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#hot4beks
Well, I never thought the day would come, but it did. I'm posting my lovely 2013 R1200RT that I bought brand new almost 5 years ago (see thread) for my 30th birthday. It is well used as it was my primary commuter for my 600 mile a week trek back and forth from Oakley to Burlingame. It lives with me in Antioch now, though I'm happy to meet up to show it.
NO LONGER FOR SALE
So here are the upsides and downsides of this bike:
Downsides:
- It has almost 86,000 miles on it (not bad at all for a boxer. I've seen CHP still using ones with 150k+ on em)
- It has signs of use (in other words, this was a rider's bike, not a garage queen). Some small scuffs, wear marks etc. No real damage anywhere though. It has always lived inside a garage, but it's also been my daily transportation so it's spent its fair share of days out in the parking lot at my work.
- It has been dropped once, though never crashed. It was actually pushed off the side stand and tipped over onto the left side. Tiny bit of rash on the valve cover.
- It did have a run-in with a rodent who chewed up a couple wiring bits. It's all been professionally repaired by Concord BMW though.
- It might make you an asshole (beemers have been known to do that).
Upsides:
- It's only had one owner and almost all highway miles. I focus on smooth riding and although I go fast, I'm pretty gentle on my equipment. Just replaced my brake pads on it for the second time since buying it.
- It's been super-meticulously maintained. Seriously nerd level record keeping here. I have done all services myself and even have kept a record of the valve gaps from each service. I've always used the top of the line parts and synthetic liquids (it's had the BMW recommended Castrol Power1 its entire life as well as the BMW X0 gear oil).
- The clutch has just been replaced by the dealer. Yep, the big pitfall to buying a used boxer is always the clutch. Don't worry, I already spent the $2700 to have a new one so if you ride like I do, you're good to go for another 85,000 miles.
- Bonus replacement part: during the clutch install I had them give the bike a good inspection and they found micro-cracks in the throttle body pulleys. Since BMW couldn't be bothered to just replace the pulleys, the warranty covered completely replacing the throttle bodies, so those are brand new now (unfortunately the warranty is up next month).
- It has just had it's 12k service. It has new EBC brake pads front and rear. Fresh engine and FD oil (transmission oil isn't due for another 12k miles). New spark plugs, air filter, and a brand new set of Metzler Roadtec 01 tires. In other words, it is DTF.
- Accessories: It has a banged up, but working set of Clearwater Darla lights with yellow filters. Two ram ball mounts on the bars to mount whatever you feel like. No longer comes with the seat pictured. Comes with Stock RT heated seats. It has a Cal-Sci medium height windscreen. Stock options are the full set of saddlebags and large 49L top case, all color matched. Has the full stereo with Sirius radio and an aux jack and USB plug in the glove box. Has ABS, but not T/C (just the way I like it).
Here are some recent pics of it:
NO LONGER FOR SALE
So here are the upsides and downsides of this bike:
Downsides:
- It has almost 86,000 miles on it (not bad at all for a boxer. I've seen CHP still using ones with 150k+ on em)
- It has signs of use (in other words, this was a rider's bike, not a garage queen). Some small scuffs, wear marks etc. No real damage anywhere though. It has always lived inside a garage, but it's also been my daily transportation so it's spent its fair share of days out in the parking lot at my work.
- It has been dropped once, though never crashed. It was actually pushed off the side stand and tipped over onto the left side. Tiny bit of rash on the valve cover.
- It did have a run-in with a rodent who chewed up a couple wiring bits. It's all been professionally repaired by Concord BMW though.
- It might make you an asshole (beemers have been known to do that).
Upsides:
- It's only had one owner and almost all highway miles. I focus on smooth riding and although I go fast, I'm pretty gentle on my equipment. Just replaced my brake pads on it for the second time since buying it.
- It's been super-meticulously maintained. Seriously nerd level record keeping here. I have done all services myself and even have kept a record of the valve gaps from each service. I've always used the top of the line parts and synthetic liquids (it's had the BMW recommended Castrol Power1 its entire life as well as the BMW X0 gear oil).
- The clutch has just been replaced by the dealer. Yep, the big pitfall to buying a used boxer is always the clutch. Don't worry, I already spent the $2700 to have a new one so if you ride like I do, you're good to go for another 85,000 miles.
- Bonus replacement part: during the clutch install I had them give the bike a good inspection and they found micro-cracks in the throttle body pulleys. Since BMW couldn't be bothered to just replace the pulleys, the warranty covered completely replacing the throttle bodies, so those are brand new now (unfortunately the warranty is up next month).
- It has just had it's 12k service. It has new EBC brake pads front and rear. Fresh engine and FD oil (transmission oil isn't due for another 12k miles). New spark plugs, air filter, and a brand new set of Metzler Roadtec 01 tires. In other words, it is DTF.
- Accessories: It has a banged up, but working set of Clearwater Darla lights with yellow filters. Two ram ball mounts on the bars to mount whatever you feel like. No longer comes with the seat pictured. Comes with Stock RT heated seats. It has a Cal-Sci medium height windscreen. Stock options are the full set of saddlebags and large 49L top case, all color matched. Has the full stereo with Sirius radio and an aux jack and USB plug in the glove box. Has ABS, but not T/C (just the way I like it).
Here are some recent pics of it:
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OP is a solid guy !
