Stator fail R1200RS 2016.

My main thought is, Youch!

On previous gen boxers the alternator was easy in the front and the clutch a PITA. An inevitable compromise of an in line crankshaft.

You have my sympathy.

With the effort to pull it out, I’d be loathe to trust a cheap Chinese item. The genuine item is very expensive.
Have you considered getting a local specialist to reword the original? Won’t be cheap, but likely better than the original if you choose a highly regarded shop, and cheaper than the BMW item.

Panzermann said:

With the effort to pull it out, I’d be loathe to trust a cheap Chinese item. The genuine item is very expensive.
Have you considered getting a local specialist to reword the original? Won’t be cheap, but likely better than the original if you choose a highly regarded shop, and cheaper than the BMW item.

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My thoughts exactly. Even having the original BMW stator rebuilt may be better than a Chinese item. There's local a shop near me that will rebuild the original for about $200.

Sometimes rebuilders will use better quality wire than the original, too.

v-rider said:

My thoughts exactly. Even having the original BMW stator rebuilt may be better than a Chinese item. There's local a shop near me that will rebuild the original for about $200.

Rebuilt OEM Style BMW Stator 20_B121

Rebuilt OEM Style BMW Stator

ricksmotorsportelectrics.com

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Thank you for the LINK! Most excellent.

It’s surprising both those items failed.
The only reason I can think of for the clutch to have failed is if the rider doesn’t rev-match on down shifts then gradually releases the lever.

Stator failure - shades of the early F800's, GS in my case. Just about everyone I knew with that engine needed to replace the stator around 50,000 km. I was able to source an EnDuraLast replacement for less than $200 as I recall, not much more than a rebuild, at the time. Probably a bit more now. Good quality, lasted until I traded in the GS on the '16 Roadster. I think BMW updated the design at some point.

The flywheel was updated to allow more oil flow for cooling, @sturgeon.

Panzermann said:

The flywheel was updated to allow more oil flow for cooling, @sturgeon.

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Yes. The jury is still out on whether that worked as intended. I no longer have one so haven't been following the saga lately. At the time, it wasn't a big deal, other than the small cost of the non-OEM replacement stator. Changing it was easy; some of my pals carried a spare and a gasket on long trips. When I traded mine in, I sold my spare parts to a friend with an F800R.

Yeah - my ST stator failed at something like 80k km and I replaced it with a new one (not rewound) from Rick’s Stators. It was generic F800 so I recall I had to adjust (shorten, obviously) the leads. I also re-used the original sheath to get that OEM look.

Panzermann said:

Yeah - my ST stator failed at something like 80k km and I replaced it with a new one (not rewound) from Rick’s Stators. It was generic F800 so I recall I had to adjust (shorten, obviously) the leads. I also re-used the original sheath to get that OEM look.

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Because your stator cover was see-though?

The sheath on the leads to the regulator

Scary. Wondering how common are stator failures in LC boxers and if there's any way to prevent it, e.g. with better regulators, assuming OEM is shunt?

This is the only incidence I recall on this forum, @serrge.

The only way to be certain the stator won’t fail is to never ride the bike. 😉

Panzermann said:

The only way to be certain the stator won’t fail is to never ride the bike. 😉

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Oh no!

Zuli64 said:

37k miles on the clock. The bike has been amazing except for a recent clutch failure. Now the stator pooped. $1300 from BMW. $200 on eBay for Chinese.

You have to pull the entire engine to replace it.

Stator PN 12318356824

Stator Fit for BMW R1200GS/Adv R1200R/RS/RT 11-18 R1250GS/Adv R1250R/RS 17-20 F1 | eBay
Generator Stator - BMW R Hexhead; 12 31 8 356 824 /EnDuralast
Alternator / voltage regulator. 2016 Bmw R1200RS | BMW of Tri-Valley, Livermore CA
and 2016 Bmw R1200RS Alternator. Regulator, Pulley - 12318356824 | BMW of Tri-Valley, Livermore CA



Effort:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1149656408577553

$2438 To R/R Stator on a 2013 GS


Any thoughts?

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I still have a mild case of PTSD from 1971, when my BSA Spitfire's stator took a dump. After disassembling the motor, all the way down to the stator as per the manual, I found that it required a rare and unobtainable BSA shop tool.
The ensuing tantrum and firehose of expletives were moderately explosive.
I had just endured 13.5 weeks of USMC Boot Camp, and thought that was bad, but no......

Sorry to hear you have this going on. I'd probably return the bike to BMW, in pieces.

The first thing I enquired about when I ordered my new R1250RS? BMW USA News - BMW Financial Services Announces the Launch of BMW Motorrad Extended Service Contracts.