{"id":244406,"date":"2023-11-07T09:19:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T09:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/?p=244406"},"modified":"2023-11-07T09:19:22","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T09:19:22","slug":"bought-a-bmw-r1250rt-without-even-seeing-it-in-person-ownership-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automotobuzz.com\/news-features\/bought-a-bmw-r1250rt-without-even-seeing-it-in-person-ownership-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Bought a BMW R1250RT without even seeing it in person: Ownership review"},"content":{"rendered":"

The sports tourer is well-suited to fill the place between my two other motorcycles – a Harley Road Glide and BMW R1250 GS Adventure.<\/h2>\n

BHPian VellVector<\/strong> recently shared this with other enthusiasts.<\/p>\n

Seeing a thread title with R1250, the first reaction must be \u2013 great another guy with a BMW GS. Then the last two letters RT \u2013 what\u2019s that?<\/p>\n

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The BMW R1250RT<\/p>\n

Introduction<\/h2>\n

The role that the RT was bought for was to fill the gap between two bikes already housed in my garage, a full-dress heavy cruiser in the form of a Harley Road Glide and the poster child of adventure bikes the BMW R1250 GS Adventure.<\/p>\n

The new bike we were looking for would have to fill a place between the two \u2013 something with good suspension and decent ground clearance but also comfortable for longer highway rides.<\/p>\n

A sports tourer seemed to be well suited to this role. At just this time the news came out that BMW would launch the updated R1250RT in India soon. I loved the GS and the incredible boxer engine \u2013 this bike seemed to be the perfect fit.<\/p>\n

Following the news, began discussions with the various BMW dealers on when the bike would launch and be delivered \u2013 only one had placed an order for the bike and promised us the first delivery in the country if we booked with them. So never having seen the bike, we made a booking with the BMW dealer in Chandigarh.<\/p>\n

Important to note that this would not be the first R1250RT in India but the first of the facelifted model.<\/p>\n

The R1250 RT<\/h2>\n

BMW Motorrad began manufacturing the Reise-Tourer (travel tourer) or RT as the R100RT in 1976. The RT was built as a full dresser with a fairing derived from the R100RS and a large windshield.<\/p>\n

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The R100RT. Wikipedia Image.<\/p>\n

In 1996 the R1100RT was introduced as the successor to the R100RT \u2013 here the bike received the paralever and telelever suspension made famous by the GS. The RT was considered the flagship of the R1100 family.<\/p>\n

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The 1100 to 1200RT – 6 Generations. Wikipedia Image.<\/p>\n

As the GS became BMW\u2019s flagship motorcycle \u2013 the RT has followed with the same family with new models pairing each new family of the GS.<\/p>\n

In 2018, BMW launched the R1250RT \u2013 adopting the new 1250 Shift Cam engine and a range of new electronics. In 2021, BMW released a facelift of this bike which featured a new look, new infotainment suite and a range of new electronics.<\/p>\n

From the BMW release on the facelift<\/p>\n

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The highlights of the new BMW R 1250 RT:<\/h2>\n