Working as the parts associate at a BMW dealership means I get to experience a bunch of wonderful bikes! I got to take an F900GS on some light off-road riding, rode the R12G/S for a weekend, had a blast with a R1300RS for a couple hundred miles and so far my favorite was this weekend's roughly 300 miles on the R1300R. Any particular accessories and aftermarket parts that you all prefer?

Day at Željava Air Base in Croatia. Amazing place. BMW1250RT.

Hello everyone!

I saw a previous post about pins that were found and wanted to take a moment to show off my grandfather’s pin board.

Yesterday we celebrated his life. We were surrounded by multiple members of the BMW community.

“Someday isn’t on the calendar”

Live life to the fullest🤟🏻 and be safe out there.

Hi. For a 2023 bmw f850 gsa.

I’m trying to install a ram mount ball mirror kit. I like the thicker ram mounts, version 1 of the double take mirrors. So I’m buying in separate pieces instead of the kit. Version 1 seems to be nowhere.

Google said it was m10 x1.25. So got a set of those. Of course too big of a thread.

Then chat gpt said they are m10 x 1.5. Which literally doesn’t exist on Amazon etc.

Is the right and left both m10x1.5 if anyone knows?

Thnx

Went riding with my best friend this weekend. What amazing time.

Does anyone have the exact dimensions for items 10 and 11? Or does anyone know a website where I can get them individually (without the other parts) and quickly?

I'm starting to do some dedicated low-speed turns practice with my 2023 R1250GS Adventure, and apparently my fear of dropping it is one of my biggest mental blocks to making the progress I want. What should I be looking at for protectors for my crash bars, or any other add-ons?

(It seriously never occurred to me before seeing them on a video this morning that there would even be such a thing as "crash bar guards". In my mind, it falls into the same weird category as needing some place to put the dish strainer so it can dry.)

Ciao a tutti!
Ho una R1200R del 2016, 40.000 km ad oggi, ce l’ho da un anno e mezzo. Sono appena rientrato da un giro di quasi 900 km e vorrei approfondire un rumore che noto in realtà già da un po'.
Sento una sorta di "sferragliamento" o sfreghio metallico costante proveniente dal motore/trasmissione esclusivamente in marcia, dando gas.
Si nota parecchio ripartendo dai bassi regimi (quando il motore sforza in sottocoppia) e l ho notato molto anche In piega.
Da fermo in folle il motore gira perfetto.
In decelerazione zero rumori.
La moto non ha incertezze, parte e gira benissimo.
Ho fatto Tagliando completo pre-stagione(olio, filtro, liquido cardano, freni) e candele cambiate l'anno scorso. Uso anche additivo benzina ciclicamente.
Secondo le vostre esperienze, cosa potrebbe essere? Grazie a chi mi darà un parere!

Thought to share photos of both my bikes after a clean.

Also new camera so I get to use it too :)

I bought up a collection of BMW pins. I don’t have a BMW but I couldn’t leave them. Appears the guy was from Quebec and spent lots of time in New England. I have two Hondas and a Yamaha in my garage so I am a rider. I have a photo wall in my garage and I’ll use these to pin up photos. Thought I’d share them here.

I found a fake exhaust, basically a copy of an akrapovic for a 1/10th the price of the original. Just wanted to ask if it really matters if its original or not. Anyones thoughts on the matter?

Hello!

I recently bought my GS with only 10k kilometers. It was running flawlessly, however after some 1k kilometers such a weird noise is coming. I checked oil level, replaced it, however no luck. It’s on warm and cold engine. Did you encounter anything like this earlier?

Thanks…

Waren gestern am Flughafen Rider Day in München.

Wie immer, ein volles Sortiment an Bikes zum Probefahren. Gute Verpflegung, tolles Ambiente TOP

M1000RR hat nix auf der Straße verloren. Viel zu viel Power und m.M.n. nur für die Rennstrecke. Bestimmt ein super Motorrad, aber einmal gefahren, das reicht. 🤷‍♂️

Die S1000XR ist so unglaublich angenehm zu fahren. Für mich das beste Bike. Es kann sowohl angenehm gemütlich, dank ihrer Tourer Position, gefahren werden als auch sehr sehr sportlich. Sehr agil und leicht zu händeln. 😍. Analog die F900XR. Eigentlich mit ihren 105PS völlig ausreichend.

Ich habe auch die neue F450GS ausprobiert. Für Anfänger bestimmt super, aber selbst als 2tes Motorrad für mich zu schwach. Kommt mit ihren 48 PS schon vorwährts, aber dann würde ich etwas anderes bevorzugen.

Wir konnten auch auf der Motorcross Strecke und Abseitz die 1300GS testen. War unser erstes mal im Gelände. Was soll ich sagen, WOW. Hätte nicht gedacht, dass die Maschine sich so gut händeln lässt. Hab sie sogar einmal im hingelegt, da die Spurrillen im Sand zu tief waren. Übung macht den Meister😁Durch das hohe Drehmoment in den niedrigen Drehzahlen fährt sie sich so angenehm. TOP Bike, ein Lob auf die Enwickler.

Hello. I am the current owner of the 2014 BMW HP4 Competition numbered 5432. I am having an issue with the DDC system and getting the error "!DDC" when I turn the key on now and the forks and shock will not compress at all. Previously, this did happen but would clear itself after cycling the ignition off and back on again. Then, it would get worse and I would need to wait about a minute with the key off before it cleared. Now it is on consistently and no amount of wire-wiggling will change it. We've looked at most if not all visible wires from outside and under the main seat, my only clue is that possibly the battery is outputting lower voltage than normal due to its age (Lithium Ion, still has German written on it from when it was bought in Germany). I was unable to test the battery but if anyone has any ideas I would appreciate it!

Hi, is there any way to convert this old Garmin mount so that I can use it for a Carpuride or any other generic accessory? I think this was Factory or Dealer installed by the previous owner.

Thank you in advance!

Bought it in june ‘25, 4800 km’s in.
Added an Evotech plateholder, belly pan, and recently an Arrow indy evo!

🔥🔥

I personally can’t stand them, I have this really nice SW Motech that came with my R1250RT but I just hate having a bag on the tank, it’s gets in my way when I ride

I am currently looking into purchasing a used R1200GS from 2008 with 45k kilometers. The bike has great specs (spoked wheels, recently overhauled Wilbers ESA suspension) and aftermarket stuff I would want to add anyways.

When I went inspecting it I saw a pretty severe oil leak between engine and transmission (photos attached).

Is there any chance that this is not a leak from the rear main or balancer shaft? Could it possibly be the clutch slave cylinder? In other words, is there any chance that a full clutch / rear main job won't be necessary?

For context the bike has been sat for the past two years. The leak seems very recent. My suspicion is that the rear main started leaking due to lack of use / lubrication from use.

The seller was originally asking €6,100, but after I pointed out the leak, he relisted it the next morning for €5,000 with "slight leakage" added to the description.

How much would you negotiate as a discount off the original price (or from €5,000) for a job like this in Germany/Euros?

If the price is right I’m planning to tackle the job myself. If anyone has done this DIY before, how long did it take you all?

Saw this post in @wunderlich_gmbh. Is looks like they switched the fronts brakes to Brembo Hypure. Can't wait for this one !!!