R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Mon Mar 20, 2023 2:31 pm (Last edited: Mon Mar 20, 2023 3:02 pm)
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I'm due to pick up my '23 RS late this week or early next, weather-dependent. In the meantime, I like to read/watch review articles/videos. One thing that's discussed occasionally is handlebar vibration. |
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Bar vibration on the R1250RS is not much of a problem.
Lee
2022 R1250RS White Sport Iowa, USA |
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Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #3 Standard bars. And if past experience with BMW bikes over the past decade is any guide, the better I break in a bike, and the more miles I put on it, the more the vibration diminishes. I'll see how it goes before putting on weights. I've had great success with bike break-in, mainly because I've got good hill/mountain/canyon riding about 5 minutes away, and BMW suggests that kind of riding to assist break in, as opposed to highway/city riding. Thanks, guys. |
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my 1200RS does not suffer from any significant bar vibration, especially when compared to the S1000XR which had an annoying tingle at motorway cruising speed in top gear.
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Never had issue with the vibration, apart from syching myself up with the 4,000 rpm 'thing' (like oval pistons/misbalance?) that seemed to be part of running in, first few thousand miles on both R1200RS. Once a few miles are done, either I am now immune/not feeling it or it no longer registers with me. Always run on shell V power 99 octane with good engine rersponse. |
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Zitat von Dave H im Beitrag #7 One of the UK magazines had an article on wrist position some time ago. In an ideal situation you need to be able to rest your palm on the bars, fully extend your fingers and achieve a straight line down your arm from your elbow to your finger tips. Any bend at the wrist is going to put tension on the various structures and increase the risk of discomfort. Of course, tight clothing or a wrist watch can have an impact as well. On bikes with R style bars you can rotate the bar to improve the angle. On the standard RS bars, you can change the angle with risers.
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I suspect that, coming from an S1000RR, the RS's riding position is going to feel "armchair comfortable". A RR requires that you manage your body/arm/wrist position properly, or you'll feel it quickly. I've taken the RR on 300-mile day rides deep into the high mountain twisties with no problem, though that's after a decade of riding RR's...I didn't have that capability early on. Muscle memory plays a key role in this, and if you can ride a lot, it develops rapidly. I'll have an adjustment period with the RS, but having ridden one, I know it's a step up in comfort from the RR. |
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Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #9 I don't think it is the engine that changes much, the rider adapts by avoiding the rev range that causes the annoyance by selecting a different gear.
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on the subject of vibrations, a lap of the Cotswolds that includes a steep, twisty hill, meant staying in 2nd gear for a lengthy time. The road is used by quarry trucks and cyclists so it is safer to stay in 2nd gear just in case you exit one of the blind corners and encounter a virtually stationary obstacle. Just closing the throttle or dipping the clutch will suffice to slow on the hill. If you get a good run at it with no traffic then you can be close to the rev limiter in 2nd and at this point, there is some noticeable vibration, not in the bars but in the right peg.
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #5 I concur. The cruise switch is the most used switch on my bike (and cars). I use it at all speeds, all the time. I’m sure it makes a big contribution to a relaxing ride. As also mentioned above, I occasionally get numb fingers which I put down to a glove seam lying the wrong way and/or I’m simply holding the grip the wrong way.
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #11 One of my favourite roads in the Cotswolds, was on it the other week, and the downhill twisty section was absolutely covered in gravel etc. Had to pick lines very carefully! |
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