magnetic drain plugs - does 2012 come with them ?

[thorongil]

Do the current generation R1200GS come with magnetic drain plugs? I see in some old posts that earlier ones had none or some, what is the current status?

Digging through on line part lists it seems to me that:
engine - ?
transmission - yes
final drive - no

But I would like to have confirmation of that so I know if I need to order magnetic plugs to be ready for first oil change.

[ahillesq]

My 2012 gsa didn't come with one on the motor but i changed all three drain pkugs to the "Dimple" drain plugs which have far superior magnets

[flatdarkgs]

+1 on the Dimple. I replaced the oil drain plug on my 2011 with a Dimple. They are expensive...but *very* strong. On my last oil change, which was full synthetic, and at 3000 miles, it *still* had silt on it... Amazing that it could still pull ferrous material that fine.

[soarhead]

I just did a service on my 2011 GS and yes, the factory plugs on the oil sump, gearbox and final drive seemed to be magnetic but very weak. When I inspected the plugs, there was evidence of a fine chaulk on each plug, so they were capturing something. I upgraded all three to the dimple. At the very least, perhaps consider a dimple for the final drive. My thinking on that is if any metal is floating around in the FD, it will be captured by the plug and hopefully prevent a sudden wheel lock.

[thorongil]

Thank you for the info.

I ordered dimple for the final drive and gearbox and a "gold plug" for the engine sump so I can see both brands' performance.