Dirty bike…

Having Problems with your BMW R1200RT/R1250RT? or have some Maintenance and Service questions?
Post Reply
Panman40
Posts: 325
Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:46 pm
Has liked: 257 times
Been liked: 33 times
Great Britain

Dirty bike…

Post by Panman40 »

Ok so we had a quick ride yesterday on the 1250, nice and clean when we left and pretty filthy on return :shock: , went through a couple of clean water patches running of the hills but what a state!,
Is there any other bolt on plastic protection bits to help keep things clean ? 🤔
User avatar
Doctor T
Posts: 1624
Joined: Tue Dec 21, 2021 10:21 pm
Location: west sussex
Bike Model and Year: 2007 R1200RT SE
Has liked: 878 times
Been liked: 230 times
Great Britain

Re: Dirty bike…

Post by Doctor T »

Lots of bin liners and gaffer tape.
Trust me I am a retired Doctor and lecturer at Oxford University of Structural and Mechanical/Electrical engineering.
Panman40
Posts: 325
Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:46 pm
Has liked: 257 times
Been liked: 33 times
Great Britain

Re: Dirty bike…

Post by Panman40 »

Doctor T wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 5:27 pm Lots of bin liners and gaffer tape.
Good idea…🤔🙄
Glenn
Posts: 251
Joined: Sat Jan 15, 2022 7:49 pm
Location: Shropshire
Bike Model and Year: R1250RT LE 2018
Has liked: 18 times
Been liked: 83 times
Great Britain

Re: Dirty bike…

Post by Glenn »

ACF-50 sprayed on.
RTs4me
Posts: 104
Joined: Sun Mar 08, 2015 10:42 am
Has liked: 5 times
Been liked: 7 times
Great Britain

Re: Dirty bike…

Post by RTs4me »

I've fitted the 'Authority bike' weather protection panels to mine.

Not cheap, but they work well and keep rider and passengers lower limbs clean! They seem to divert the dirty water down and behind the bike.

Search for images of Police RTs and compare the lower fairing and pillion footrest hanger areas to the 'civilian' bike. I think it's a huge omission by BMW to not fit these panels as standard, to what is supposed to be a long-distance touring bike. Do they think that it's only the Police who ride in bad weather!
User avatar
Steve398
Posts: 694
Joined: Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:41 pm
Location: West Sussex, UK
Bike Model and Year: R1200RTLC, 2018
Has liked: 261 times
Been liked: 217 times
Isle of Wight

Re: Dirty bike…

Post by Steve398 »

C02B9D54-6FE2-4E3E-91AA-DF6AC2B9DD4C.jpeg
C02B9D54-6FE2-4E3E-91AA-DF6AC2B9DD4C.jpeg (331.9 KiB) Viewed 858 times
28A24D26-49A5-49B6-B2B4-AA6DBA42AD15.jpeg
28A24D26-49A5-49B6-B2B4-AA6DBA42AD15.jpeg (400.39 KiB) Viewed 858 times
RTs4me wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 7:29 pm I've fitted the 'Authority bike' weather protection panels to mine.

Not cheap, but they work well and keep rider and passengers lower limbs clean! They seem to divert the dirty water down and behind the bike.

Search for images of Police RTs and compare the lower fairing and pillion footrest hanger areas to the 'civilian' bike. I think it's a huge omission by BMW to not fit these panels as standard, to what is supposed to be a long-distance touring bike. Do they think that it's only the Police who ride in bad weather!
+1, they work a treat 👍
Panman40
Posts: 325
Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:46 pm
Has liked: 257 times
Been liked: 33 times
Great Britain

Re: Dirty bike…

Post by Panman40 »

Where are these Authority infills sold 🤔, could be handy.
RTs4me
Posts: 104
Joined: Sun Mar 08, 2015 10:42 am
Has liked: 5 times
Been liked: 7 times
Great Britain

Re: Dirty bike…

Post by RTs4me »

They are BMW parts. Quite a collection of panels and fixings. I bought mine for my first R1200RT LC (2016), then transferred them to my 2018 R1200RT LC and now they're fitted to my 2020 R1250RT (pre-TFT) bike. I'm not sure about the TFT-version R1250RT. Your dealer should be able to help with sourcing the correct parts for your particular year/model.

