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

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Every considered trying a chin curtain to reduce wind noise?

Shoei provided one for my RF1000, for free... and it works great reducing wind noise! (My bike is completely naked... and I like it that way!)

Since I have sensitive ears I rearched this several years ago, and found what appeared to be objective data indicating the Shoei RF1000 was just about as quiet as much more expensive helmets. Of course, that was a few years ago, and the state of the art of quietness might be different today. If you ...

socalrob wrote:Looks cool. I hear the new price is $11,995 US for the new R1200S HP.

Rob... I wish!!!

Prolly more like $20K... to start...

On the road to Pinnacles National Monument in California...

Would suggest the standard ones... which are already a couple OZs heavier than the weights that come on the bike. I know, b/c I weighed 'em both. In my case, I wanted to similar feel as stock... which turned out to be the case... eventhough TM were a little bit heavier. Why would you want to go heav...

Hey Michael... Hope you are well. Had the same impressions of the R1200R. Will be interested to hear what you think of the R1200S... and compare notes. The 1098 will also be interesting... tough to get a ride on one of those! To me, its the most beautiful stock bike out there. But, despite its beaut...

Have my RF1000 for several years now... and have been very pleased with it... In fact, I got it for the same reason... one of the quietest helmets at a reasonable cost. I actually got mine new on eBay for a fantastic price. Do you wear... (not the right name) the chin wind deflector? This makes it e...

Have been through many sets of Z4s/Z6s, and now just through Pilot Roads...

IMHO, PRs are much better tires for the R1150R.

Invictus...

Twitch/twist under hard acceleration? Can you describe it in more detail?

I've accelerated hard thousands of times... and dont recall ever experiencing a twitch...

Are you riding a new R or used? How many miles?

IMHO... stick with the smaller size. I actually weighed the stock bar end and compared them with the weight on the Throttle Meisters. Quite honestly I dont remember the total exact weights, but the smaller one is about 2 oz heavier than the stock bar weights... and the bigger one as I recall, is abo...

I've gone through several sets of Z4s and Z6s and recently switched to Pilot Roads. IMHO... a much better tire for the R1150R. Better handling, and more compliant, perhaps a little less mileage... jury's still out on the last item.

Michael... just viewed the photos and listened in... Outstanding!

Beautiful photos, and loved the music you integrated to develop the full effect.

Definitely go it, IMHO. I have one and its great... would recommend the lighter weight, of the two weight options.

Clunks, what clunks!

When I rode the R1200R for a 30 minute demo spin, I experienced one of the smoothest tranmissions ever!

Hey Guys... What about sharing some pics?

I owned a new 2004 Sportster (rubber mounted)... for about three months... then got my RR... and not for second, regretted going to the RR.

Tell you what Ed. Next spring I'll come to San Fran and I'll try out your bike and you could come to Sthlm and try mine.

I'd love to visit the famous bay area and experience some of your roads and great thrash metal music at close range.

Hmmm, very interesting... never been to Sthlm...

Oxtar Matrix... full protection (including shin, ankle), very comfortable (even for wide feet with high instep), waterproof, they wear well, reasonable price, and they look great!

MIXR wrote:One of the issues with the old style was the spring getting weak with age and use, and the overall design not being able to compensate.

Sure Mick...

As you prolly also noticed, the new tensioner has a stronger spring than the old one (at least it was stronger than mine with about 14K on it).

Kiwi,

Congrats! Looks nice in black!

If you have the opportunity (perhaps when the R1200R is in for its first service), and the inclination, you might take an R1150R for a spin.

It would be great to hear your take on a direct comparison between the two bikes.