DavidR8
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- May 31, 2017
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- Location
- Vancouver Island, British Columbia
- Bike
- 2013 BMW R1200RT
- STOC #
- 8968
Picked up the rental RT this morning. It's a fully loaded 2015 with about 35k miles.
First thing I'll say is that it is brimming with tech. The GPS works great though it's a bit finicky because there's so many options. Could be entirely my inexperience with such devices.
Likewise there's a plethora of menu items to adjust. One thing I wasn't fussy about is adjusting the heated grips via the menu vs. a switch on the bars.
Riding-wise (all of about 30 miles) it has bags of power with just me aboard though I don't suppose another person will make much difference.
Handles quite well with a less tippy feeling on turn-in. It's running the new Bridgestone T30 tires which seem fine this far.
This water cooled bike is a completely different beast than the 2008 we test ride. That vibrated while idling and juddered pulling away. This is butter smooth all the way from idle to way past useful rpm.
I'll say more after more miles [emoji1]
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First thing I'll say is that it is brimming with tech. The GPS works great though it's a bit finicky because there's so many options. Could be entirely my inexperience with such devices.
Likewise there's a plethora of menu items to adjust. One thing I wasn't fussy about is adjusting the heated grips via the menu vs. a switch on the bars.
Riding-wise (all of about 30 miles) it has bags of power with just me aboard though I don't suppose another person will make much difference.
Handles quite well with a less tippy feeling on turn-in. It's running the new Bridgestone T30 tires which seem fine this far.
This water cooled bike is a completely different beast than the 2008 we test ride. That vibrated while idling and juddered pulling away. This is butter smooth all the way from idle to way past useful rpm.
I'll say more after more miles [emoji1]
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