SuperBike Magazine July 2020
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Article by Clinton Pienaar • Pics by BMW SA Press, Beam Productions<br />
RIDE<br />
If Aladdin was a biker, this would be his bike of choice! BMW have now<br />
put in their new shift cam boxer motor in this well known tourer with very<br />
pleasing results.<br />
BMW R 1250 RT<br />
BMW actually present this<br />
bike as their light weight,<br />
dynamic sport tourer. At<br />
279kg ride ready with a<br />
full tank of gas I’d hardly<br />
call it light weight. But<br />
considering that they also produce<br />
the 1600 GT and GTL I can see where<br />
they are coming from. Something<br />
which is very apparent and this is for<br />
all RT models but especially this one,<br />
once the bike starts moving, the front<br />
para-lever system magically makes<br />
weight disappear. The total permitted<br />
weight for riders and payload is<br />
505kg, that’s a heavy weight for a<br />
bike, no matter what angle you are<br />
coming from but it hides it very well.<br />
The demo we were given was the<br />
Mars Red option but there are 5 options<br />
available, Blue Planet Metallic,<br />
Sparking storm which is brownish<br />
gold, Carbon Black Metallic and Alpine<br />
White. The pannier case lids are<br />
all colour coded and are a standard<br />
fitment with this bike. They are also<br />
remotely locked from your key and<br />
handle bar.<br />
Staying on the looks of the bike,<br />
it’s basically the same as before but
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