Drive shaft is now a consumable

[runnerhiker]

My 2020 R1250 RS has 16k miles, my dealer did an "annual" oil change about a month ago, one of the comments written on the work order when the job was completed was "to check the drive shaft" at the next service. So it's definitely on the work list for US bikes.

I also have a 2022 K1600 GT, the drive shaft on it looks identical to the RS drive shaft. This topic is never discussed on the K1600 forum, I guess it's not an issue on the 6 cylinder engine.