BMW R1200R R1150R/T F800 K1200R R1100R/T R1250R RnineT Message Board

It is looking more likely that we'll see a water-cooled R in 2015 and I'm still very interested. However, a guy on FaceBook reckons that the water-cooled engine has been plagued with problems in the GS - clutches, water pump, gearbox and shaft drive problems. I tend to feel that a small number of us...

After having ridden a water-cooled GS and noticed that the engine is a lot more willing and the mirrors don't vibrate at speed, I think I want that motor in a R chassis. I was sceptical of the engine at first which is why I bought a new R in 2012 but if a water-cooled R comes out in 2015, I might be...

You have a brand new R1200R and this is what you're concerned about? That's pretty far fetched, you could just enjoy your new bike and quit worrying. How is an alarm going to prevent it from getting nicked with the bike parked on the street and how/why on earth would the insurance try to prove that...

PS I hope our insurance companies don't read this thread :D :shock: I guess that ought to be a concern. What will their position be I wonder? I declared the alarm when seeking insurance but they will assume that the alarm will be on all the time the bike isn't being used. Will they refuse to pay up...

Thanks guys. The Datatool alarm on my old Suzuki would hang on for as long as the battery could keep it running. It meant that the bike stayed alarmed for weeks at a time and all I needed to was to trickle charge the battery with an Optimate from time to time. To me, the alarm should be the very las...

Just picked up my new R1200R and am pleased with it except for the BMW alarm. After about an hour, the remote fob no longer works because the Canbus is in sleep mode. In other words, the remote fob turns into a useless appendage on the key ring. What point is a remote control if you can't remote con...

I wanted a top case to hold 2 helmets so I transferred the Givi Maxi E55 from my old bike to my new R1200R.

My last three bikes had ABS and now I wouldn't buy a bike without ABS.... However, I did many many miles in my early days on bikes without ABS, with tubes and spoked wheels, some with only drum brakes, skinny tyres, and protective clothing was little more than an ordinary waxed cotton jacket with no...

When I was riding Route 66 in 2010 I was amazed that I had to leave my credit card with the attendant before filling up with fuel. I was told that this was to prevent people driving off without paying especially as fuel prices were so high. To me, the price was so cheap compared to the UK. Perhaps w...

Good looking bike. BMW have made some very stylish boxers in the past that somehow seem to be lacking from their current production.

There are some great looking Harleys out there but if I had one I'd probably be spending more time cleaning it than actually riding it.

Me too, with the bike loaded just as yours was. No issues, felt the same at 130 as it did at 85. Really? I disagree and don't believe you. A loaded R1200R will struggle pretty hard go 130mph with panniers on and over 115 you start to get a head shake, hardly safe, let alone with a big huge windscre...

Thanks Martin. I've gone with the BMW insurance since it seemed like a reasonable deal. I could have got it even cheaper with an unknown name but I wanted something that I could depend on if I needed to. The best that CN could offer me was £365 which is a significant difference. I've now got the ins...

True. So a water-cooled R1250R will be a 2014 model.

When packing bags for touring, heed Susan Heller's advice: "Lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money."

Lost Rider wrote:If I can be the first..... congrats on the new bike David!
Where are you located?

Thanks. I'm in Cambridge, UK.

AncientMariner wrote:Welcome to the club.

Many thanks. There's a great community here and I'm looking forward to my first BMW.

David

Many thanks Harald. There's no rush for an answer since I won't have the bike for a few days yet. I think you've probably given me an answer in that I need a set of Torx bits if I want to do anything on this bike.

David

What type of screws secure the black plastic surround that funnels the air to the oil cooler? Are they standard cross heads, hex heads or something else? My bike is about 10 days away and I've just ordered a cooler guard but am not sure what tools I am going to need to fit it. I don't want the fitti...

I'm going to hold out till the new R1250R comes out. In one or two more years you will see a significantly more advanced roadster. I deliberately didn't as I wanted a well-sorted and highly-developed bike as the current bike is, and not the first of a new generation of bikes that might take a coupl...

France has recently gone a bit wild cause of the elections. The latest is that every driver/rider of a motorized vehicle must have an alcohol tester on board. This applies also to foreign visitors. These testers are cheaply available at fuel stations and pharmacies ... I find all this worrying. We ...