BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Found a few pairs of Roadtec 01 going on eBay for £189.00 delivered. I paid £240.00 for the same tyres 6 months ago. If i needed or had the money ill grab a pair or 2. Brilliant dry and wet weather tyres.

That brings back memories. I owned a TL1000 when they first came out. Bright yellow. I had the biggest tank slapper ive ever had. Within 6 months Suzuki recalled them and fitted a steering damper. Loved the bike until some git nicked it. Then for some unknown reason, i bought an Orange Jota which i ...

Being a 15 stone fat git, am out of their weight range. You seem to have a wealth of knowledge of the bikes David

I may try to lower the rear to 38psi to see it soften up a bit. When the bike was delivered it was set up at 36/38 and it would drop into corners like it was running flat tyres. Perhaps if i lost some weight it might help

On my previous RT, i replaced the battery. The batteries only cost a few pounds. Have a look at tinderboxarts on YT. It's a easy job

So you are running 36 psi front and 42 psi rear. At 36psi. I found the bike dropped into corners at 36psi hence why i went 38psi front.

Hi, chaps. I will start i have pilot road 4 on my 2007 RT. I set the pressures as stated in the manual and the front felt like i was running on a flat tyre. I've been trying different pressures front and back and now ive settled for 38 front and 40 rear. These pressures seem to transferred the handl...

Cheers David

Spot on David. I do have Cruise control. Makes sense as it looks like a throttle cable going into the box. No mention of this box in the Haynes manual.
The 2 wires with the blocked off plug, could i fit a USB socket to this?

Found this in the right-hand side of the fairing. Seems to have a throttle cable and a load of wires going into a box. What is this?.
The other thing is a blanked-off plug with a brown and a brown/red stripe wire. This is located towards the rear of the passenger seat. What is this?.

Class 1 and 2 motorcycles Class 1 and 2 motorcycles must not be failed for the defect ‘Light source and lamp not compatible’. Headlamps must comply with all other requirements of the test and headlamp aim. The motorcycle inspection manual will be updated shortly, and the ability to select the defect...

LED and HID headlamps bulbs are now illegal to retrofit and will cause a failure on the MOT. The only way to get over the law is to have the correct reflectors but these are only fitted by the manufacturers. A lot easier with the normal 7" round headlamps as you can buy the complete unit cheapl...

As long as my Kidneys and chest are warm i don't mind how cold it is

It's a Keis V501RP Pro. It's not a full jacket but a body warmer. I find as long as my torso is warm I've no need for heated sleeves. I've also just bought a pair of Keis G701 gloves but they draw more at 1.6amp.

Thank you, David i can see it's rated at 10 amps for a 2007 model.