picked up new bike...

[Twit]

Just got in from picking up my new bike, cool!

Not something to get sports bike people excited, its a BMW R1200RT. Got more toys than my car-heated grips and seat, cruise control, automatic everything and a very cool electric screen that cuts all wind buffeting. All in all I'm dead pleased and when you consider its size it rides and handles so well.

Certainly a v cool thing to waft around on...

[podman]

Nice one mate...always exciting picking up shiny metal ,rubber and plastic objects..

Pics?

[RemaL]

very nice mate, got any pic's.

[Hooli]

o0o0o shiney toys, we like those

[Twit]

No pics as yet, but i'll pull the camera out at the weekend. Got to get 600 miles done by Monday morning as I've got the run in service booked...

[RemaL]

Twit said:

No pics as yet, but i'll pull the camera out at the weekend. Got to get 600 miles done by Monday morning as I've got the run in service booked...

you go boy, wish i had the time to do that in a few days. saying that done a good few hunred miles inthe few weekends over the summer

[shot2bits]

Twit said:

No pics as yet, but i'll pull the camera out at the weekend. Got to get 600 miles done by Monday morning as I've got the run in service booked...

Cool bike - weather should be mild this weekend (well it is in Nofolk!) so you should be able to rack up the miles. Not that it matters with your heated grips!

[black-k1]

I hope you and your new toy have many happy miles together.

Looking forward to the pictures.

[Mad Dave]

podman said:

always exciting picking up shiny metal ,rubber and plastic objects..

www.annsummers.com ?

[podman]

Mad Dave said:

podman said:

always exciting picking up shiny metal ,rubber and plastic objects..

www.annsummers.com ?

[Ace-T]

Saw a chap on one of these last week, does yours have shed loads of buttons on the lhs of the fairing? It look bloody comfy yet kinda too. Nice one mate, hope you enjoy

Ace-T

Not jealous of the heated seat at all, nope, no sirreee, not me... sigh...

[Twit]

All the buttons on the fairing are for the stereo! I didn't spec that as I can't see the point of a stereo on a bike. So I have no buttons on the left and a deep cubby on the right of the fairing where the cd player would have been...

The bike is v cool, 200 mile work run today just knocked out with grips and seat gently warming... Even filtering isn't the horror I thought it could be.

Top stuff though yesterday it was pristene and now its filthy... buggar!

[Biker's Nemesis]

Nice bike the R1200RT.

[rsv gone!]

Twit said:

The bike is v cool, 200 mile work run today just knocked out with grips and seat gently warming... Even filtering isn't the horror I thought it could be.

Does the weight feel low down?

[Twit]

Yeah, it holds its weight low and I can just about balance it on the pegs when its stationary. Having said that, for its size its actually deceptively light; its only about 20kgs heavier than a vfr when its full of fuel! And the tank is large, got 300 miles out the first tank.