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- Sat Feb 27, 2016 10:08 am
- Forum: Aftermarket Parts & Accessories
- Topic: Tank Ring mounted tank bag with Keyless fuel Cap
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4868
Re: Tank Ring mounted tank bag with Keyless fuel Cap
Hi kiki The position the bag is mounted in the photo does not impede the steering lock at all. I positioned it so the handle bars just miss the bag on either lock. I was fortunate that I had a dealer near by who stocked the complete range and let me drop each bag on the tank to compare, I did consid...
- Fri Feb 26, 2016 5:36 pm
- Forum: Aftermarket Parts & Accessories
- Topic: Tank Ring mounted tank bag with Keyless fuel Cap
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4868
Re: Tank Ring mounted tank bag with Keyless fuel Cap
Hi Kiki
Sorry can't help with the keyless issue but I have the sw motech daypack. I am pleased with it and the locking system, handy to store cameras and the things you want without having to get off bike to go into panniers. See picture.
Sorry can't help with the keyless issue but I have the sw motech daypack. I am pleased with it and the locking system, handy to store cameras and the things you want without having to get off bike to go into panniers. See picture.
- Sat Feb 06, 2016 5:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Riding with luggage & pillion
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9288
Re: Riding with luggage & pillion
Try telling the wife it's too much to spend for her comfort and extra security on the pillion!
I don't mind as you can take them off and transfer them to another RT if you change bikes in the future.
I don't mind as you can take them off and transfer them to another RT if you change bikes in the future.
- Sat Feb 06, 2016 4:50 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: Riding with luggage & pillion
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9288
Re: Riding with luggage & pillion
Fitted Illium rear footboards for Wife, she loves them. Also helps to stop her moving forward when braking as she can put her weight onto the balls of her feet. They are also slightly lower than original footrests. http://www.iliumworks.com/BMW_Motorcycle_Accessories.cfm?pn=11-700&pID=69 The onl...
- Fri Jan 08, 2016 4:10 pm
- Forum: Tyres, oils etc.
- Topic: Are wetheads heavier on tires than oil cooled?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4856
Re: Are wetheads heavier on tires than oil cooled?
It will be interesting to see how the new Metzeler Roadtec 01, released this month, wears. It looks to have a very similar tread pattern as the PR4's and are dual compound. I too had Conti's on from new and didn't like them so changed them for PR4's and after 4500 miles they both have 3mm ...
- Fri Nov 27, 2015 12:37 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: European breakdown cover
- Replies: 24
- Views: 8355
Re: European breakdown cover
The problem I have found over the years both personally and other motorcycling friends is, with RAC and other such companies they are very much focused on cars. The classic being when you say your motorcycle has broken down, one of the questions they ask "is it diesel or petrol" I remember...
- Sun Nov 01, 2015 10:23 am
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: Swiss passes 2016
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6817
Re: Swiss passes 2016
Tend to find the lesser known places and roads always a winner, less traffic, more rustic and less tourists.
- Sat Oct 31, 2015 11:23 am
- Forum: Touring on your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT
- Topic: Swiss passes 2016
- Replies: 21
- Views: 6817
Re: Swiss passes 2016
Hi Jimbeem Susten,Furka,Grimsel all recommend don't forget to stop on the Furka to walk to the Glazier. However check out the lesser known Nufenen close by and the Lukmanier,San Bernardino and Splugen on the Italian border to the east. If you are coming into Switzerland from France try com...
- Fri Aug 28, 2015 10:42 am
- Forum: GPS and TFT
- Topic: Route transfer to 660
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6526
Re: Route transfer to 660
Until last year i stuck with Mapsource mainly because when you use something for a while you feel comfortable with it. The thing is that all up to date Garmin Sat Nav's use the newer GPX format for route data, whereas Mapsource by default writes routes in the older .gdb format. When i got ...
- Sun Aug 23, 2015 10:33 am
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: YET MORE RUMOURS ABOUT FRENCH BIKE LAWS.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 9524
Re: YET MORE RUMOURS ABOUT FRENCH BIKE LAWS.
I'm with you STeinar. Fortunately we toured all of France in the 90s. Then France seemed to get very expensive and all the ridiculous laws came along. One problem is the Fench don't have a bike industry or indeed have ever had, so in general they have little interest in motorcycling. Go to Germany f...
- Sun Aug 02, 2015 6:08 pm
- Forum: General Discussions
- Topic: R1200 Accessories
- Replies: 14
- Views: 4370
Re: R1200 Accessories
Avant front mudguard extension, Wunderlich front crash bars, Nav V, Wunderlich front engine protection plate, BMW weather protection kit to fill in the gaps around the footrests and Autocom if you haven't got the BMW audio system.
- Wed Jul 15, 2015 10:46 am
- Forum: Maintenance, Servicing and Problems
- Topic: RTWC rear brake pad wear
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4878
Re: RTWC rear brake pad wear
Looks like my disc is on the wear limit also!! I will be pursuing this further.
- Sun Jul 12, 2015 9:02 am
- Forum: Maintenance, Servicing and Problems
- Topic: RTWC rear brake pad wear
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4878
Re: RTWC rear brake pad wear
The article below is taken from Cycle World long term test which has a link on today's forum. Thanks to fmantek. [size=12px]"The second demerit was caused by the rear brake pads, which had to be replaced at just 6,085 miles, though I accept the blame for some of that rapid wear. When aggressive...
- Sat Jul 11, 2015 6:48 pm
- Forum: Maintenance, Servicing and Problems
- Topic: RTWC rear brake pad wear
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4878
Re: RTWC rear brake pad wear
Only proportionately going steeply downhill at speed into a wet hairpin I would prefer to use more back brake. I quote from the bikes handbook page 93 Descending mountain passes "use both front and rear brakes"
- Sat Jul 11, 2015 4:49 pm
- Forum: Maintenance, Servicing and Problems
- Topic: RTWC rear brake pad wear
- Replies: 16
- Views: 4878
Re: RTWC rear brake pad wear
The only day I was using the rear to any degree was crossing the alps from Austria to Slovenia, it was a wet day and I was using it along with the front to brake into downhill hairpins. I was a IAM senior observer for 10 years so I use the brakes as they should be used and hardly at all under normal...