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Cool video of new R1250 engine

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 5:55 am
by timminator

Re: Cool video of new R1250 engine

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 4:15 pm
by timminator
Valve adjustment just got a wee bit more complicated.

Re: Cool video of new R1250 engine

Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 4:49 pm
by Levisp
Indeed.  :)

Re: Cool video of new R1250 engine

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:36 am
by guest4915
I wonder how many years of owner R&D it will take before it's safe to purchase ;)

Re: Cool video of new R1250 engine

Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:51 pm
by Sethmopp
O ye of little faith  ;D

Re: Cool video of new R1250 engine

Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 3:31 pm
by TJRL
Pickaxe wrote: I wonder how many years of owner R&D it will take before it's safe to purchase ;)
At least two ... and by then my July 2018 bike might be just be old enough to think about swapping out.
Talk about making a guy feel good about his new ride, increase the warranty by 50% less than a week after purchase and then within the month make the bike obsolete. ???

Re: Cool video of new R1250 engine

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:03 am
by guest4915
TJRL wrote: At least two ... and by then my July 2018 bike might be just be old enough to think about swapping out.
Talk about making a guy feel good about his new ride, increase the warranty by 50% less than a week after purchase and then within the month make the bike obsolete. ???

Yes, but you've got a bike at the pinnacle of its development ;D

Re: Cool video of new R1250 engine

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:28 am
by Beagle
This is not so much variable as dual shift having two cams per valve that are fixed on the camshaft.

Re: Cool video of new R1250 engine

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:36 pm
by ds99
new R1250RT walk-around video


[size=2px]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TgPcBmqyFC0[/size]

Re: Cool video of new R1250 engine

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 9:54 pm
by David.
2019 BMW R 1250 RT ► The Fascination of Touring Character

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8nOl1j8qEQ

Re: Cool video of new R1250 engine

Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 11:05 pm
by gogs01
The full brochure for the R1250RT is interesting. The options and accessories have changed.
It seems the option of a quick shifter is now an individual item rather than being part of a "pack", and there are optional spotlights which can be supplied fitted to the fairing.
If I were to be buying a new bike I think I would give up the quick shifter because, although I use it, I really don't feel it adds anything much.  I'm waiting to see all the options priced up and that will probably decide whether I would choose the additional lighting.  I like the idea, but probably not enough to pay BMW prices .....

Re: Cool video of new R1250 engine

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 7:41 am
by ds99
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[size=2px]£17,000+[/size]
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[size=2px]that is an insane amount of money for a bike[/size]

Re: Cool video of new R1250 engine

Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 11:44 am
by gogs01
ds99 wrote:
£17,000+
that is an insane amount of money for a bike

Yes it is.


But ..... if you can afford it and it's what you really want, you can comfort yourself with the fact that there are bikes which cost more and, in some cases, considerably more (and I paid that much for my current bike  :silence: [size=78%])[/size]