BMW R1200GS owner's manual
Everything you need to service the R1200GS yourself. BMW publishes the original owner's manual free of charge; below you find exactly which edition belongs to your bike. For the work the manual leaves to the dealer, the exploded view drawings below carry the official part number for every component on the bike.
Parts diagrams
245 exploded views in 24 assembly groups, with OEM part numbers
Parts and upgrades
What we stock for the R1200GS, from service parts to custom work
The original owner's manual from BMW
BMW publishes it free of charge, always in the latest revision. Finding the right one is the work: 37 editions for this model alone. The type code below is in your frame number, so with the bike in front of you it is a matter of reading it off. Pick R models on their site and look for the code.
| Version | Type code | Applies from | Market |
|---|---|---|---|
| R 1200 GS | 0307 | 11/2003 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0307 | 05/2004 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0307 | 08/2005 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0307 | 06/2006 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0307 | 06/2007 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0303 | 09/2007 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0303 | 02/2008 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0450 | 09/2009 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0450 | 08/2011 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0450 | 01/2012 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0A01 | 10/2012 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0A01 | 08/2013 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0A01 | 03/2014 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0A01 | 08/2014 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0A01 | 08/2015 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0A01 | 08/2016 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0A51 | 12/2016 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0A51 | 03/2017 onward (Supplementary Rider’s Manual, Rallye) | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0A51 | 08/2017 onward (Supplementary Rider’s Manual, Rallye) | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0A51 | 08/2017 onward (with OE 6AB Connectivity) | EUR |
| R 1200 GS | 0A51 | 08/2017 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0382 | 01/2006 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0382 | 06/2006 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0382 | 07/2007 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0380 | 09/2007 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0470 | 09/2009 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0470 | 08/2011 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0470 | 01/2012 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0470 | 08/2012 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0A02 | 09/2013 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0A02 | 02/2014 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0A02 | 08/2014 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0A02 | 08/2015 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0A02 | 08/2016 onward | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0A02 | 08/2017 onward (Supplementary Rider’s Manual, Rallye) | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0A02 | 08/2017 onward (with OE X6ABA Connectivity) | EUR |
| R 1200 GS Adventure | 0A02 | 08/2017 onward | EUR |
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Every assembly group of the R1200GS
The manual tells you what to do. These drawings tell you which part you need, with the official BMW part number for every component.
Every R1200GS generation we cover
About this manual
The owner's manual is the book BMW supplied with the motorcycle, and BMW still publishes it, free and in the latest revision. It covers the R1200GS, and it is the book to reach for when you want the figure the factory intended: the oil the engine takes, the gap on a spark plug, the pressure in the tires, which fuse protects which circuit.
For work that goes beyond the owner's handbook, the exploded view drawings carry the official part number for every component on the bike. Many of the parts in these drawings ship from our own stock.