Before and after RT-P

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Thought I would post these 'before and after' shots of my latest project.
It was a police bike with the panniers and crash bars etc and in need of some TLC.
The previous owner had it for one year after the police retired it and had re-finished the front wheel, front forks, footrest hangers and fuel filler surround but neglected day to day stuff and was only selling it because all his mates were riding GS's, whatever they are...
It's on 69k miles now so after a full service- all the oils and filters, tappets, throttle sync, brake fluid and the two recalls(Wheel flange and fuel flange thingy), new rear disc, brakes stripped down front and rear, new bushes in the top of the front forks it's running and riding a whole lot sweeter now. Just got to fit the rear grab rails when they arrive.

The police service record show it's had new suspension units front and rear, new silencer, and new rear caliper recently so somebody is going to get a decent bike.

The bodywork was in good condition but very tired so it went for a respray along with some ebay pannier lids and rear side panels( the originals have the holes in them for the cash bar subframe). Managed to source some panniers off ebay as well and put the re-sprayed lids on those and re-coded the locks to the bike's key.
Luckily it had a rear rack and top box- the racks are £200 from BMW so that was a saving. I sold the top box and RTP panniers to help finance the project.

Nailed it all back together and ... hey presto.

I have a BMW 49 lire top box lid in the same colour for sale if anybody needs one-- brand new and silver when I got it but scratched so it went in for spraying along with the rest of the bodywork. PM me if interested.
 

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Cheers JB.
Tempted to keep it and sell my other one. This one is 57 plate, 69k, non-servo brakes, other one is 05, servo brakes but only 17k and more extras(ESA, BC, heated seats). Not sure if the servo brakes are enough of a worry to get a 2-3 year newer bike but another 52k miles on top.? Waddya reckon?
 
A few on ebay £3-4000 depending on miles/ condition etc.
Difficult to get bits because it's a factory conversion meaning there aren't the bits on the second hand market. Motorworks list a conversion kit including rear footpegs and rack, pillion seat etc but they don't always have stock.
I was lucky with this one because it already had the rack and pillion seat. Good value if you want to use it in police spec though, with the heavy duty crash bars etc.
Didn't buy it to make money, good job really....
 
I think there is a chap on here who will do the R1200RT decals cheaper than BMW if you wish to fit them, I am sure Tunneruk would have his details. They would finish the bike off a treat!
Looks great and shows what can be done with ex Police bikes that can be had for peanuts, plus you get a calibrated speedometer.
 
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Karlread said:
I think there is a chap on here who will do the R1200RT decals cheaper than BMW if you wish to fit them, I am sure Tunneruk would have his details. They would finish the bike off a treat!
Looks great and shows what can be done with ex Police bikes that can be had for peanuts, plus you get a calibrated speedometer.
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Cheers Karl- JB said to try 2wheelhumvee for graphics.

I don't want to skimp on anything but I keep blowing the budget... for example it stayed on the trailer for 5 weeks because the majority of the jobs were easier with it up there and I don't have a hydraulic bike lift/bench, but then the first time I got it off the trailer to put the bodywork on I noticed the play in the handlebars and further investigation showed the bearing to be okay but the bushes were knackered on the fork tops..
I don't like to use pattern parts for critical bits like that so that's another £110 from BMW for two poxy little bushes. Bit the bullet and ordered 2 grab rails from bmw which add another £250 including the proper bolts and spacers etc.
 
I had this saga last year with an R1100RS which I purchased from a bloke in Norfolk (whom I kid you not was a dead ringer for Gary Glitter). Having paid £1500 for it I ended up exceeding my budget of £1000 to put it right by an extra £1000. Fortunately, I sourced loads of parts off e bayde and Motorworks for the rest. The labour of love turned into me vs the bike but on ripping something apart you learn a lot more about it, though Steve Scriminger refurbed the gear box for me.
 
