05-27-2023, 02:38 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-27-2023, 03:18 AM by sanemancured.)
(05-26-2023, 03:47 PM)Grumpy Goat Wrote: Peter, that is great to hear about your new shaft.
I wonder if that shaft is one of the newly released / way cheaper version from BMW - were you aware of that? See this thread here.
If the new-to-you shaft you picked up on eBay is the same part number as the one I bought then it is the redesigned BMW shaft and your testimonial is the first I have heard about the performance of the new shaft.
The part number is the same as the old one Wayne. It's the first thing I checked on the photographs. The breaker selling wasn't particularly BMW savvy methinks, due to the low initial price and it being advertised to fit a R1200R (the bike it was removed from) and no mention of the other bikes that are compatible.
The reason I got quite excited by the photos and made a 'sneaky' offer was that it appeared mint (except for some rubbing marks on the damper sleeve where it had been removed) and there was a white/grey grease on it. Methinks the only place that would normally come from is the Staburags grease used in assembly of the gaiters and if that's the case it must indeed be low mileage as stated as it doesn't stay so pristine for long in my experience. I got it for £180 with next day delivery (220 $).
It really has transformed the bike. Having ridden it for 7 1/2 years and over 40,000 miles it seems like a new bike.