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

Hi pal and welcome from me in Brixham in good old GB, ride safely now, lol

Thanks to all who replied to my query about changing the oil, it seems the considered opinion of you all is that BMW's recommended oil is still the one to go for, so i shall keep to the Castrol 10/50 fully synthetic they used at the last service, Cheers and thanks for the good wishes, ride safely u ...

Hi, in my opinion it all hinges on the service history, rather buy a higher mileage bike with a comprehensive history than a lower mileage bike with none, i stupidly went for the latter and landed myself with a few big bills in a short space of time, best of luck, the R1200R is a superb bike though.

Hi, trying to pick all you long distance riders brains! I am going on a continental trip from good old GB to Greece in August and its going to be HOT! My R12R is currently running on Castrol 10/50 fully synthetic oil, but have been told by someone who knows these things that it would be more sensibl...

Hi John K, sorry saw your post too late, have gone and purchased a pair that were recommended in the forum, thanks anyway, regards, Arnie

Hi, thanks very much for the tips and the search addresses, will do as you say, many thanks.

Hi, As i am new to this game i hope someone out there can answer a question, I have a R1200R and some time ago i visited the Paignton Bike Night and saw one of these bikes with a set of bar risers fitted, they raised the bars about an inch and also pulled them back about the same distance, although ...