gearbox

Hi I'm part way through replacing the bearings in my 1150GS Adventure transmission. Everything is going fine except I'm not 100% confident on the gearshift mechanism. I can shift through all of the gears and all seems ok with the gears, but the shift lever seems "loose" and has no spring back...

Hi, Prospective LC GS owner looking for advice. Looked at a bike yesterday ('15 TE <7K miles). All seems right except I noticed there was quite a bit of sealant (looked like new, light grey colour sealant) at the engine/gearbox join. I touched it and easily came off onto my fingers. Made me...

Hi All, This is my first posting here, though I've been reading this site somewhat religiously since I purchased my 1987 R80. I thought I would ask the resident gearbox experts for their advice and opinions on what’s happened with mine. A little backstory first: The previous owner was selling...

Hi All, I have a 65 F800GS, just got it back from its 1 year service. I have a problem where going from 3rd gear into 2nd one of three things can happen: - The shifter is stiff and I have to let off before trying to press back down again - I shift the lever down but it stays in 3rd (i.e. a...

Hi, I have 2013 GS LC, 20.000 km on the clock. Own it for about a month, first bmw I have. So, yesterday I noticed that my gearbox produces a series of little "aftershocks" when 1st or 2nd is engaged while standing. To a lesser extent I can feel a vague bouncing when riding and downshifting to...