Review of the Great Touring motorcycle BMW R1150RT

See my Review og the Great BMW R1150RT with the historic boxer engine.

[@anthonydowling3356]

That was a good review .I am thinking of buying one here in Ireland .That model around 20 years old sells for around 2,500 Euros here.Cheap price if you get a good one .Usually BMW riders look after their bikes .

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

Hello my friend its a very good bike and comfy they last forever if you take care of it, welcome to the Channel my friend

[@RRRRefuelRideRace]

That is true about the BMW riders. :) I agree. This model is particularly good-looking. For 2.500 it is a wonderful touring machine. Drop by to check my content bro, you may like it.

[@D_Grouchy_Old_Man]

Hello. Thanks gor your review. I think you are a very lucky man. I hope you are still enjoying trouble free rides. I just bought a 2003 R 1150 RT. I have lots yo share with you. 1st I bought a 2000 K 1200 LT. I was not at the time aware that these older BMW's unlike all other motorcycle companies use a dry clutch instead of the traditional wet clutches which are much more reliable. Yes my clutch went out at only 58,000 miles and the bike has to be literally yorn in half to replace it. So I bought a motorcycle lift to assist in pergorming such a task. In the meantime, I bought a 1984 Honda Gold Wing GL 1200 Interstate to ride while Im fixing the LT. Then I found out that the Gold Wings engine runs soo smothly but is leaking oil out of the weep hole for the water pump. So I have decided tobreplace the yiming belts and water pump/seals. Then I decided to buy a 3rd bike to ride until I get those two in good riding condition. So I bought a 2003 BMW R1150 RT. I have been researching these bikes and found that they were designed with inferior drive trains. I found a video where one with only 16000 miles had stripped the splines on the shaft by the clutch. Older BMWs unfortunately designed the rear splines forelward and outside of the final drive which causes them to fail prematurely. All other companies have very reliable final dtive splines located inside the final drive where they are bathed in oil. For this reason it is highly recommended that you remove the final dtive and grease the final dtive splines with HONDA Molley 90 only! All other grease will fling away but the molley allows the grease to stay in place. Through the years I have ridden many diffferent bikes and I must say with the exception of a Harley 883, the boxer engine has much more vibration than all the rest of them. The R 1150 RT is also known for throttle surging at lower speeds. There is an electronic mod kit than allows you to be able yo adjust the fuel mixture to eliminate this problem but it involves a lot of tear down to install it. I also noticed my 1150 RT has a fork seal leak, but a KZbin video shows that the seal can be replaced by simply removing the handle bar and removing the fork tube from the top without having to take the front tiee off. The good part about this bike is whrn I got ouy on the toad with it, it seemed to be dtiving itself. Like no other bike I haf ridden in the past, while at higheay speed, it felt more like I was sotting in my living room playomg a video game in a vibrating massage chair. I somehow felt no sense of the speed as I thought perhaps I was doing 40mph but when I looked down I was doing 70mph. These bikes do NOT come equipped with a cruise control bit the previous owner supplied a palm assist clip. In conparison the LT does have electronic cruise control and also a reverse gear by selecting reverse position on the switxh and then holding the starter button which then becomes a throttle up butyon to slowly and safely back up. Older BMW owners beware. Keep those splines greasrd up with Honda Molley 90 and be gentle on those clutches!

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

@@D_Grouchy_Old_Man Hello my friend well untill now the BMW havent failed me

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

my god you have many motorcycles you are more lucky than me 🙂

[@Burroughspoint]

Great bike! That bike is definitely on my want list. A good review, confirmed some things that I've already heard from other sources. Subscribed. Always love to help fellow small creators.

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

Thanks so much my friend, and welcome to the channel yes it is a very good vbike i can only say find one and keep it kind regards 😊

[@RRRRefuelRideRace]

A very detailed review bro. Appreciate it. Thanks for explaining also hot to remove the battery. I rode the GS with basically the same engine. A proper work horse I would say. Got my like. Cheers bro.

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

Thanks my friend 👍

[@RRRRefuelRideRace]

@@Bornfree-ontwowheels You are welcome bro. :)

[@glennmorrissey2529]

Great review!

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

Thanks i am happy you like it, welcome to the channel my friend 🙂

[@lex1945]

I own my R1150RT for 3 years now, put a taller Givi screen on it, changed the OEM seats and had custom seats made, wich are much more comfortable, put bar risers on the bike, and a bigger GIVI MAXXIA top case, because the standard BMW topcase can't hold a lot. LED-lighting all around and stainless steel crashbars from Hornig to top things off (and a lot of smaller Hornig accessories which are too much to mention) I love touring with this bike, it is the most comfortable bike i've ever had, and this is a keeper for me. Keep them well maintained, by the book and they will last you a lifetime.

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

Hello my friend thanks for your comment and welcome to the channel, yes it is a very nice Bike and for me it is also a keeper it will never be sold it have everything i have ever wanted, i have be´n driving motorcycle for over 40 years and this one is the best of them all, well if you do touring tyhen when you are coming to Galicia we do a tour together, here is alot of cool beautiful places you would love to visit and take photos of, follow the channel and you will be able to see many of them my friend kind regards Henrik

[@kevinhawtin4677]

Hi I had 2x1150 Gs in the past great bikes looking forward to riding a 1150 RT soon

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

Hello my friend well its a very comfy and nice bike you will LOVE It, welcome to the Channel kind regards Henrik

[@GuiRt1150]

Great bike Trie to put left tensor chain ( upgrade one) and trie to use 20w50 engine oil I think its improve a lot and it Will be mutch quiet work bike 👍👍

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

Hello my friend welcome to the channel, well i am using 20/50 on the BMW the other thing with the chain i have not tryed yet but thanks for the advise and your nice comment stay in Contact kind regards Henrik

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

I will try this with tha chain, thanks 🙂

[@rolloverrob902]

Best ABS in the world.

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

Hello my friend, yes those ABS are fantastic good, drive safe✌

[@dannyvan5792]

26 lit tank is good for a liest 450 km

[@dannyvan5792]

there is somthing rong with the noise of the motor . exaust see oil comming out, oil contsumtion ?

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

Hello my friend, well tyhis motorcycle have only be´n driving 20000 km so i don´t what you can hear and it don´t use any oil so what should be wrong with i don´t know 🙂

[@dannyvan5792]

@@Bornfree-ontwowheels if you can , try to ride an other bmw r 1150 so you here the differens of inginne noises

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

@@dannyvan5792 we see what the mechanic say now it´s going to him on thursday then we know if you are saying the true or not Okay my friend 🙂

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

@@dannyvan5792 well Danny now the BMW have be´n checkes of a mechanic and it runs like a clock and don´t burn oil or anything else, but thanks for your worries, stay safe.

[@dannyvan5792]

20 000km for a motor that is 20 years old ??? 2 onwers ?

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

yes i found it with documentation it´s not easy to cheat with Km on a bike there is national in Spain there is papers with it from ITV, they haven´t used it the last owner was living in Barcelona, try to drive a big heavy bike in the traffic in barcelona my friend it´s not funny, you can find many bikes in spain wih few km if you look after it, i have be´n driving mortorccycle for more than 40 years and i have tryed many BMW in my life, but you are ,maybe better so now we see what my Mechanic say, OK.

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

here is mazny in spain with few km bought and never used because they are way too heavy, some spanish people are not so big you know so they buy them and after they cannot drive them ! be safe 🙂

[@Bornfree-ontwowheels]

it´s only a little noisy when it´s cold like all engines