lkchris
Active member
The BMW boxers are among the easiest bikes around to work on. Compared to most other engine configurations, routine maintenance procedures are simple and access is uncomplicated. It is, of course, helpful if one uses the correct reference guide, tools and procedures. Not knowing that a thin walled socket is needed to remove the spark plugs is not an engineering flaw.
Yes, and the fact BMW has made the effort to catalog a special tool socket and reference it in official procedures is your clue ...