2000 BMW K1200LT Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I was traveling with friends back home from a 200 mile trip. The bike started making noise in the rear and one of the riders with me said that my bike was not acting wright. We stopped looked at my rearend and oil was leaking. I got back on bike to make it home and the longer I rode the more noise it made. Took it to the dealer and was told that my rearend bearings had gone out.”

“The final drive on the motorcycle failed. It was sudden, started with a vibration coming from the rear end, and the tire then had a slight wobble . The fluid must have leaked onto the sensors on the rear brakes as the ABS light began to flash. I pulled the bike over and noticed fluid dripping from the final drive. I got the bike off of the freeway and had to trailer it home.”

“I had taken a trip to atlanta, ga 700 miles one way and the following week was riding to and from work. There was a noise that I could no identify. I took it to the dealer and they told me that I had a rear bearing problem. This was the second rear bearing to go out on me.”

“My final drive main bearing failed as I was traveling on the turnpike. Fortunately, I was aware of this potential and had installed a chip detector in the final drive unit. That alerted me of the failure before it became an immediate danger to me. Subsequent rebuild of the unit showed that the original bearing had been over-shimmied to .30mm when the factory specification calls for .05mm to .10mm. As far as I am aware, this was done at the factory. …”

“While driving I felt repetitive knocking noises coming from the rear of the motorcycle, which shook the frame and got worse and worse the more I drove, until I could drive no further.”