maintaince update from BMW USA

[Doctor T]

[1gewehr]

Short version:
Applies only to R1200 and R1250 liquid cooled models. BMW will provide driveshaft inspections every 12,000 miles and replacement every 36,000 miles for the life of the bike.

[Capt Sisko]

As I understood it the shaft would be replaced at 36k on older bikes, but the spline grease was now part of the 12k service and like anything else in a service had to be paid for by the customer. This new letter seems to contradict that and says BMW will do it FOC. If so, are there any T&Cs attached to tha, e.g. does the normal 12k service have to be done at a BMW dealer atthe same time (speaking for folk like me who uses a local & independent garage to service my RT).

As far as I know this announcement hasn't made it to the UK yet.

[Pannier Down]

It's already reached the UK, I received my letter in November and had the shaft replaced this month as part of the annual service.

[burridge01]

I may be a bit confused but hadn't this been discussed at length before.My shaft was checked and DOTTED earlier this year when it went it for service.

[Mart UK]

Yes, well discussed. I had the letter in late summer, for my previous 1250GS.

Be interesting to see if they have to do something for the 1300s.

[Capt Sisko]

I may be a bit confused but hadn't this been discussed at length before.

Yes it has and I think we're all aware of the 36k miles replacement service drill by now. The new bit of information is that, well according to the letter shown in the video ( in the USA anyway), is that BMW are going to do the 12k spline grease service FOC. This time last year I had to pay for mine to be done.