'05 R1150R vs '07 R1200RT Dry Weight?

Bruce_Almighty · Post by **Bruce_Almighty** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:18 pm

Simple, dumb quesiton toninght: What is the dry weight of an '07 R1200RT? Powersports Network says 505 lbs Dry. This website also says 514lbs for an R1150R w/ABS. I've ridden an RT before and I'd love to know how BMW made a full blown touring rig 9 lbs lighter than my roadster. Just curious. Thanks and ride safe.

Post by **Biff's R** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:21 pm

Lotsa things on the 1200 bikes are lighter. The engine, the wiring system, the swingarm, etc.

I think that the new R is over 60 lbs, lighter than the 1150.

Bruce_Almighty · Post by **Bruce_Almighty** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:32 pm

I imagine the R1200R (437lbs) is lighter than the R1150R (514lbs w/ABS)

Guess I'd better go get my scale!

So you are saying that the fairing, etc. on the RT only weighs around 78lbs? Hmmmm...

NCSteve · Post by **NCSteve** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 9:46 pm

According to these folks, who are all-knowing,
http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/bmwmodels.htm,

The R1150R comes in at 480 lbs. dry, 524 wet, which is still very light in this displacement range.

But, the R1200R specs out at 435 lbs dry, 490 wet, or 34 lbs wet, 45 dry lighter.

The R1150RT shows as 561 dry, 614 wet, and the R1200RT, 503 dry, 570 wet.

Pretty significant, but all still very light overall in their class.

Bruce_Almighty · Post by **Bruce_Almighty** » Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:03 pm

Thanks NCSTeve! Kind of what I figured. Have a great weekend.

Post by **switz** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:03 am

From the spec sheets printout from BMW:

2005 R1150R 481 Pds dry 525 pds wet 992 Pds GVWR

2007 R1200RT 505 Pds dry 571 Pds wet 1091 Pds GVWR