Gearbox Guru wanted in England or Germany
Recently bought a R1200GS Adventure and am pretty happy so far with the exception of the gearbox ... which is clearly a road gearbox rather than a 'go anywhere' gearbox ... as you can determine from looking at the gear box ratios of the R1200GS, R1200GSA, R1200R, R1200RT, R1200S, and R1200ST .... all identical set of 6 ratios. Why spend money developing a purpose built gearbox when you can just drop in the bog stock gearbox eh?
There is only one other gearbox that BMW make for the R1200 series that has any different gear ratio, and its on the R1200RT-P and R900RT-P Authorities bikes. It has a very low first gear (to allow clutch free riding at walking pace during escort duty).
Can anyone recommend a BMW gearbox specialist who might be able to get me these alternate cogs and install them?
BMW UK themselves have been about as much help as a jacuzzi full of jellyfish.
Last edited by colebatch; 10 Aug 2006 at 21:16.
|