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

Let me add my 4 neck surgeries and one low back into the mix. I traded my R1150GS for the R1200R because I don't do dirt, and I like the R better anyway.

92 is on Day 5. Not to be missed. No dirt for this group, though. We are all old men, 52 to 71, on street bikes.

When is the best time of year to do this? Any advice in general for the trip? I might be doing it alone. What do you think of that?

I have ridden all of these roads, some of them several times. In fact, I did three up to Ouray and back to Silverton runs within 24 hours on one vacation. I arrived in Ouray from the South in the late afternoon, where my wife and cousin were arriving by car from the North. The next morning, while th...

Next June I'm setting up the following ride for next June. Any suggestions or comments are welcome. June 7 Day One: 120 miles Get organized at the airport and take a short 3 hour ride through Clear Creek Canyon and up the Peak-to-Peak Highway to Estes Park. Alpine Trail Ridge Inn, $120, 9 rooms book...

Although I did not take any pics up there, the ride over Grand Mesa (route 65 from Orchard City to Mesa) may have been the highlight of the loop. You go up and down to 11,000 feet, like going over a pass, but stay at altitude for miles in the cool air. It's beautiful, forested and Alpine lake scener...

How is traction control going to stop you from wheelies? If the wheel spins, your front wheel stays down.

OK, Doug, am I legal?

I'm OK with 86 HP, but if I'm supposed to have 100, and I can get it, I want it. The difference between my Bandit 1250 with 100 HP and the R12 is dramatic. I'd love to get that same rush on the R.

While it has not been dynoed before and after the pipe, I did not feel any difference after the change. I just did it because I thought that the stock can was too big. The new one is a little smaller, maybe a little louder, but with no discernable difference in pep.

The bike is stock except for a ZTechnik slip-on. It has only 9K miles on it. It has been dealer serviced with regular oil changes, only gets 93 octane name brand fuel and runs as smooth as silk.

This is what Motorcyclist got, too (100/77). If different dynos were the only factor, I'd assume dyno variation, but since my Suzuki was spot on with the Motorcyclist dyno run and the Dyno Solutions reading in CT, the R12R being very different does not add up. I have a friend bringing his R12R to be...

I just had my bike (2007) dynoed at Cliff's in CT. I tested out at 84 hp and 66 torque. This is way less than a string here in 2009, and Motorcylist magazine, each of which got about 100/77. Incidentally, I had another bike done the same day, and the results matched Motorcyclist perfectly. I always ...

The answer is Stefan Knopf at Knopf Tours in Heidelburg. He is setting me up just as if I was one of his tour or storage customers. Great guy.

http://www.knopftours.com/Web-Site/Road ... tance.html

While my bike was stored in Germany, I was able to get health, trip interruption, towing and emergency aid insurance through ADAC, the German equivalent of AAA. Now that the bike is stored in Italy, the Italian version of AAA will not sell me a policy as a non-resident. I'm not talking about the req...

I already have my alternative. It's a Suzuki Bandit 1250SA. When I was in the market for a R1200R, and did not find one in the range that I was willing to pay, I found the Bandit. Same weight, a little more power, ABS, a few grand cheaper. Shortly after I bought it, i got a call from Max's BMW that ...

My 29 yr old son and his lady are moving to CO this Summer. He is enrolled at Johnson and Wales in Hospitality Management. They need to find: 1. a place to live downtown, 2. a place to store their stuff while they look, 3. a place to stay while they look, 4. jobs: she is a chef and he a waiter/barte...

I'm a Lifer. thanks for your efforts.

Greg

I have just tried the V-Stream 18.5 inch, the V-Stream 21 inch and the V-Stream 21 inch with Laminar Lip. Totally wasted hundreds of dollars. I was just as happy with the little BMW Sport shield. And, the mounting of the V-Stream bracket was a real pain. Frustrated ? You bet.

My dealer has the parts on order. Warranty repair.