Dry clutch on a beemer?

[lilfred]

Hi a friend of mine just bought a BMW R1200C "James Bond bike"

Since he´s works in medicine and i´m a motorcycle mechanic... i´ll guess i´ll be doing some wrenching on this german two wheeler.

I have no experience with beemers whatsoever but it would be nice to know how the clutch operates, so i know what oil to use for the the tranny.

Soon it´s spring and i´ll guess i´ll be ordering oils and parts for three bikes my harley my friends beemer and another friends Triumph.... probably i can run all bikes on 15/50 or 20/50 engine oil but it´s the beemers gear oil that bugs me

[NHMongo]

I find good tech for BMW here

[Fourcats]

The clutch is dry...and is operated via a shaft thru the input shaft for the tranny.

[lilfred]

Thanks guys

[Screwtop]

Originally Posted by lilfred

Hi a friend of mine just bought a BMW R1200C "James Bond bike"

Since he´s works in medicine and i´m a motorcycle mechanic... i´ll guess i´ll be doing some wrenching on this german two wheeler.

I have no experience with beemers whatsoever but it would be nice to know how the clutch operates, so i know what oil to use for the the tranny.

Soon it´s spring and i´ll guess i´ll be ordering oils and parts for three bikes my harley my friends beemer and another friends Triumph.... probably i can run all bikes on 15/50 or 20/50 engine oil but it´s the beemers gear oil that bugs me

Hi lilfred,

I have an 02 R1150GS and I run synthetic Amsoil in the trans (front and rear). I think the weight is 80W-90. I usually replace the trans oil (front and rear) every 6K. I run Castrol GTX 20-50 for engine oil and have had very good results (change every 3K).


Regards,

ST