20 Most Recent 2006 BMW R 1200 RT Questions & Answers

Sounds like your selector arm is binding on the shaft. Has the oil been replaced recently? If not, it is most likely contaminated with water, thus causing the selector arm to bind.

Sold my R1100RT for that very problem, replaced the bearings and seals twice, didn't hold up for more than 20k miles. If you tow a trailer or ride two up with luggage I believe the rear drive bearings just won't take it for more than about 50k miles. But that is my experience and it could be that you just got a bike that had wheelies done on it if you bought it used! :)

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ou do not need to remove the discs but you do need to pull off the calipers.

you also have to loosen the pinch bolts atthe bottom of the fork tubes and remove the axle.


Make sure you have the bike supported so you can lift the front wheel.

Loosen/remove the above items and the wheel comes off

NOTE - make sure you put the spacer in the right location when re-installing.


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If you have the manual there is information in it showing the removal/install sequence with torque specs

It is under the engine near the oil filter. You need an 8mm hex key to remove it and you should replace the crush washer and torque it to 30Nm to prevent leaks. NOTE: there is also a drain plug for the transmission which is located on the trans. behind the engine. Don't confuse the two.

You will need a special oil filter wrench to remove and replace the oil filter.

Good Luck!

Try rechargeing the battery, it sounds like it might take a charge but not hold it. The click is probably the solenoid trying to kick the starter in but not having enough juice to manage it.

If you can get the battery to take a charge and the bike starts, but the problem repeats itself, replace the battery. If you can't get the battery to take a charge at all, replace it or have it tested at your local service station.

Good luck.

moved you out of cars, to BMW Motorcycles. if I leave light (heads/) for 30minutes, (engine running or not)>?????? if engine not running, that is NORMAL if engine is running that is AbNORMAL and Alt/Gen is dead or fuse blown.. no you have 2 problems?, GEN dead and injection issues. the cold start fails for these reasons of vast. 1: bad fuel, filters clogged. 2:injectors partially clogged from #1 3: spark weak , plugs bad. 4: or starting it with a DEAD Gen that caused battery to be weak. but weak batteries do not crank or crank slow. so.... or does barely and now spark is weak with 11v battery weak? TBO, fix bad gen first so it says running and not flat line the poor battery. I guess you have battery charger and using it to hide the bad GEN sure. in all cases for sure this , check all fuse for sure all related to GEN.

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RT Brake Failure Light ' BMW Luxury Touring Community

https://www.bmwlt.com > ... > RT Series (Post 2013) May 19, 2013 - the brake failure warning is flashing. Pull in the clutch and firmly press the start button until the engine starts. Did the light go off?