R1200RT Valve Check Interval Results

[@pmdinaz]

Nicely done. I'm due to check my Bonneville. Great idea to create a very easy to read record for those of us that keep our bikes for a long time.

[@tinderboxarts]

I did a previous video on the Bonneville if you need it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oYDdaJ58mq13epI

[@simond5208]

Interesting and helpful as always. Thank you John.

[@garyyoung9956]

Hi, I have 2013 RT with 105000ks on it.I have changed two shims in all the time I have owned it. I check every 30000ks the amount is nothing to worry about the problem is only when the gap get significantly smaller. I have owned the bike from new I am a mechanical engineer and do all my own work on my bikes over the last 50 years. Most of them BMW'S

[@michaelskinner896]

Thanks for posting this as it's quite informative. Perhaps BM's measurement/check intervals are a little conservative, although better that, than not. I have 24' RT and the first valve check is at 12,000 miles along with other stuff of course.

[@tinderboxarts]

Yeah, the newest generation has a longer interval, which is more competitive with the rest of the market.

[@Radar100RS]

Is that an excel spreadsheet? My 13 RT gets similar use to yours and is due valve check at 6,000 from last.

[@tinderboxarts]

Actually, that was just a word table, but same idea. I had been hand writing the results, but this gives me a complete picture at a glance.