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

After 5 years and 31K, I sold my`09 R12R baby yesterday to fellow Forum member Laura Blake. It wasn't a particularly hard decision. In the past two years, several medical issues have crept in. The worst was arthritis in my neck & knees, which tends to hamper your ability to comfortably ride. As ...

Kevin:

With my CooCase S48 Astra, its 14".

JohnM

There is previous discussion here on hugger rear fenders. DonE then was sceptical about the NN version & how it might make contact with the tire. DonE knows most things about R12R's, and I should have heeded his wisdom. I bought the NN anyway. One my way down to Bikeweek last year, the NN broke ...

Ferenc:

Excellent job!!

About 10 days ago, DonE lent me his new CeeBailey’s windshield so that I might provide another opinion of it. Today, I finally got around to trying it out. About me: I’m 6’1”, with a 32” inseam. My R1200R has a Russell aftermarket, so that raises me another 2” or so higher than the OEM seat. I use t...

Rob:

Are you going to be riding two-up? If not, then you could secure the gear laterally behind you.

However on my '03 r1150r the manual made recommendations based on whether riding 1 up, 2 up or 2 up loaded, anywhere from 32f-36r to 36f-42r

This applies to my `09 R12R as well.

Out of curiosity, do you have tires with tubes?

Its still a work in progress but Joe is relentlessly trying to get the best all around shield possible. He is down to dealing with slight (although not terrible) upper helmet buffeting and trying to limit the wind from below. He thinks that open area around the forward tank area creates acute wind ...

Is this the end result?

http://www.ceebaileys.com/bmw/bmwr1200rss.html

SF: You might want to discuss this with Twisted Throttle. For my `09, I actually needed the `07 mounting ring kit for my tank. (Had to provide them w/ the serial number of my bike.) But since you have an `11, maybe they accidentally sent you the older `06-`08 ring? My installation was incident free,...

The latest edition of Sandy Cohen's BMW Motorcycle Magazine has an article on a kit that boosts the output of an R1200R engine. The big-bore kit (to 1216cc) has been developed by Rosner & Rose in Germany. HP increased to 130; torque to 103. But "... for a price, Ugarte, for a price." A...

Ditto!

Plus, appreciate getting some upper torso wind-flow compared to what the K75RT offered.

I've used the Sena SMH10. Works very well, IMO.

Sounds like you had a great time at the track with your "RR." Maybe the RR would better fit a different type of track? Just wondering. I've been toying with the notion of running my RR at our local track. But first I need to find the right school for me ... don't want to be mixed w/ a bunc...

I use Etymotic ER-6i earplugs. It uses a 1/8" "standard-type" plug into an audio device which, in my case, is my Zumo 550.

Note that Etymotic has supposedly replaced the 6i's with the "MC5" model. (Dating myself, recalling the band "The Motor City Five.")

Add me to the list. Returned yesterday from the UnRally in North Carolina. 2100 miles of accumulated road grime on the swingarm of my `09 also helped ID a small coating of oil/grease around the circumference of the bearing area. But not nearly as bad as the photos here. Just the same, I'll call my d...

Great idea! I have a few I could contribute.

Mebbe this should be over in the "Great Rides" section of the forum? (rather than the R12R section?)

ka5ysy wrote:Actually, touching the front brake at slow speed with the bars turned is what got you: Rear brake only at parking lot speeds!

Just a complete brain-fart on my part.

It may have been my 2009. I arrived at the Fairgrounds around 1030am, and stayed until a little after 400pm. Worked the 12-4 Registration shift. Temps were tolerable under the bigtop, as long as the breeze was blowing. My adventure for the weekend occurred this morning, while leave the Mt. Olympus a...

Great photos! I plan on stopping at Hyner View when I do my Endless Mtns trip next week.