Re: Gearbox noise

["William M. Moss" <bill.moss@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In my admittedly limited experience with later R11's (97-2001) I have found 
the gearbox to be noisier and more notchy (poor shifting) than either my 
1976 R90s or a K100RS I owned. The Getrag design seems to leave much to be 
desired. I found that using a thicker (85/140) synthetic or semi-synthetic 
helps both the noise and the shifting. I also change the oil once a year.

At 05:37 06/14/2006, you wrote:

>Hi,
>
>My '99 R1100RT always had a very audible gearbox, more so than my
>previous bike, an R80RT. I think it is largely due to the fairing - it
>seems like the gear whine bounces off the front and then up through
>the hole between tank and instrument panel.
>
>Lately, it has become much louder, and I wonder what this could be.
>I'm going to have a BMW guy listen to it, but just wondering if there
>are any standard issues with the gearbox. Hopefully they fixed the
>circlip issue I had with the R80 by now ;-).
>
>TIA,
>
>Cees
>
>
>
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William (Bill) Moss
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