Welcome to the BMW R1200/1250/1300GS & GSA Forum
The Bike - R1200/1250/1300GS & GSA
The hardware, the firmware, the tires...
Adventures
Rides, stories, photos...
Other stuff
Everything else...
Marketplace
Vendor Member Section
Want to Grow Your Business? Learn more about becoming a Supporting or Premium Vendor
Off Topic Discussions
Latest Posts
-
Hello all, I have an R1200 GS, model 2005 and recently I have an issue with the instrument panel. While this work, I can hardly see the indicators (numbers, etc) as well as the light for night driving at night is not working. The same for the indicators (analog) for KM/H and RPM. They work but...0 replies 26 views
-
How come that the year model of my unit indicated on cert of registration was 2013. But my unit is not LC or liquid cooled. I've read on forums that year 2012 were the last year of air cooled units production. I'm from the Philippines2 replies 62 views
-
Hi, I wanted to check if anyone has been having any issues with their Metzeler Karoo Street tires. We have a whole bunch of users (on the R1200GS) , who have developed cracks (see images) within 3000-5000 kms of use. The year of manufacture has been 2018-19! Shockingly Metzeler seems to suggest...16 replies 8K views
-
Hi all, My name is Justin and I have been a BMW rider for 8 years. I started on a 2008 K1200LT which I bought in 2016 and sold in early March 2024. I had decided to upgrade my bike in November of 2023 and bought a K1600B. I got to ride it for about 1 hour before putting it away for the winter...2 replies 162 views
-
Ok, I took my 2017 GSA in for its 48k service. Shop called me today to tell me when they opened the right side and rotated to TDC they found notches on top of the cams from my rockers? Tech said he seen this once before. Apparently the rockers are too hard and they notch the cams? Apparently BMW...121 replies 21K views