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My 2014 R1200 RT

I picked up my bike on the evening of 09/25/14 from Mortons BMW in Fredericksburg VA.

Quartz Blue Metallic. It has the Touring Package with Dynamic ESA, GPS Prep, Heated Seats and Grips, Cruise Control. Dynamic Package with Hill Start Control, Headlight Pro, Ride Modes Pro, and the Tire Pressure Monitor. The top box and cylinder guards are extras I added. Almost 1100 miles on the bike so far. Thank you Greg North and Jeff Massey of Mortons BMW!!! Riding the bike is incredibly rewarding and fun.

Silver Wunderlich saddle bag guards are being shipped and should arrive this coming week.

Lauchlin Lee
Culpeper VA
 
2014 BMW R1200RT - Callisto Grey Matte Metallic

Picked up October 2, 2014 at BMW Motorcycles of Countryside. Thanks, Carey, Javier, and crew!
 

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Great Pics. Who has a really good water bottle holder ?

Proud owner of a 2014 R1200RT. First BMW...impressive machine to say the least. Most entertaining feature has to be the Shift Assist. Much fun to be had when entering a freeway ! But I digress. Can't find a decent cup holder that is accessible during riding. Gets pretty warm in SFL and I like to be able to hydrate while moving.

Any good suggestions ?


Jamie
 

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28L top case

Top case shown is BMW P/N 77 43 7 724 352. Back rest is separate (P/N 71 60 7 693 672). You can have the case keyed to match your bike.

Ride safe!



Nice looking bike LL....I am interested in what top box that is??? I like the size and the all black color.

TIA,

AirBender
 
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Nice looking bike LL....I am interested in what top box that is??? I like the size and the all black color.

TIA,

AirBender

Thanks. The top box from BMW. It is the smaller of the 2 options. My memory may be slightly off, but I believe the smaller one is 29 liters, and the larger size is 48 liters. I ride one up so I needed less room. It accommodates a helmet and a few extra small items conveniently. If you are going to travel on longer trips than 2-3 days or have two people traveling I would I would check out the larger top box.

Safe riding!

Lauchlin
 
Top case shown is BMW P/N 77 43 7 724 352. Back rest is separate (P/N 71 60 7 693 672). You can have the case keyed to match your bike.

Ride safe!

Thank you so much myclau for posting up the part #'s! You rock! :clap

Thanks. The top box from BMW. It is the smaller of the 2 options. My memory may be slightly off, but I believe the smaller one is 29 liters, and the larger size is 48 liters. I ride one up so I needed less room. It accommodates a helmet and a few extra small items conveniently. If you are going to travel on longer trips than 2-3 days or have two people traveling I would I would check out the larger top box.

Safe riding!

Lauchlin

Yes, I have seen the large case in person on a 2014RT. It's almost "too" BIG in my opinion. That being said, I do like how it will work with the autolock feature of my side cases and it has interior lighting and an opening mechanism that allows the top to remain up while loading. I'm just not sure I would use it very often. I think the one you have is more of what I'm looking for. Thanks for the reply. :thumb
 
49L top cases

There are several OE 49L top case options for the 2014 BMW R1200RT.

The first is the top case that fits 2005-2013 RTs. It is P/N 71 60 7 720 456 (current MSRP $923.00). Second option is the "new style" 49L top case for MY '14 RTs. P/N for this is 77 43 8 544 630 (current MSRP $1240.00). Yes it does seem to match the lines of the '14 RT better and it does have the gas struts to hold the cover open, but it DOES NOT have the electrical innards to integrate it to the central locking system if your '14 RT is so equipped. You'll have to spring for the third option, "new style" 49L top case with electrical innards, P/N 77 43 8 544 631 (current MSRP $1506.00). Don't forget that the lock cylinder on any of these cases is extra. Ouch! Note too that you must have the highest priced case if you intend to add the optional LED Brake Light P/N 77 51 8 520 044 ($237.95) to the touring case. The LED Brake Light will add additional visibility.

BTW, the "new style" 49L top cases are heavier than the older style for MY 2005-13 RTs.

Confused? I was until I understood why there were so many top case variants.

I did not want the Central Locking and therefore selected the older style 49L top case.

Ride safe!



Thank you so much myclau for posting up the part #'s! You rock! :clap



Yes, I have seen the large case in person on a 2014RT. It's almost "too" BIG in my opinion. That being said, I do like how it will work with the autolock feature of my side cases and it has interior lighting and an opening mechanism that allows the top to remain up while loading. I'm just not sure I would use it very often. I think the one you have is more of what I'm looking for. Thanks for the reply. :thumb
 
RTW at Thompson Motor Speedway

RTW makes a good track bike.
 

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My wife on her 2014 GSW
 

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Well, here is another action shot, in super slow mo. Looks like all the 2015's have been release from captivity.

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'14 R1200RTw Quartz Blue

Picked it up from European Motorcycles of Western Oregon in Eugene. Rode my F800GS up, Rode the 1200RT home. What a great crew there in Eugene. They were super helpful and made sure I didn't leave the shop with unanswered questions.

There is a lot to learn about this bike. Some long road trips are in order to figure out all the intricacies. Longest ride on the bike to date is the 140 miles back from Eugene.

UPDATE*** Rode the bike to San Francisco and back to Southern Oregon. First day down the 101 to Ft. Bragg was promising. Woke up in a heavy downpour and rode the next three days in torrential rains. Crossed over GG Bridge without even seeing it. Had to look at pictures of it on the web. On the way back I cut over from CA1 to I-5 and found the true meaning of "grapevine" along Hwy 20. All in all an interesting trip. This bike ROCKS in the rain!!
 

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2015 r1200rt
 

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2015 r1200rt

Stunning Dean....really! The crash bars match up and look nice too. Didn't you just take delivery of your RT? How did you manage to get your top case paint matched so quickly?
"You must teach me your ways Jedi Master" :lol
 
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