BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

[size=2px]Drive is headed out for rebuild.  Three week turn time estimated.[/size]

Agree!  I just bought one from my local hardware store.  Variable settings from 125 to 750 deg. F in 10 degree increments.

Finally able to get the bike into my workshop.  Disassembly is going well.  A couple observation and a couple of questions.  I am on a path to get the current drive rebuilt once I remove and send off.  The drive has 29,543 miles, and was last serviced at my local ...

Thanks (from the east coast) ;-)

Thank you!

Thank you.  I am looking forward to it.

Thanks.  Funny story, I understand that red was not available in 2007.  Fellow I bought the bike from had a 2005 RT in red, and the 2007 was blue.  He sold the '05 first, but swapped the blue for red panels 'cause he like red better as well.

Thanks again.  Will update next week.  Enjoy your weekend.

Thanks again for advice and link.  I won't be able to pull the caliper and FD until next week, but will let you know. I found the thread you referenced extremely interesting, particularly the comments that . . . "On RT final drives on the hex heads (05-09) the FD "big bearing"...

Boot is good and clean.  Ran my hand under the swing arm and drive, and did not find grease until almost completely under the rear hub. I thought about grease from the drive u-joint area but (based on videos I’ve seen on rear drive service) this seems to be more than what I’d expect from th...

David, thank you for the reply and your thoughts.  The fluid does not at all appear to be the gear oil as the viscosity seems too high for gear oil, even cold gear oil and this was hot.  I had no reports of contamination when the gear oil was changed 7K and 12K miles ago. ...

I believe the bearing in my final drive (2007 R1200RT) is failing.  While the wheel spins freely, after my last ride, I noticed grease coming from the final drive, and the final drive was quite warm.  I have grease on the rear wheel and brake rotor (actually the ABS warning was wha...

Thanks.  Having a tourer, cruiser and a (older) sport bike is nice.  They all ride very differently, but the RS is my favorite for the twisties here in GA.  My three bikes below.

Hello!  Thanks for allowing me to join.  I have a 2007 R1200RT (Plus a 1981 R100RS and 2003 Yamaha XVS1100).  I'm looking forward to listening, learning and posting (In that order).