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

So, I was wondering, how the BMW accessory panniers would fare in the event of a drop/crash?

Does anyone have any experience of such?

Thanks in advance!

Whoops, apologies for glazing over a couple of replies. I'm still on my travels and it's a little hard to read the forums on a phone's screen. Somewhat relieved to know my issue isn't isolated, but I'm sorry there are other 'sufferers' out there. Will try all your suggestions when I get back, includ...

Apologies for the late reply, I've been travelling! I've got about 3500 kilometers on the bike so, that's about 2000 miles? I really can't recall when it started, because it seems to be an intermittent problem. I've been trying to recall; is it possible that it is a symptom of a cold transmission? I...

The symptoms are: (which seem to be random and impossible to replicate at will) When shifting into 6th gear from 5th (using the clutch, rolled off the gas), one of two things MAY or HAVE happened (because about 70% of the time, the shift goes through just fine): 1. The gearbox seems to go into 'neut...

I spoke to a bike mechanic familiar with the R today and he concurred with the 'floating disc' explanation.

Anyways, he did observe, that if there was anything truly wrong with the brakes, it would be impossible NOT to notice!

Thanks, all.

Hello all, noticed this when I was riding the bike over to the wash area in my apartment: A sound that can only be described as 'creaking' when I apply the front brake- it appears to come from somewhere 'beneath the bars'. When at a standstill, additional/continual application does not cause the sou...