Given that BMW’s R1200GS and R1250GS have topped the list of best-selling bikes in the UK for years on end there’s a pretty good chance you own one or know someone who does – so it’s worth knowing that if all boxer GS models made from 2013 to early 2022 are due a revision to their driveshafts to prevent potential damage.
It’s not a recall. That would suggest a safety issue and put the onus on BMW to directly contact owners and arrange for the work to be done. Instead, the work is classed as a ‘technical enhancement’. For most riders, that means it will simply be carried out the next service if the bike falls into the range of machines impacted – numbering an astounding 440,000 worldwide, according to German magazine Motorrad.
It’s not a recall. That would suggest a safety issue and put the onus on BMW to directly contact owners and arrange for the work to be done. Instead, the work is classed as a ‘technical enhancement’. For most riders, that means it will simply be carried out the next service if the bike falls into the range of machines impacted – numbering an astounding 440,000 worldwide, according to German magazine Motorrad.