BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Hi mate. I did the dismantle myself with a little help from my father to hold the front part of the bike while if was actually splitting the rear away from the front. I would say if your good with the tools then give it a go. It’s certainly not as hard as I thought it would be. You will spend more t...

No. Felt is dry. All internals of the gearbox clutch and bellhousing are all dry. Took the gearbox to a specialist repairer and he said there is nothing wrong with the box. No bearing has gone. He thinks it’s either normal chatter or slight play on clutch plate and input shaft. I am replacing the cl...

UPDATE I split the bike today and took the gearbox out. The first motion shaft has no play on it and the splines are not worn on the shaft or gearbox. I can turn the shaft and no noise is heard from the box. The clutch has plenty life left on it and is not burnt. What I have noticed tho is the push ...

Hi. How did you get on sourcing a gearbox. I might be replacing mine. I see they are on motorworks for around £300 and even seen one on eBay for under £200 but not sure if I would be buying someone else’s troubles. At least motorworks gives you 6 months warranty.

Hi. The bike has 48k on it but it’s an ex police bike so don’t know if it’s been thrashed to bits before being demobbed. Did think it strange that it had a full police service in December 17 and only did 100miles before being auctioned in May? The guy in BMW said that doing the clutch is not as bad ...

Well I took the bike to BMW in Edinburgh and it’s confirmed that it’s the first motion shaft on gearbox that’s gone. The bearings have given up and needs overhauled so looks like I will be taking gearbox out after all and be shafted to get it repaired. Done 120 miles with it today and the gearbox is...

Thanks you all for your input. I was worried about using the bike with the noisy clutch incase something gaveway and did more damage. Would it be advisable to change the thrust bearing thingy and slave cylinder or just leave it all to develop. Thanks again. I just need to sort the fuel strip now as ...

Hi guys. Very new to this forum and very new to BMW motorcycles. I have had pans over the last 9 years. I bought an ex police 1200rt and it has a noisy clutch thrust bearing. When idling the clutch has a chattering sound and when I put very slight pressure on the clutch lever the chatter goes away a...