Welcome to our new and hopefully improved Website, all to do with our life on our bikes. You will have to bear with us as we switch over to Mac.

We try to get out on our bike as often when we can, we love travelling all over Europe, and even took our R1100RT to the USA West Coast in 2000.

Our most recent trip was to Greece and the island of Zante, to our Kerry’s, wedding. Awesome trip, just under 3,000 miles, great weather, good roads, and good fun.

We told you it was coming months ago. RT1200 with the twin cam motor, and all the disbelievers, are now proved wrong!!  £11,775, basic on the road price. Like the low seated version, 750mm, that is low.

Having had a good look around, we like:

Adjustable headlamp knob, why did they not carry it straight over from the R1150RT, to the first R1200RT ? ? ?

  The roundel in the centre yolk.

  The better view in the mirrors.

The extra low down torque of the motor

Not too sure their reason for the exhaust flap was to give the bike a better sound? Really? A better sound, so instead of a slight weight loss, we get another motor, that needs controlling, a servo, exhaust valve flap and cable assembly. Surely it is to do with the tuning of the motor?

As for the fluid reservoirs, please don’t ask, they look so cheap and nasty, because they are so cheap and nasty. Had to laugh about a dealer in the US, when they uncrated the bike and started it up, they quickly shut it down as they thought the reservoirs were loose, they were vibrating so much.......

I thought they may have offered HID units in the headlamps, as there has to be something that is causing all these headlamp bulbs to blow, is it the vibration? Nearly every other R1200RT, I see on the road has a lamp out.

Lets hope they have tried to address a few corrosion and paint issues too. I have noticed the paint on my 2nd timing cover bubbling up again, and have we had many more final drive failures? and fuel pump controllers ?