Thanks for your videos. I’ve just greased my splines and changed drive oil. Your a star! From an older mechanic!!

I'm about to perform maintenance on my 2011 BMW R1200GS. Your videos are clear and to the point. Thanks for posting.

Acabo de comprar mi primer BMW 1200, año 2010, te felicito pues tus videos son muy explícitos, no redundeas. Me sirven de mucho, Gracias. Saludos desde Montemorelos Nuevo León. México. Gracias

Mr. Old Mechanic, I am also a mechanic and I do routine maintenance on my GS-1200 year 2012 (AC). I like to see the care with which you take care of your motorcycle, it calls my attention to the fact that you only intervene in your motorcycle when it is completely clean. Care and passion, I am also like that. A strong hug from an admirer of yours in Brazil.

Greetings from the Flat Lands of South Dakota! I absolutely love your Videos! Thank you so very much for what you do. I purchased a 2013 GSA 1200 last June (oil cooled, just before they changed to air cooled) and it has about 22000 miles on it. I'm doing everything you post and probably saving about a billion dollars. I'm but a lowly carpenter so this is about the only way I can afford such a wonderful bike! Keep doing what your doing!

I discovered your youtube channel a few days ago and I instantly loved your contents. Very precise! Really love the care that you give to the bike. I really agree with you when you say that is better to perform your own maintenance intead of relying on other people...even with an "official shop". I try to do almost anything I can do on my own because, as well as you, I discoverd bad things made on my highly paid bikes/bicycles, cars... Last one: I had my ktm sxf 250 engine rebuilt and one year later I discovered (because of a coolant liquid gasket leak) that the propeller was not working at all. The mechanic did a bad job and, instead of replacing the propeller he damaged, he decided to install an external tooth lock...that did a poor job. So, the lesson is: learn how to properly do one thing...and do it yourself! Suggestion: in order to solve that rounded bolt in the transmission block, try to use a bolt extractor or, through a small dremel disc you could dig a groove and use an impact screwdriver to get it loose.. Once this solved a broken pinion bolt... thank you

Thank you for this. I did my oil change yesterday thanks to you 👍🏻

Appreciate your videos. Thanks 😎

I had no problem getting the fill plug out, but the professionals rounded out the drain plug (overtightened). Luckily, with some heat and forcing an SAE allen wrench in, I got it out. I won't give BMW the $30 they want for a new plug, but will modify the damaged plug.

forget my last comment I should have listened the whole way through you did point it out !! need to keep my big mouth shut !!

The speed sensor is the correct place to fill it up. Not the stripped bolt you pointed out

Excellent, the only way is to do it yourself, dealer mechanics are mostly useless just doing what can be seen. Good mechanics are hard to find.

My dear Old mechanic, watching this video I think that the filling hole for the rear end (cardan) is located in the top of the same arm (opposite on top of the draining plug), not from inside (the rounded plug) or from the abs sensor. I cannot attach a picture to show this in a better way. Cheers from Mexico.

Brilliant OM, your vids are really helpful thanks for uploading 👏👍 Ride Safe Mr B 🤘😎

Now on my second viewing the only comment I would make is always make sure the filler plug is sorted before you empty the gear otherwise if it is not you could end up with an ampty diff and no way of filling it ??

Great video, I have the 2010 RT and the stupid engineers have removed the fill plug from the outer side of the differential just to make things harder for us.

I'm doing this on my bike and the BMW "Authorized Service Agent" have done the same thing to my drain plug as well Luckily I have your backup plan! Thanks!

Really enjoying your videos! Quick question, what type of transmission fluid did you use on the rear end? Was it Castrol ATF? Anything specific about it?

If you ever do find a main stream dealer that services properly please let me know I am 69 years young and to date still looking. I just dont get it ??? Bikes now costing over 16K new and still they are treated like doggy poo poo !!! To be honest cars are just the same NO PRIDE IN THEIR WORK how sad is that really .. I would just love to say sorry to any main stream dealer machanic that is proud of his/her work but I just cant find one to say it to ????????

Ik zou zo bij jou in de leer komen!

thank you thank you thank you

Thanks for the great videos, I will do a full service on my 2007 GS coming week. Can I ask where you get your crush washers and O-rings?

What torx number for the filler plug old mechanic?

Hello The Mr. Old Mechanic, thank you for your amazing videos. I really like watching them and I would like to pull out and check, lubricate the complete cardan. Wouldn't you like a video to disassemble the whole cardan shaft? I bought R1200 GSA 2011, it has driven 74.000 km a wanted to check it. thank you for your answer

Thanks 👍

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Did I miss what kind of oil you used?

I bet someone used an impact on the filler bolt and stripped it. Could probably grind it and make a slot for a screwdriver to remove it. I like those 4 ply Charmin shop towels 😂

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That drain plug is not f**cked up, nor is it a drain, nor fill plug…

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