Karlread said:
I had this saga last year with an R1100RS which I purchased from a bloke in Norfolk (whom I kid you not was a dead ringer for Gary Glitter). Having paid £1500 for it I ended up exceeding my budget of £1000 to put it right by an extra £1000. Fortunately, I sourced loads of parts off e bayde and Motorworks for the rest. The labour of love turned into me vs the bike but on ripping something apart you learn a lot more about it, though Steve Scriminger refurbed the gear box for me.
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Karl - you got Steve's details for transmission refurb ?,


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steadysteve said:
Thought I would post these 'before and after' shots of my latest project.
It was a police bike with the panniers and crash bars etc and in need of some TLC.
The previous owner had it for one year after the police retired it and had re-finished the front wheel, front forks, footrest hangers and fuel filler surround but neglected day to day stuff and was only selling it because all his mates were riding GS's, whatever they are...
It's on 69k miles now so after a full service- all the oils and filters, tappets, throttle sync, brake fluid and the two recalls(Wheel flange and fuel flange thingy), new rear disc, brakes stripped down front and rear, new bushes in the top of the front forks it's running and riding a whole lot sweeter now. Just got to fit the rear grab rails when they arrive.

The police service record show it's had new suspension units front and rear, new silencer, and new rear caliper recently so somebody is going to get a decent bike.

The bodywork was in good condition but very tired so it went for a respray along with some ebay pannier lids and rear side panels( the originals have the holes in them for the cash bar subframe). Managed to source some panniers off ebay as well and put the re-sprayed lids on those and re-coded the locks to the bike's key.
Luckily it had a rear rack and top box- the racks are £200 from BMW so that was a saving. I sold the top box and RTP panniers to help finance the project.

Nailed it all back together and ... hey presto.

I have a BMW 49 lire top box lid in the same colour for sale if anybody needs one-- brand new and silver when I got it but scratched so it went in for spraying along with the rest of the bodywork. PM me if interested.
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Steve, perhaps you could do a step by step with possibly part list, I am sure one of us will come along to doing a conversion one day


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looks a great finish , nice job done there

That trailer looks interesting , does it take two men to lift the bike on and off it ? Im only asking as I'm thinking about taking my bike (RT) down to the south coast on a trailer to avoid all the boring motorways runs to dover form the north .
 
DC said:
looks a great finish , nice job done there

That trailer looks interesting , does it take two men to lift the bike on and off it ? Im only asking as I'm thinking about taking my bike (RT) down to the south coast on a trailer to avoid all the boring motorways runs to dover form the north .
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Thanks.

The trailer is a compromise- I haven't got room for a bike trailer as well. it also doubles as a platform to work on the bike. It stayed there for 5 weeks because most of the jobs are easier with it up there. When I took it off the trailer that's when I noticed the knackered fork bushes..:blast

I use a 7' ramp to wheel the bike up. Easy enough but it does need two people really- the tricky bit is when I have to get onto the trailer which is difficult to do while holding the bike up. Another pair of hands is useful to hold it upright at that point and also push but as well.
 
Myke Rocks said:
You should have kept the original panniers.
The side opening ones are horrible to use.
Myke
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I know I know but the police panniers make it look like an authorities bike. It struck me that they were more user friendly top loading though..
 
Maverickfb said:
Steve, perhaps you could do a step by step with possibly part list, I am sure one of us will come along to doing a conversion one day


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The basic bike, underneath the bodywork is the same, with the same chassis and lugs etc as the standard civvy bike.

The list of bits is mainly for the back end:

Rear footrests,

pannier mounting bars that fasten out of sight( apart from the little black bits that the panniers hook onto) beneath the side panels

The side panels , unless you can put up with the big holes in the RTP ones,

Panniers,

Grab rails and rear rack for a topbox.

Headguards or civvy crashbars maybe.

The only things remaining that identify it as a police bike are the twin batteries(2nd one in the glove box), the 'calibrated' sticker on the speedo and an extra switchblock on the right handlebar- one for the traction control on/off and another to switch all the lights off, to save the batteries presumably. Oh and no heated seats.
 
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