SuperBike Magazine July 2020
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We even took a few laps at<br />
Red Star Raceway... not bad<br />
Easy buttons to navigate<br />
settings<br />
Both DTC and ABS Pro are lean-angle sensitive.<br />
Heated seats<br />
The front brake calipers<br />
on the RT are now manufactured<br />
by Hayes and are<br />
branded as BMW units.<br />
the lights up front now have daytime<br />
running lights, very much like the cars<br />
which I loved. The dash is a mix of old<br />
and new with the revs and speedo<br />
still analogue but the centre piece full<br />
colour TFT. I was split on this, suppose<br />
I like an old school dash but it’s fairly<br />
easy to use. One glitch is that I did not<br />
like them moving the heated handlebar<br />
switch to somewhere in the electronic<br />
menu on in the dash.<br />
I had a trip down to the Northwest<br />
province planned and decided to take<br />
the long route there to a little town<br />
called Hartbeesfontein through Magaliesberg.<br />
It was a cold wintry day and I<br />
almost decided against it but looking at<br />
the wind protection of the RT, I actually<br />
thought it the perfect test. Truthfully it<br />
was the heated seat that actually sold<br />
me on the plan and BMW’s always standard<br />
fitment heated handlebars.<br />
So dressing up properly for winter<br />
actually takes the sting out of it completely.<br />
I let the bike idle a little while I<br />
familiarised myself with the dash and<br />
push buttons and left hand scroll bar<br />
which normally drives the GPS (an optional<br />
extra). Riding out of JHB through<br />
the foggy smokey haze nearing the<br />
Cradle of Human Kind the air clears, the<br />
roads open up, my bum really getting<br />
toasty to the level where I switch it<br />
down 2 levels and I’m cocooned in what<br />
must be the most protected from the<br />
wind state you can be on a motorcycle.<br />
The electrically adjustable windscreen<br />
you can millimeter perfectly set to<br />
where you have it just 100% right for<br />
protection and lack of buffeting. From<br />
where I was in a lack lustre mood for<br />
the ride I was all of a sudden in a happy<br />
space and flying along at a pace. All of a<br />
sudden dynamic sport tourer marketing<br />
seems spot on.<br />
If you’re not familiar with the new<br />
1,254 cc Boxer Twin, please feel free<br />
to read any of our previous tests on<br />
bikes with the same engine where we<br />
gave a in-depth look at the new engine.<br />
What you need to know is that BMW is<br />
now claiming 136 Hp (100 kW) at 7,750<br />
rpm and 105 foot-pounds (143 Nm) of<br />
torque at 6,250 rpm. What does this
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