BMW R100RT REVIEW - Will this often maligned bike ever be retro cool?

In this video I discuss the BMW RT's unfortunate image problem, whether it can ever be cool, and is it the really the ultimate classic tourer? I also have a suggested of how to solve the RT's turbulence issues caused by the fairing

The bike in the video is an R100RT with 55,000 miles on the clock and it's still running incredibly well. Due to the popularity of the airhead engine in the custom scene these bikes are becoming increasingly rare as originals.

Video filmed and edited by Owen Howells
www.owenhowells.com / @owenmotofoto on instagram

Additional riding by Richard Stubbs
‪@rustynuts82‬

00:00 Introducing the RT
00:16 Image problem!
00:36 Positives of the RT
01:16 BMW R100RT engine sound
01:40 Fairing turbulence
02:00 Using a wind deflector to solve turbulence
02:13 Just some good old fashioned bike video with sound!