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

Altitude, headwind and speed have an effect on mpg. I was empty on the road in Colorado with 170 miles on the trip meter. State Highway patrol bailed me out with 2 gallons of free gas!
George, Mount Joy, Pa

One more vote for Chuck and Kristin. Blessings on the beautiful couple!
From bmwnomad

Well I'm coming off a R1200RT, so I guess I'm spoiled by the luxury of a real cruise control :( I'm thinking (dreaming) of a coast to coast trip this summer, so I'm trying to gear it up for a comfortable :roll: ride. Maybe your bike is different than mine Harry, but my throttle snaps back when I rel...

Bruce, Glad you got your GS handguards on =D> . I'd seen a couple notes on how to install them. Seems a bit of a challenge. Did you have to design another bracket for the right side handguard? Another question, where did you buy the handguards, and did you get a good buy? I'm learning that this RR b...

Oh yeah, one more thing Bruce-
What size flat head screws do you use. The smallest I could find at Lowes was #6. I would like to try something smaller if I could find it.
George

Hi Bruce, Thanks for the tip. My NEP is tight even without the lever mounted. I will try the sanding trick, and maybe your mother's waxed paper trick too. Glad you had success with yours. I think we are at about the same speed on our RR projects. I was thinking about the handguards too. Seems you go...

I've got no answer to your problem Ancient mariner, just company for your misery :>(. (How do you work those emoticoms?) I too have the same problem. I got as far as separating the pieces of the MEP, test fitting, cutting, test fitting. But like you, there is not enouigh clearance between the twist ...

It's a tough choice, with all the good seats available, but today I ordered my first after market Sargent seat, because of all of the positive comments about it on this site. Went for the white welt, and carbonFX inserts. Heat too! I asked about the staples, if they now use stainless. I mentioning a...

Hi R1200R riders, Been lurking on this forum for a long time, gleaning useful information and quality(?) entertainment from the group for many months. Now I have some information I can contribute, just in case some of you folks don't know where to find the NEP Throttle Lock. I saw that info on the N...

I had Hepco-Becker bars installed on my R1200R at the time of purchase. I had recently totalled my R1200RT on the Blue Ridge parkway, grinding a hole on the valve covers (both sides!) in the process. No protection on the engine at the time. Since I am anal now about engine damage in a tipover, or a ...

5 ft 10.5 inches, 29 inch inseam. Standard suspension and seat. ZTechnik Vstream 21.5 inch windshield.
George R.2007 R1200R, '83 R100RT, '66 R50/2 project

To answer some inqueries on my mishap on the Blue Ridge Parkway, here are some of the details. I left the BMWMOA Rally in Johnson City, TN Sunday afternoon. Traveled on the BRP to Rocky Knob camp ground. Early in the morning, before light, it started raining heavy, with lightning and crashes of thun...

When I had my '07 R1200RT, I liked the sleek(?) looks, the electrically adjustable windshield, the cruise control, the heated seat and the smooth ride. What I didn't like was the rear view mirrors, the reflection of myself in the instrument panel, and the annoyance of always scuffing the right saddl...