BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

The last four bikes I had prior to the RT all had larger grips on them so when I bought the RT the first thing I did was to put on the grip puppies to give me that fatter grip. I had ridden the bike for a week or so before getting them delivered and installed so I did have some time with the stock t...

I do tend to cruise, but due to being 2up most of the time and recently get a speeding ticket! I tend not to blast it, but it is there omg is it lol, I feel no real need to rev the nuts out of it lol it a lot different to my Ninja 9r, or I am just getting old or a think about the missus on the back...

I have made the decision to do most of my own maintenance on my '16 RT as I did most of my own on my R1200C and found the boxer to be a really easy motor to work on. I've already ordered the Jim Baden video set and did my 6k oil change which was beyond easy. I still have to pick up a GS-911 to clear...

I've had my '16 RT for just under a year now and I continue to love it more with every ride. I'm now intimately comfortable with all aspects of this bike. I ride and shift gears by 'feel' and find that I upshift usually just before 4k and downshift around 2.5k. I love the pro shift assist and when g...

I have permanent hearing loss and very loud tinnitus from a military accident 30 years ago. I've learned to live with it and I don't even notice it unless I think about it or if I'm sick. I cannot wear in-ear plugs for periods longer than a half hour as my ears start to itch really bad. This include...

Mike wrote: Methos - can you let me have the details of the top box in the pics.

I did a review of it in the Accessories section. Here's a direct link to it:


https://1200rt.com/viewtopic.php?t=7

Same height and inseam as you but heavier. We test rode the '12 RT and hated it and ended up going a different route (Harley). Came back this year and test rode the RT LC and loved it. We were shocked. I originally bought the low seat and could flat-foot that fine but I ended up trading the low seat...

Posted a bunch of photos from a nice ride around the New Hampshire countryside a few days ago. Anyone else get Gray fall colors? Let's see them! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161021/438868f030c45d573323e747ec6db01b.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161021/891cc158c888c83b8d76fe17a4b2b91b.jpg...

First Fall foliage session on the new RT! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161021/498d1e52e82a9826c916fd6ee4d80845.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161021/cc16d45cb46c3efe00be9a57c3c33e9b.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161021/a67ca39949c6a6698f4839d2e150052c.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-...

Methos1979: I just bought a used (but mint condition) 2015 in Ebony.  Has all the equipment yours has with the exception of the Gear Assist Pro shifter.  This bike has just over 12K miles on it, so all I have had to do is replace the original rear Michelin with a new one.&nbsp...

Methos1979...I have not picked up the bike yet (I ended up buying a used 2015 model, with 12K miles, for about 6000 US dollars cheaper than an equivalent new one !) I was NO aware of any seat adjustment when I road the bike, nor am I sure what suspension setting the bike was on.  I was con...

I am a 152 pound male, with a 29.5 inch inseam, and am 5 feet 7 inches tall....a "little guy".  I am coming off of a 2012 650 Suzuki V Strom...a great bike, but WAY too high of a seat for me (after I lived with it for a few years).  When I test drove a used 2015 R 1200RT...

As others have already said, there is definitely a low seat option with heat. I had one on my new '16 RT for a couple days. I ended up trading it for the standard size seat with heat. I'm just under 5'7" and I can flat-foot the bike if I stand/push forward at a stop. But even in the sitting pos...

I came from Harley's as my last few bikes and I spend a small fortune trying different seats and mods to those seats. I'm a big (fat) guy so that is fully half my problem with seats. I assumed I would have to go aftermarket or mod the stock seat on my RT and after the first several hundred miles I s...

Picked it up this morning ..... Wow!! Managed to put 100 miles on it before I had to go home for my tea .. :-) Still got lots of things on the bike to learn, like getting sound from the radio to the speakers. Might take a run down to Brighton tomorrow to try and get used to it more. Can't stop smil...