BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

David. wrote: Spot the difference.

This man wins the prize.  Excellent point. 

Which is which? (no...wait don't tell me yet until others chime in....)

Here it is, everyone. A filter review
https://youtu.be/te8hFvbY4RY
It's gotta be true because it's on the internet! No more filter arguments please!

Changing the oil every 2k or LESS.  VERY ECO unfriendly and surely unnecessary. 😱😱😱 I'm no environmentalist. That's for sure!  However, I've learned a lesson long time ago with smoking (albeit due to mfg defect) air cooled bikes in the past, so an ounce (more like a gallon 😀) of p...

Anything related to oil brings interesting forum dialogs. I had not seen one for filters, however. I speculate that OEM, Mahle, K&N and Hi Flo perform above threshold of acceptance, as long as the oil I'd changed frequently. I for one take the more expensive route of changing oil every 2k miles ...

Tones wrote: Instead of altering the bike, amend your clothing. Got to be cheaper, padded leather trousers?

Perhaps I can start wearing bicycle shorts?

I was hoping for a reasonably-priced option. Unfortunately, i'm not in an income bracket to consider a $800 seat "reasonable"


I must start trolling eBay.....

I think I have seen this elsewhere in the forum. I have a low suspension MY 11 with bench seat. I went on a day ride yesterday (6 hours) and came home with a numb butt. I don't have much cushion on my bony butt, I guess. What reasonably-priced options exist that doesn't increase the seat height? (an...

They don't really need much more protection than the OEM black composite cylinder protectors.  None of them come with a GPS as standard even though you will have the electrical connection built in. A GPS is all I ever added to my 3. I'm planning to replace the pre-scruffed cylinder head co...

'12 Diavel + '93 900 Supersport
The MV was traded in for the RT. So far no buyer's remorse. Actually, I haven't been so excited about a bike (the RT) in a quite a long time!

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I've used the scissor jack technique with success with multiple bikes. The amount of mass the jack holds isn't much--likely ~100 lbs or so(?) for bikes propped up with center stand. I have seen bike shops place the jack under the header pipes with some bikes (not recommended) My only recommendation ...

I'd try the Cape May ferry if you want to avoid traffic. (Albeit on weekdays only--back ups on weekends)


Oh, BTW. Sounds like you need to grow some "cushion" to soften the ride

My MY11 without ESA feels under damped when riding with a passenger. I'm 150 lbs and the Mrs is 130 lbs (I've been told).
What aftermarket options do I have?

This is the first bike in a while where I haven't had crash bars on but the others were adventure bikes with less plastic to lose. So my reasoning for the RT was as follows: For the front bars, any off where they would make a significant different over the regular cylinder head guards is going to w...

Oops. Here's the photo of the rear pannier crash bar in action (with the front crash bar installed, I presume)