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My GS 1200 Adventure {4500 miles on it} makes a cyclic droning sound in 5th gear. It has since new. I havent been able to compare or ask anyone else if theirs does. Havent asked the Service Dept. yet. Thoughts? Steve In Edmonds Wa.
Still own a '07GSA but never heard the drone. The wiring thing is a wierd one. It may be a miles thing too, break it in, keep riding. The older R boxes had straight cut gears, 1 thru 4th and 5th was slant cut gear for this purpose, noise reduction. I do not know about the new trannies, if all gears are the same or what? YOU MAY wish to change the oil to a good synthetic, which it should have already in it, BUT! 75-140w is whats called for. You can also BUY a magnet plug for the drain hole and monitor it at changes, for debris. I know a LOT of owners doing this, including me. Randy
The owners manual for my 2012 R1200GSA says NO SYNTHETIC OIL for the first 12,000 miles. The manual says synthetic is too slippery to allow the engine to properly break-in. After the first 12,000 miles on dinosaur oil, you can switch over to synthetic oil.
The owners manual for my 2012 R1200GSA says NO SYNTHETIC OIL for the first 12,000 miles. The manual says synthetic is too slippery to allow the engine to properly break-in. After the first 12,000 miles on dinosaur oil, you can switch over to synthetic oil.
As pointed out - that used to refer to engine oil, not transmission oil. It was my understanding that the new cam-head engines came from the factory with synthetic oil.. can you quote the owners manual exactly?