounds like a fantastic trip, would be great if you could provide an ongoing diary or monthly round up to your huge trip

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I currently have a Helite Turtle Black Air Vest and am thinking of going to Dainese D'Air of the BMW version which I think is the same system - any one had any experience of these? They are very expensive!!

On the face of it does seem to be aggressive, I wonder why you would mount a camera there to record your ride?

If you can wait till August 18th mine 16 plate fully spec'd will be up for sale (No audio, but everything else included)

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I have had great service from Cannons in Braintree, never a problem. Some of the team have now set up a new place in Sudbury - Reitten BMW so will be interesting to see how they do, I think they will be even better as I know a few people there and they are very passionate about what they do.

are they any good, I had some gel inserts put in mine which made a nice difference, just wondering if this would be a step up from that?

I am pretty sure you can only pair the same manufacturers and for some it has to be the same model

A chap that's on another group is considering selling his Iconic for a GS as he is worried about scratching the paintwork!?
Its a stunning looker too!

Not sure about the new display on the RT but it would make sense to follow

Yes Wind protection was awful on the Ducati, but the quick shifter was pretty good until it found a false neutral between 4th and 5th which was really off putting. Quick shifter on the S1000XR was very smooth. My 2016RT quick shifter is not great, I hear they improved it and the gearbox on the 2017 ...

Just rode the S1000XR and the Ducati Multistrada 1260s, both lovely bikes but still preferred the RT - so the new 1250vvt for me next year. S1000XR was a rocket ship and a lovely bike but just felt I wanted another gear - I'm probably not used to a high revving bike it just sounded like it was strai...