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Zitat von Johnny Colorado im Beitrag #1

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Hello: Just purchased a used R 1200 RS. Although I have been reading the owners manual, I am hoping to find a link, video or well written user guide for dummies.

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Have fun. For many of us old guys, best all-around bike to date.

I used to sit on the bike and thumb through the manual on my phone. (I mean, how many here know how to turn on the parking lights?)

Smart enough to buy this engineering (and in the proper color - love the crash bars), you probably read 500 words per minute. Why listen to someone "uh" and "err" their way through a description of how to ride and maintian your bike at 60 words per minute, when you can blow through the manual several times in the time it takes them to show you how to remove a front wheel.... It's all about maximizing riding time.

I don't want to downplay visual learning and memory. And sometimes it's entertaining. (See Grumpy Goat's videos.) I'm just sayin'.

Almost definitely an Aeroflow touring screen.... If so, what do you think? So far, a lot of thumbs-up for their work.

(By the way - who removed the R&G circular sticker from the friction pads on the tank? If the previous owner still has them, you might want to store them for the next guy.)

Also - if he still has the clip-ons, you should ask for them. I'm taller than the average guy (6'3"), so my opinion comes with a grain of salt, but I find the original bars more comfortable tahn the slightly flexible, sometimes vibrating tuning forks he installed.... If you want the entertainment of multiple pages of reading on the forum - search or ask the question of how to set up handlebars for ultimate comfort and ergonomics. (There should be at least one response for every individual on the forum..., or more.)

And if you live among the deer in Colorado, you might look at some extra lighting up front when you get the chance. Doesn't take much to outrun the stock headlight. (Again, plenty of opinions, but aftermarket LEDs seem to be the easiest.)