Shaft maintenance and a surprise

[Grumpy Goat]

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.

Thanks for clarifying. I would have come to the same conclusion about its condition as you did, after seeing the photos, given the appearance of the grease.

Did you find the rotation of the universal joints stiffer than yours? That is what I noticed first about this new shaft I have - much stiffer than the current shaft on the bike, but then 60k miles would loosen any joint up pretty well, especially compared to one with zero on it. Just wondering why you get such a difference in smoothness when riding. Maybe there was an interim redesign ...