1150GS gearbox

[Littledumptruck]

Does anyone know (or know where I can find out) if an 04 1150R gearbox will fit ok in an 2000 1150GS? Really need to get mine going again, and seen the R box for sale locally. Could be a cheaper fix than getting mine repaired.
( I have done a search, but not found anything)

 

[Pekkavee]

Housing parts will fit at least.
http://www.maxbmwmotorcycles.com/fiche/PartsSearch.aspx?&searchtype=partnumber&parts=23%2011%202%20332%20967

Pekka

 

[Colban]

The "R" gearbox will fit straight on no problem.
It will however have the lower 6th gear;the same gear as the GSA.
I know this because i have removed an R box from a GS to replace it with a GS one.
Just to check though....does the R box have the letters JAQ stamped on it (near the flywheel inspection hole)?.

 

[Littledumptruck]

.does the R box have the letters JAQ stamped on it (near the flywheel inspection hole)?.

Yes, it looks like it does.

 

[MikeO]

LDT,

As Colban says, the three letter code on the front RHS of the gearbox will tell you about it.

Here is a link to a page that gives more detail (scroll down towards the bottom). The information has been gathered by Anton from a variety of sources - but he knows his stuff (he built me a custom gearbox). From his description, the R1150R (my highlighting below) should have the tall 6th, not the Adv short one...

GAE - early silver R1150GS
GAF - black R1200C (eBay)
GBE - 02 silver R1150RT fluidj

GAL - 02 silver Roadster tall 6th Phil Kavanaugh
GAL - 02, early silver R1150R tall 6th BB, Mihalka
GAN - 02 Adventure

JAE - 03 R1200CL silver on eBay
JAH - black
JAK - 03 black sport GS Neil
JAL - EVO silver Adv.
JAM - 03 black Adventure, RT-P
JAR - Rockster, black (supposedly Sport)
JAS - 04 silver R1150R tall 6th
GAB on eBay, not from an S?

GAE => up to 2003, silver, normal 1st, Serie (= long 6th)
GAF => up to 2003, black R1200C
GAG => up to 2003, black, std
GAJ => up to 2003, silver, normal 1st, short 6th
GAK => up to 2003, black, normal 1st, short 6th
GAN => up to 2003, silver, short 1st and short 6th (only GSA)
GAP => up to 2003, black, short 1st and short 6th (only GSA)

JAE => EVO silver R1200CL
JAH => EVO black standard
JAJ => EVO silver Sport
JAK => EVO black Sport
JAL => EVO silver Enduro
JAM =>EVO black Enduro
JAR => EVO Rockster Sport
JAS => EVO silver standard

 

[Colban]

http://www.powerboxer.de/getriebe-kupplung/26-getriebecodes-der-r-11x0-baureihen
The JAQ is listed here as having the normal 1st and the short (kurz) 6th gears fitted in a from (ab) 2003 box.
Unless of couse the box has been modified.
Alternatively,someones list is all to cock?.

 

[Littledumptruck]

Thanks guys, amazing amount of usefull info. From what I can see I may end up with a different 6th gear, but it could also be the later and supposedly better Evo box. So hopefully I'll get it tomorrow and give it a go. Just need the time to fit it. Cheers

 

[Littledumptruck]

Picked the box up tonight, paid £150 for it, didn't think that was too bad not too sure what's normal!! Input shaft has some wear, but should give a few miles and I can get mine repaired at leisure and stick it back in later on. So all I need now is time to do it doesn't help I'm away over the next two half term weekends.
It's actually an JAO, not sure what that means, think the German list says something about like a JAQ!! But my Germans dire

 

[Ian J Hartley]

JAO is accident embossing for the JAQ. I think that means that when they did the embossing on the casing they missed out the tail of the Q so they went out as O.

The box is JAQ normal first and short 6th for the R1150R.

 

[DrAlf]

I've got a Rockster gearbox fitted to my 1150 which has the shorter top gear. I found that motorway cruising speeds were a little limited so changed the final drive to an R1100S unit which has higher gearing. Greatly reduced RPM at sensible cruising speeds.

Good luck with the swap