Here's a link to the 'RealOEM' parts fiche, to give you an idea of what's needed:

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=46_1708

Hope this helps. If I remember correctly, the total cost was about £120. It's not a 'kit' of parts, they're all separate items.
Panman40
Posts: 325
Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:46 pm
Has liked: 257 times
Been liked: 33 times
Great Britain

Re: Dirty bike…

Post by Panman40 »

RTs4me wrote: Tue May 02, 2023 11:02 pm They are BMW parts. Quite a collection of panels and fixings. I bought mine for my first R1200RT LC (2016), then transferred them to my 2018 R1200RT LC and now they're fitted to my 2020 R1250RT (pre-TFT) bike. I'm not sure about the TFT-version R1250RT. Your dealer should be able to help with sourcing the correct parts for your particular year/model.

Here's a link to the 'RealOEM' parts fiche, to give you an idea of what's needed:

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=46_1708

Hope this helps. If I remember correctly, the total cost was about £120. It's not a 'kit' of parts, they're all separate items.
Cheers for that 🙏
vennie
Posts: 30
Joined: Thu Jan 05, 2023 4:22 pm
Bike Model and Year: R1200RT 2010
Has liked: 1 time
Been liked: 10 times
Great Britain

Re: Dirty bike…

Post by vennie »

To protect the underside of the bike I built myself a belly pan for my 2010 RT. I made it from 1mm stainless plate and using stainless tie wraps secured it the under carriage.
It works well in keeping crap off the underside and exhaust and also saved my drive way from oil stains when I had an oil leak.
Of course it does nothing for the rider to keep crud off feet and such. But it’s easier to clean myself up than under the bike.
Attachments
Belly pan for 2010 RT
Belly pan for 2010 RT
IMG_2491.jpeg (359.3 KiB) Viewed 738 times
IMG_2498.jpeg
IMG_2498.jpeg (340.35 KiB) Viewed 738 times
User avatar
Steve398
Posts: 694
Joined: Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:41 pm
Location: West Sussex, UK
Bike Model and Year: R1200RTLC, 2018
Has liked: 261 times
Been liked: 217 times
Isle of Wight

Re: Dirty bike…

Post by Steve398 »

The Authority foul weather kit was thoroughly tested on the latest tour with 4 days and over 1000 miles of solid rain through France and Italy, there’s no doubt that it kept the muck off our boots and lower legs.

If there’s any downside the kit had to be removed to give the bike a thorough clean afterwards, in my case that involved about 6 hours worth… isn’t OCD a wonderful thing? :lol:
Panman40
Posts: 325
Joined: Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:46 pm
Has liked: 257 times
Been liked: 33 times
Great Britain

Re: Dirty bike…

Post by Panman40 »

Steve398 wrote: Sun Jul 16, 2023 10:21 am The Authority foul weather kit was thoroughly tested on the latest tour with 4 days and over 1000 miles of solid rain through France and Italy, there’s no doubt that it kept the muck off our boots and lower legs.

If there’s any downside the kit had to be removed to give the bike a thorough clean afterwards, in my case that involved about 6 hours worth… isn’t OCD a wonderful thing? :lol:
I think I would of hired a bike :lol:
User avatar
Steve398
Posts: 694
Joined: Thu Jul 11, 2019 8:41 pm
Location: West Sussex, UK
Bike Model and Year: R1200RTLC, 2018
Has liked: 261 times
Been liked: 217 times
Isle of Wight

Re: Dirty bike…

Post by Steve398 »

Panman40 wrote: Sun Jul 16, 2023 10:57 am I think I would of hired a bike :lol:
:shock: I'd have to sell this one to afford it!
Post Reply