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by britguy
Tue May 06, 2008 5:12 pm
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: Touring
Replies: 9
Views: 8635

Re: Touring

Yes, its a BMW top box. I think there is only one size.
by britguy
Fri May 02, 2008 5:57 pm
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: My EWS didn't fail, my rear-drive didn't fail
Replies: 18
Views: 3892

Re: My EWS didn't fail, my rear-drive didn't fail

The options are a bit confusing, which one am I meant to tick for 'no ews or final drive problems'?...9300 problem free miles on my 07.
by britguy
Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:22 pm
Forum: Great Rides
Topic: Devon in April
Replies: 4
Views: 2109

Re: Devon in April

Nice pictures....If you had continued to ride just a bit further west then you would have had even better pictures to show :mrgreen:

ex Cornish :D
by britguy
Mon Apr 28, 2008 9:58 am
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: Pavement-1.........................................ChiTown-0
Replies: 162
Views: 28347

Re: Pavement-1.........................................ChiTown-0

Sorry to hear about your accident ChiTown, not more I can add that others have not already said. Hope you make a full recovery and continue to post your adventures. On a side note, I bet I hold the record for the shortest ownership of a R1200R before it was totaled.... A year ago I rode it out of th...
by britguy
Wed Apr 23, 2008 8:16 pm
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: selling R1200R
Replies: 3
Views: 2089

Re: selling R1200R

I must have had a crazy moment......this is the best bike out there and I would be mad to let her go......No one contacted me or made an offer so I do not feel I have let anyone down...I am withdrawing this sale. :smt026
by britguy
Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:48 pm
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: The New Look For My R
Replies: 10
Views: 4270

Re: The New Look For My R

ChiTown wrote: Image
I think this is a great photo, shoe her with some knobblies and wire laced wheels and it could be a BMW version of a Scrambler,..just needs Steve McQueen :)
by britguy
Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:27 pm
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: The New Look For My R
Replies: 10
Views: 4270

Re: The New Look For My R

ChiTown...I notice you have a skid plate fitted...which one, and did you have to make any modifications?

Thanks.
by britguy
Tue Apr 22, 2008 4:22 pm
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: Lost My Muffler
Replies: 22
Views: 11462

Re: Lost My Muffler

Interesting. I know BMW 's run pretty quiet like sewing machines, but I would like to hear a bit more rumble from the exhaust....not sure if I want to completely remove the muffler though.
by britguy
Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:58 am
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: Not to hijack britguy's thread but.......
Replies: 7
Views: 2756

Re: Not to hijack britguy's thread but.......

motorradguy Sorry to see you selling your bike. Didn't you have a Sargent seat on it. I remember you got it on e-bay would you be selling it or another spare seat separately? Never had a Sargent seat on my 1200R, but I did have one on a 1150GS I owned a couple years ago......I have been using an Ai...
by britguy
Mon Apr 21, 2008 9:35 am
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: Not to hijack britguy's thread but.......
Replies: 7
Views: 2756

Re: Not to hijack britguy's thread but.......

Do not worry , you are not hi jacking my thread....hey, you may even be doing me a favor because if they buy yours and mine does not sell, I guess I will just have to keep her :D .
by britguy
Mon Apr 21, 2008 7:50 am
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: selling R1200R
Replies: 3
Views: 2089

selling R1200R

This has been a great bike, the best I have owned, but its rare for me to keep a bike too long before I want to move on and try something different. I will miss it....heck, I may even change my mind about selling it!! Year: 2007 Make: BMW Model: R1200R Location: Boerne, Texas, USA Price: SALE WITHDR...
by britguy
Wed Apr 16, 2008 10:54 am
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: R1200R Loan Bike
Replies: 8
Views: 2192

Re: R1200R Loan Bike

....... its ability to squeeze through the traffic queues for about six miles though the Sheffield 'rush hour'. How can you american guys not be allowed to do this? I'd have been dead from exposure and a 40 minute trip would have taken two hours if I had sat in the l o n g tailbacks? Once the traff...
by britguy
Tue Apr 15, 2008 9:14 pm
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: Anyone else with long legs?
Replies: 20
Views: 5611

Re: Anyone else with long legs?

I am not certain what seat height I have (how do I find out?), but I probably sit an inch or so higher because I use an AirHawk pad. I am 6 ft with 32 inch inside leg,and have a history of knee problems and injuries. The only problem I had with my knees was day two of a 2 day 1300 mile ride, but tha...
by britguy
Fri Apr 04, 2008 5:49 pm
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: Touring
Replies: 9
Views: 8635

Re: Touring

I like the fairing! Does it do anything for you other than look good and hold the windscreen? Peter I am 6 ft tall, 32 inch inside leg. Difficult to say what the actual fairing alone does as its not possible to use the windsecreen without it, although I can use the fairing without the windscreen :)...
by britguy
Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:40 pm
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: First problem at 1000Mi
Replies: 28
Views: 7518

Re: First problem at 1000Mi

I would at least expect a loan bike on a 08, 1000 mile bike until they fixed the problem.
by britguy
Thu Apr 03, 2008 4:43 pm
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: Touring
Replies: 9
Views: 8635

Touring

Just returned from a 3k mile one week tour, multiple 600 mile days in the saddle. Parabellum Scout fairing with 20 inch screen performed extremely well keeping the turbulance and bugs off me. Used a Airhawk seat pad and not once did I need to complain about butt ache. Bike was flawless, long day Int...
by britguy
Sat Mar 29, 2008 1:22 pm
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: Airhawk 2 Seating System !
Replies: 5
Views: 1963

Re: Airhawk 2 Seating System !

I have an Airhawk on my 1200R and am currently in the middle of a 3k mile 1 week trip......I have been averaging 500 miles a day and it has been very comfortable, no seat complaints at all. :smt023
by britguy
Sat Mar 22, 2008 8:15 am
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: Hannigan or Parabellum?
Replies: 6
Views: 2706

Re: Hannigan or Parabellum?

DrD wrote:MORE PICS, please. REALLY!! :!: :!:

if you are referring to the Parabellum, then send me a pm with your e mail address and I have a couple more full shots.
by britguy
Tue Mar 18, 2008 6:09 pm
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: Hannigan or Parabellum?
Replies: 6
Views: 2706

Re: Hannigan or Parabellum?

deilenberger wrote:
IMHO - the Hannigan is an answer to a question no one wanted to ask.. but to each his own..


:smt017
by britguy
Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:52 pm
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: Hannigan or Parabellum?
Replies: 6
Views: 2706

Re: Hannigan or Parabellum?

This is mine...a Parabellum Scout fairing. I am 6ft 180# and 32 inside leg. I have two screens,the one shown is a 20 inch screen , my line of vision is above the fairing and it deflects the wind well. With no side bags or top box its streamlined and I can get as much as 58mpg (computer), but with ba...