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How different are (insert model year) R1200 (insert model)
So, aside from compression and gearing, how different is the maintenance requirements on a (let's say) '07 R1200S from a '07 R1200RT or R or GS?
Should I expect major maintenance differences between all the R1200 models throughout a production year? Are all the final drives the same amount of susceptible to failure, or is one model worse than another?
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08-06-2013, 02:22 PM
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I've listened to what R12S owners do versus the R12RT which I owned. Other than the fact that the R12S runs through tires much faster than the RT (due to riding style), I can't see a bit of difference in the maintenance requirements. The final drives have had improvements incorporated since they were first rolled out in'05 on the R12RT/ST/GS. My '08 RT final drive was changed out completely under warranty because the seal wore a ring on the shaft.
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Thanks. I'm thinking about trading in my Honda ST1300 on a '07 R1200R. I've really missed the boxer soul since I sold my '99 R1100S.
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any other advice before I pull the trigger in the '07 R1200R
any other advice before I pull the trigger in the '07 R1200R?
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Yes, I was in the dealership in Asheville a week ago and they had an awesome looking R12R on the showroom floor that they had taken in trade. Color was black. If it's an '08 or later you' get a better tranny and final drive.
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what's better on an 08 R12R trans. ? tjs
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On the RT it shifted into 1st without the klunk.
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I got basically the last run of the oil/cam head bikes a 2013, and the transmission is butter smooth and very quiet. Don't know what they did, but I love it.
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08-07-2013, 10:27 AM
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I've noticed a lot of R1200R with less than 10k. I guess that's not really to strange as my R1100s ('99) only had 11K when I bought it in 2010 and my ST1300 ('06) only had 8k in 2012.
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08-07-2013, 11:03 AM
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You're right on the mark, Lane. BMW has really been runnig a product improvement program all during the hexhead/camhead production run. Even though we bellyache about FD's failing BMW is improving the product. We are often impatient; but, in most cases we are ignorant about what is be done to placate our concerns.
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Buttercup
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