BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Hi All, Thank you for all your replies. Just for clarification, the front calipers are BMW branded, the rear Brembo, either way the EBC Double-H Sintered seem to be the popular choice. Thanks all.

Hi All, In the not too distant future I will need to replace the rear brake pads on the 2018 R1250RT; so questions to the wise. 1. Brembo, EBC etc - I'm assuming all big names are broadly speaking as good as each other. Any particular recommendations? 2. Sintered, Organic, Carbon. - Real world and n...

Hi Rich, I've got a Cansmart from an F800GT going spare (& cheap). It's about 18months old, clean and complete & with all cables, connectors etc and it's been sitting in a box taking up space on the odds & sods shelf since I took it off my GT when I sold it back in the summer. Whether it...

Well they look decent and get good reviews, do you think ground clearance may become an issue? Difficult to say but I put a similar footpeg lowering kit on my F800GT and that didn't cause any problems. I've never grounded anything on my RT, (nor did I on my GT) but that could be because I've had a ...

I've just bought a set of Far East copies of a certain well known German BMW accessories manufacturers footrest lowering kit for my RT. At literally 1/3rd of the price I though they were worth a punt. The arrived last weekend, come with all the brackets & screws the German ones do and certainly ...

Doctor T wrote: ↑Thu Nov 17, 2022 12:08 pm Am just a poor boy without a whizzy wheel

Because I'm easy come, easy go,
Little high, little low,
Any way the wind blows doesn't really matter to
Me, to me.

There's a hit in there somewhere.

My OEM Fog Lights, when pointed in the fog light position they work remarkably well as dip beams. The trick is not to have them pointed up as Daytime Running Lights as so many do. It takes a couple of tweaks on a country lane to get it right, but they have a good cut off and give a good white light....

Yep, I had exactly the same situation with my '18 1250RT after I bought it earlier in the year. One day it's be fine, the next, or worse half way through a ride, you'd refuel and it'd seem the battery had gone flat. I suspected it was a battery issue as it had been laid up over the Winter without a ...

Dreadnought wrote: ↑Mon Nov 07, 2022 8:46 am Thanks for this, the bike came with a genuine bag, just looking at options for storage

If you're just a small but conveniently located bag I've got a nearly new one of these for sale:-
https://www.nippynormans.com/wunderlich ... up-to-2020

Good aren't they, and make the most of this decent weather while it lasts.

Hi Glen, According to this press release production started on the 1st Sept '18. Serienanlauf translates as 'Series start-up'. https://www.bmwgroup-werke.com/berlin/en/aktuelles/2018/Produktionsstart-BMW-R-1250-GS-und-RT.html My R1250RT was registered on the 24th Oct '18 and has a Frame Number endin...

Hi Greg, I did the RBLR 1,000 in June earlier this year on my RT. Great bike, great ride, great cause.

I've used and RST Pro Series Ventilator-X CE Textile Jacket & Trousers and overall I'm pretty impressed it in terms of keeping you cool, just one problem, the jacket is a bit short, as in if you got a bit of a beer belly, there's a gap between the jacket and the trousers. It's not a problem on t...

I take two locks with me. 1. A disclock for use if I'm just parking up to see something and the bike is going to be out of sight. And 2. a Litelok Core for overnight use, (regardless of how secure the secure parking claims to be). The Litelock isn't actually that light, but does kind of form a ring ...

Whilst I applaud attempt at promoting tourism, I do hope the route & area do not turn it into another NC500 (or as I've heard it nicknamed nowadays, the WC500).