Clutch replacement on 2005 BMW R 1200 GS 

Just putting mine back together after doing the clutch (2005 GS). small garage , no assistant, but I'm enjoying it. Nice video. 🙂

Mine, a 2006, was in the garage for weeks on. I was desperate to get it done and running. Now I understand the trouble Victor my mechanic went through getting it fixed. My word! 👍

In the market for a GS and the clutch job on the aircooled models has been a point of hesitation for me, BUT the aircooled models have a certain charm that I do like. Your video helped demonstrate that while this is definitely an involved process, it is still very much doable if you have a bit of wrenching experience! Thanks for this!

hat's off for the job! I did the entire thing, replaced the o-rings inside, gave it a thorough clean and now after 5,000km... the clutch began to leak... I dread doing this all over again....

Thank you for the video! I went out on some trails last week and got in the sand. I think I overworked the clutch, and now its slipping. At 94K, I;m sure it was due to be replaced soon anyhow.

one day, i hope to have a GS. Test rode one at Barber and was blown away. felt soo good.

I don't know what I am doing wrong or right, I have 153.000km and still have not changed the clutch...

Good job and thanks for the info on the friction plate upgrade . . .

Brilliant piece of engineering by BMW! I don't know why HD doesn't emulate the superior design.

Appreciate you posting this - very helpful! Right at that same mileage on my 06 R1200GS...

Great video! I've got 55K on mine and I think it's starting to slip. I've done the job on an R11GS, not fun, not looking forward to it, but this video will help!

Great video sir! Thank you. Real quick, My '12 R1200GSA is hitting only on the left cylinder. I was cruising home on the highway and the rt. cylinder just dropped out. Plugs are good and I swapped uppers with lowers and right to left and confirmed they all spark while cranking as held to the frame. I bought two new primary coils and installed them with no change and even swapped in the event I got a bad brand new part. I do have an O2 sensor #1 code (271A) that comes up in Moto Scan so I removed them both, cleaned them and swapped them and the same code returned. I swapped lower coils, though they didn't fit I still got them connected and snapped in with no change. I confirmed both injectors spray fuel in a good pattern while cranking the bike but bought a new one for the right side anyway and installed in to no avail. The throttle body valve does turn with throttle twist as I could feel it with my fingers. The bike will fire up on just the left cylinder but the right cylinder, with spark and fuel does not want to fire! Thanks for reading so far sir, and if you would please let me know what else I could try I would greatly appreciate it sir. TY

Cracking video Wes

Nice job, Wes!

Clutch replacement on a boxer engine is my main worry with buying a BMW

Great Video !!!!

Thank you very much!

Great video

Great Video, I hope I Will Never do that Job on my 2011 Adventure GS 😖

Fantastic

Wish they was explained how they disconnected the brake lines from antilock to the rear master cylinder I haven’t figured out yet getting ready to replace a motor on a 08 GSA

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20k on mine,nice to see what to do in the future or better yet,not ever!" Good vid,thank you.

XT1200X Super Tenere is looking ever more appealing - a 30min job instead, and it's a wet clutch so can handle more slipping/abuse to start with. And don't have the same stanchion, rear wheel bearing, shaft drive issues... and the Yamaha apparently has a lower center of gravity.

Boa tarde, a embreagem da gs1200 2008 faz um barulho quando não está acionada, é normal? Essas embreagem são barulhenta de fábrica ou é algo de errado?

Hmmmm, I might just go with the S10 now...

I’ve been looking at buying one of these. Now I’ve seen this I’ll not even bother. BMW wtf where you thinking. Ffs I’ve never seen such a fuck on for a clutch change. 😂 who in their right mind would want one.

Great Vid ! Thanks, I've seen a few on YT. Be really interested to know how many miles you got before it started to fail. I've recent bought a GS .... really great bike but like others I'm dreading the day ( Hopefully Never) if the clutch go's. Thanks Roj, England (now not in the EU !)

Youree funny man :D keep it up

Sounds to me like you didnt clean off the pressure plate as they usually come oiled.

