Greasing my chain, cleaning it thoroughly once a year (or if I'd been offroad - not this one but the tiger yes), cleaning the shite off my rims and tyres (especially spokes) 50 miles later and having to repeat the operation every 500 miles or so, not to mention the cost of buying and fitting a whole new transmission kit every so often doesn't add up for me.
New gaitor is about £50
Ive just checked mine. There’s a small hole in exactly the same place
I’m not dropping the FD to look inside, BMW can do that. 10k miles since March but it’s been so dry this year (and I rarely wash it) I’m hoping the inside will be OK.
PITA
Warlord , I'm sure BMW does not recommend to use HONDA lube...while Straburag is red I don't know what the white grease is they use in the factory in Berlin ?
And Arsey just for you but please don't tell no one;I don't only love BMW boxers but also the Austrian corporal with the funny mustache too...
As for the Kawasaki H2 I can already see that this is no motorcycle for me because I prefer tight twisties to boring straights...But I think if Mel Gibson should ever decide to make another Mad Max movie he should use the H2 as ugly and end-timesy it looks.Like only the Japanese can do "designs" like this...
But even Mel is riding boxers nowadays...
surely everyone knows that Honda Moly M60 paste is THE lube for BMW splines.
Yep and replaced by the Honda M-77 now, just to avoid confusion.
Hello everybody,
after 10 happy years with F800GS, I have decided to get the R1200LC. I have picked one at BMW dealer here in Munich which is 04/2017 with 7500 miles on the clock.
The bike looks good having all the bells and whistles I want. I was also happy with the price.
When I was doing some research in the 1200 section I have come across this thread which prompted me to check the bike again...and despite all the odds I found a hole exactly in the place I did not want it to be.
Upon checking with finger, I felt, there was liquid coming from under the gasket. I am not familiar with the construction of the shaft, but the liquid felt more like water than grease.
None one the other bikes in the dealership had this problem (all were 2018), which made me thinking whether this could be the reason why this one was at better price.
What I don't know is, whether I should stick to this very bike and ask the dealer to replace the gasket and confirm the condition of the shaft drive underneath, or I should rather walk away and look for another piece.
As you can imagine, if I spend considerable amount of money for newish bike, I don't want to buy anything with known underlying problem that needs fixing right away.
All comments and opinions are appreciated.
Hello everybody,
after 10 happy years with F800GS, I have decided to get the R1200LC. I have picked one at BMW dealer here in Munich which is 04/2017 with 7500 miles on the clock.
The bike looks good having all the bells and whistles I want. I was also happy with the price.
When I was doing some research in the 1200 section I have come across this thread which prompted me to check the bike again...and despite all the odds I found a hole exactly in the place I did not want it to be.
Upon checking with finger, I felt, there was liquid coming from under the gasket. I am not familiar with the construction of the shaft, but the liquid felt more like water than grease.
None one the other bikes in the dealership had this problem (all were 2018), which made me thinking whether this could be the reason why this one was at better price.
What I don't know is, whether I should stick to this very bike and ask the dealer to replace the gasket and confirm the condition of the shaft drive underneath, or I should rather walk away and look for another piece.
As you can imagine, if I spend considerable amount of money for newish bike, I don't want to buy anything with known underlying problem that needs fixing right away.
All comments and opinions are appreciated.
Thanks for the comments everybody.
Talked to the mechanic in the shop and together, we have removed the gaitor and looked under it with a flashlight - looked ok from what we could see. Nevertheless the deal I made that the bike handover is subject to replacement of the gaitor (in my presence) and replacement of any rusty/faulty parts under the warranty.
The bike still has a BMW warranty until 04/2019 and they are going to give me 2 years extra. As the shop is actually BMW factory shop, I expect that they will do a proper job and won't cut corners.