BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Thanks Johan. I had a great family holiday in SA twenty years ago when my brother in law was working in Mafeking. Truly "Gods own country". There are established sites that do house swaps. What I've found is that finding mutually convenient times to exchange was the issue. Feb is great for...

My wife and I are lucky with very good friends in Oz. Over the years we've put each other up, lent cars, sorted out each other's traveling kids, even provided emergency accommodation to complete strangers (to us, not our Australian friends) in the middle of the night. It's fun. It's sociable. And it...

Oh. I forget to say, the UK model bikes are much faster.

I've been thinking about this for a while. It's relevant to this site because we have RT owners from the UK, USA, Australia and New Zealand and a few more places besides. How about lending bikes? Someone comes to holiday in your home country and they borrow your bike while they are here. They get th...

What are you using it for Bushytas? Do you look after more than one Beemer? I see there's a BMW bike dealer in Tas. Are they not go to people?

The wind noise on a bike is loud enough to damage your hearing. Add in the effects of age and loss of higher frequencies and problems are inevitable in later life. I've used fitted plugs for years but still like the disposable plugs too. They are just so convenient. I keep some in my jackets and som...

I've added some protective/cosmetic stuff. I scratch tanks on all my bikes so I got knee pads. I got film for the top of the panniers because I seem to scuff the paint there when putting my boot over however hard I try not to. I got the fender extender (clamps on, five minute job to fix). I don't kn...

Not much relevance to mercator1 but did you know Craven are back in business? Brought back memories.

[size=2.6525em] http://www.1200rt.com/webkit-fake-url://e74d5aad-4b6e-4ce0-8d76-2063969f2c01/imagegif That's what makes the difference Robert. Australian dollar to Sterling. Our friends from Brisbane had a cheap holiday with us in 2013. Bernie  arrived with empty suitcases and Eric took a ...

Happy to hear it. Donington Park Classic Bike Festival 7 -9 Aug. A short ride from Loughborough and a reminder why we all like motorbikes. I'm always amazed to see a rider on a rigid bike with girder forks get their knee down.

At the risk of sounding like an advert for Givi...

I couldn't resist. From gsstickerman.co.uk
Reflective too.

In the UK the BMW top box, colour matched, is about £1000. Dealers here seem to give 10 to 15% discounts if you have bought the bike from them. If you look at the posts on this site, for some, only genuine BMW accessories will do. BMWs own bits are nice but here in the UK you sure do pay a premium. ...

I called in at Balderstons yesterday. Their "Summer Sale" is on. Bought a Navigator V with cradle for less than £505.
They are not my local dealer but very pleased with the purchase. Nice place to spend an hour or so as well.
By the way what size micro SD card is worth putting in it?

I called in at Balderstons in Peterborough yesterday and saw they were doing a Navigator V with cradle for £505 in their Summer Sale. Bought one. Nice shop. Friendly people. Their parts man (very knowledgeable and enthusiastic) also showed me the very new Sena 10c, their Bluetooth intercom with HD c...