I own a GS !!!!! please dear God if you're listening save my clutch.....

I don't know this , but , is my R1200RT 2007 would have the same procedure/engine ? How many bikes have the same engine ? All R bikes from these years ?

Doing the clutch on my 06 GSA, 220000km. Slave gave out. Having a time getting both halves merging again. Doing it on the floor as my bench is busy... Any tips as to making the front wanna hang out with the rear sub frame?

This is soooooo much easier on the newer boxers.

How much Kilometers have the Bike??? I am from Germany and I am the owner of a 2013 Bmw R 1200 GSA.... Now my bike runs 82.000 km without any troubles... But I am thinking my clutch can be the next part I must replaced... And my dealer said that this part cost my 1000 Euro..... But I know other drivers and there clutches works for over 100.000 km..... Before I buy my BMW I drives 20 years Bikes from Japan.... fzr, fzs 600, fzs 1000, bandit 1200, Suzuki gsx 1250 FA.... But the BMw ist my best bike..... I am tall, 1,90 and my weight ist 94kg.... The only problems are the cost of Inspektions.... The Great Inspektions last year cost 600 Euro.... And no thing was damaged.... And the prices for all parts of the BMW are unbelievable ....... Kardan: 1000 Euro.... ABS Modul: 500 Euro... Elektronic Suspensions : 2500 Euro.... Clutch: 1000 Euro + Labor.... And i wish all BMW Drivers in Great America much luck that the BMWS are dont get damaged... Greetings from Germany

BMW couldn't have made this any harder.

5min was not enought to burn the clutch fluid from the pipe? What did you do wrong? :)

Hi i need clucth bmw r1200 gs 2006 😩

The clutch disc showed oxidation corrosion that had nearly erased the splines. Was there similar damage on splines of the transmission input shaft?

is it possible just to change the Clutch plates alone

funny, jumbo has to ask what the parts are when he is directing the video.... run forest run !!

Thanks so much for doing this video. I have been told my 2006 GSA with 30,000 miles will need a clutch soon. This definitely persuaded me that this work is way above my pay grade as a backyard mechanic. Any ideas on what a dealer usually charges for a job like this? I am scared to ask, frankly!

How much hours i take to replace clutch for a bmw r1200 gs lc 2014 is it the same way is this model

I don’t know if you still respond to posts on this being a couple years old but if you do it would be appreciated. I have helped a friend who got a 2005 with a bad clutch. Never done one but it wasn’t to bad having a manual and I’ve put more clutches than I ca remember in every vehicle imaginable. His clutch had completely disintegrated had to use puller with a lot of effort to get what was left of the clutch off the transmission shaft. Had to file the splines on the shaft to get new clutch on and moving freely. It’s all together and I don’t have first gear. It wont shift to first. I have gears going up the last one down I assume is 1st it’s not there I can turn output shaft as if it’s in neutral. Any suggestions???

This looks like about $1000 maintenance, 500 for the parts, 500 for the labor? How do you like your BMW? Being a bigger guy how does bike treat your back?

So, question: you replaced the clutch components without changing the "flywheel" as you call it. BMW refers to it as the "Clutch Housing" I see you got a new pushrod - was yours bent? I'm doing this same job on the same year and I'm told by a website that I need to replace my "clutch housing" and pushrod as they were 'updated' in April 2006. My question is WHY?!

Why did the pressure plate and housing cover require replacement? Was this necessary to accommodate the aftermarket clutch disc? Were they deformed or damaged? Is this SOP for a clutch change? That's around $700 in addition of the cost of the disc.

Well done. Quick question ; what was the frame rate on the fast video segments?

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lol fuck dat thinking of getting a bwm for my next bike, but if i have to do that just to change the clutch then nope nope and nope.

I still kind of want an R1200gs, but the more I learn about these bikes, the less I respect this "German Construction". From final drives that can shatter and lock up the rear wheel, to this kind of bull, for a clutch it just doesn't make any sense. Hell any bike will go 200,000 miles if you put the effort into rebuilding it.

all this nonsense now obviated with the R1300