The so called vibration is a character of the boxer engine. I have 3 boxer engined bikes & I love em!!! When u stop just give it a good ol’ rev & enjoy the Side to side “vibration”! All my mates comment on the vibration but then say how bloody smooth it is on the open road!👍🏼😎

I rode a 1200 RT last fall, it was my first time on an RT and it was a 2016. Coming from riding 1800 Gold Wings, the RT had some shaking at lower RPM's but I would not really call it vibration. At highway speeds it was very smooth and pleasant. This thing has great power and the handling is incredible for a full touring bike.

I love the sound of the bmwr1200rt powerful, confident in a humble way.

Always interesting to hear the opinions of someone who is unfamiliar with BMW. It's not like anything else, and no doubt there is both good and bad in that. Seemed your greatest concern was the vibration from the engine. While the boxer twin does exhibit some vibration, based on your description you may have been experiencing more vibes than normal. They are typically very smooth at 4K rpm. From your comments regarding the tires, I assume the bike was brand new. If so, it may have needed to have the throttle bodies synchronized, which is something they should do at the initial service after break-in. Also, getting the valve clearances adjusted properly (evenly) seems to make a small difference in smoothness as well. BMWs are notorious for not running really smooth until they get around 10K to 15K miles on them, but once everything settles in, the vibration that remains is quite unobtrusive. Glad you enjoyed the bike overall.

Just bought an RT after my BMW R1200RS was stolen and i use to commute into London (UK) 110miles per day. Love it, but only draw back is filtering through traffic with the panniers on..there wider than the mirrors. BUT , take them off and good to go . Lots of lower end torque and lots of buttons to play with.

Smooooth af

Nice review.

I now have something else to think about for next year.

For all you PC people out there (like, Paul CF below) I believe he said his overall rating was..."Smooth as Fuck"...emphasis on the "Fuck", err...I mean "smooth", lol.

Ive never heard anyone describe these bikes as heavy. My friends 1200 weighs 550 pounds. My 1000 concours was 720 and my Goldwing is 920 pounds. Have they solved the driveshaft issues on the new bikes? I heard the newer ones had problems with electrical and some parts and electrics are now being made in China. I would like to try one. Might be a good every day bike.

at the bmw store the mechanics can get the vibration a lot lower

Wind and vibration ? Kick back and enjoy the ride after all its a motorcycle.

I think you'll find that as the engine loosens up with more mileage the vibration will diminish

Hello. I am very interested in this bike. I havent tested it yet. But these vibrations?? Is the vibrations so annoying? Regards from Sweden 👋👋

Ok Chooch, If you were in the used market, R1200RT OR 1215 Trophy SE????

A little aggressive on other road users when it takes yourself 4 mins to pull out of drive. Thanks for the review tho.

Sounds wimpy

He doesnt like hard,😏

Too profane

I was interested but your bad use of English Language was in bad taste. You might want to learn how to keep it professional.

Swearing is usually an indication of a lack of vocabulary, or laziness such that the speaker won't take time to find the word that best describes a feeling.

Can’t stand the swearing. Ignorant.

The triple that you ride is just a toy compared to the RT. You did a lousy test ride just putzing around on surface streets. The RT is a high speed blast on the freeway which you didn't do, it's like you took a Ferrari and went to the grocery store, like I said a lousy test ride video.

You lost me when you started swearing. Totally crass, fail.

I've just wasted 10 mins of my life ... shoulda turned off when i heard he rode a triumph.