BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Not technically me, but Dunlop Mutants are coming onto the Blue Motor Whale today.

I had a pair of Dunlop RoadSmart IV GT's fitted today, just applied for the £40 cashback

https://www.dunlop.eu/en_gb/motorcycle/ ... otion.html

Same here She buys some more craft crap, then I spend the same on my crap. Seems to work out in the long run. On the quite I sometimes double her spend

I did a thing

That’s a good looking bike.

Went to Wembley and watched.my team smash Aston Villa.


Eagles

simbo wrote: ↑Sat Apr 26, 2025 7:12 pm I did a thing
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Very nice!, but I’d loose the Akra and the top case

Busy, busy day. It's only 3 pm and I'm knackered. 8:30 Dentist. Took over an hour to drive 9 miles there, traffic, A27 blocked, and then the train barrier was down for 20 minutes. 9:15 drove to Kia in Chichester to order a new car. That will take just under 3 months, as I have to wait for my current lease
to run out. I hate the Citreon so much that I wouldn't give one to my worst enemy. Won't be getting one again. 11:00 drove home, only to get stuck in traffic again. Temporary traffic lights are just to fill in a hole in the pavement. 11:45 at Boots to collect medication. One set of tablets was missing, so I sat for 25 minutes. Off to Asda for a few bits and bobs, 4 times to get my card to work. At home, only to find that we have no hot water. Now waiting for the boiler engineer to arrive.
I HATE MONDAYS

Nice day, got a bloke in to decorate the hall/landing/stairs so I’m surplus to requirements… nothing else is shouting for my attention (my wife is out shopping) so it’s a good time to give the bike a major clean.

I’ve come to the conclusion that the RT is a pig to clean, so many nooks, crannies and difficult-to-get-at-bits that you can’t really do without stripping the whole thing down.

Whatever, several hours later it’s done and I’m sure my hands will heal, eventually!

Doctor T wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 3:11 pm I HATE MONDAYS

So much you posted it twice

Doctor T wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 3:11 pm Busy, busy day. It's only 3 pm and I'm knackered. 8:30 Dentist. Took over an hour to drive 9 miles there, traffic, A27 blocked, and then the train barrier was down for 20 minutes. 9:15 drove to Kia in Chichester to order a new car. That will take just under 3 months, as I have to wait for my current lease
to run out. I hate the Citreon so much that I wouldn't give one to my worst enemy. Won't be getting one again. 11:00 drove home, only to get stuck in traffic again. Temporary traffic lights are just to fill in a hole in the pavement. 11:45 at Boots to collect medication. One set of tablets was missing, so I sat for 25 minutes. Off to Asda for a few bits and bobs, 4 times to get my card to work. At home, only to find that we have no hot water. Now waiting for the boiler engineer to arrive.
I HATE MONDAYS

Been there so many times with boiler issues over the years, luckily I can either fix the common problems myself now or my very good engineer will see me sorted. Good luck

Steve398 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 28, 2025 6:27 pm Nice day, got a bloke in to decorate the hall/landing/stairs so I’m surplus to requirements… nothing else is shouting for my attention (my wife is out shopping) so it’s a good time to give the bike a major clean.

I’ve come to the conclusion that the RT is a pig to clean, so many nooks, crannies and difficult-to-get-at-bits that you can’t really do without stripping the whole thing down.

Whatever, several hours later it’s done and I’m sure my hands will heal, eventually!

So finally you agree Steve , I swear the RT is the very worst bike to wash and clean that I’ve had in my entire biking life…. Almost to the point where I woukd never buy another but as things are panning out I’m a little less ocd and worried about some things.

Cleaning a bike is like devil worship. If you don't wash the bike, it won't rust.

Nice theory…

Yesterday my ford cmax came and we spent the day out in it giving it a good test.
Was very very happy at getting over 60MPG as well.
There was one down side that was sorted to my satisfaction by the dealer i brought it from.
In the ad for the car it said it had a "Power Tailgate" , but sadly it did not.
I rang the dealer to speak to the salesman but he was busy and i was told he will call me back.
I was asked in the mean time to send in a email with the screenshot of the ad for the car.
A short time later the salesman did call me back and said he had seen the email.
We had a chat and he asked me what they could do to put this right for me.
I did not want to return the car as it is spotless with just 2 small stone chips i could find on the front.
So i said to the salesman, If i could get the delivery cost back i would be happy.
He said leave it with me and he will go and talk to his boss.
About 15 mins later i get a call back from the salesman to tell me that i can have the £432 delivery refund.

Buying this car was done all online and by phone. And to be fair it went very well i think.
The salesman was very good and help me with anything i needed to know.
He called me and emailed me when he said he would and sent me all the info quickly and without a fuss.
The £432 refund has brought the little extras i was going to buy anyway, so it paid for them.
Just a set of 18" wheels left to buy. I have already brought the tyres for the 18" wheels so to stop me buying 19" wheels that i always fit to my cars.
I did let the wife drive the car and she also liked it. She has a Ford Focus and there nearly the same inside.