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

Bruce, I purchased an R1200R in April after 21 years of owning a K75s. Fortunetly I was able to keep my K75. While I love the K75 and will not sell it, the R does just about everything better. Keept the K if you can, if not trade up you won't regret it, Brian

Crossed the Nullabor Plain on Saturday (middle of nowhere in Australia) and thought I would see how fast my r1200r would go - showed 225ks on speedo with still a little to go before I chickened out - front wheel started to feel a little vague - had panniers on so without them I guess it would have s...

Of course you take a big hit with any new vehicle in the first year. However BMWs hold long term value. My 21yo K75s is now worth 50% of its original purchase price, no bad! and my 35yo R75/5 is worth about 4 times its original purchase price. A very lucky friend has a R50s and this is worth about 6...

Has anyone fitted narrower bars?

Interesting to note that BMW Australia is now telling dealers to offer rear-drive oil changes at each 10k service with a mandatory one at the 20k service - also newer rear-drives have drain plug at the bottom to allow for easier draining. Nothing helps the diff like fresh oil. PS just picked up new ...