2012 R1200RT upper fork bridge bearing water damage

Pried off the Roundel badge on the upper fork bridge and found water damage.
The culprit seems to be the plastic O-ring holder/plug that the roundel is adhered to has a vent molded in and is pointing UP letting rain and wash water straight into the cavity. Why did they do that???
I cleaned every thing up, re-greased bearing and positioned the vent DOWN.
Also drilled a small drain hole thru the fork bridge just above the bearing retaining ring that is angled down and back.
Current millage is 114k and all is good now.

Thanks for posting this...

Checked for this condition on my '12 RT with 85K and found the same, though not quite as bad as what you pictured. I removed the snap ring and cleaned things up. Packed the area with grease and reinstalled the roundel with clear sealer around the circumference where it mates to the plastic base. Will check it annually going forward.

2 down, How many more out there?

ken e said:

2 down, How many more out there?

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All of them, of course.

seeing this thread made me go check my 2013RT with 28k miles. It hasn't seen a lot of rain, is always stored in an attached garage, and I'm in Ohio so it's only been near sea air for maybe a week total while on trips. But - it was just starting to rust on mine too. I sprayed a little grease on it and wiped it off, and I'll leave the roundel off maybe while she's sleeping over the winters. Thanks for the post to get me to check!

Is there a prescribed way to pry those rondels off?

I want to check mine, even though the hole was on the bottom.

Thanks

I just used a pocket knife and worked my way around it till it came up enough to grab. It's held in with a couple of O rings around the plastic. Here's a pic to give you an idea what you're dealing with.

Thanks, I'll have a go at mine tomorrow morning on both motors.