Test fleet: BMW R 1250 RT LE

If the RT is built for one thing, that’s touring. So as soon as it was possible after lockdown I grabbed the first chance to head out for a road trip to Scotland.

I had two good reasons for the choice of destination. Firstly, it would be a perfect chance to do a few days of big-mile touring. Secondly, the roads up in Scotland are designed by motorcycle riding gods (fact! Just trust me on this one). Plus, there was the secret third reason: it was over two years since I had seen Dave and the rest of the Smiths who run the Buccleuch Arms in Moffat,