The facts.
| Brand | Akrapovic |
|---|---|
| Part number | V-EC252 |
| Fitment | BMW R 1200 GS and GS Adventure (2013–2018) |
| Type | End cap |
| Material | Carbon fibre |
| Origin | OEM BMW part built by Akrapovic |
| Related | Sleeve kit P-RKS484BO380B and repack kit P-RPCK153 |
| Road approval | Service part — the approval belongs to the silencer |
DescriptionThe whole story▼
The end cap is the part of a silencer people actually look at. On the R 1200 GS it sits at eye level beside the pannier, and carbon is the material Akrapovic uses when the cap is meant to be seen rather than merely to finish the tube.
Key Features
- Carbon fibre end cap for the BMW R 1200 GS silencer
- Fits the GS and the GS Adventure, 2013 to 2018
- An OEM BMW part from Akrapovic's factory-supply side
- Cheaper than the sleeve kit, dearer than the repack kit
- The visible half of a silencer refurbishment
Carbon on a silencer end
Carbon at the outlet of a silencer has to survive heat that would ruin a body panel. Akrapovic has been building carbon end caps for two decades and the material is stated for this article, which is more than can be said for the sleeve kit alongside it.
What carbon buys here is weight and appearance rather than performance. An end cap does not change the gas flow; it closes the silencer and holds the outlet.
Part of a set of three
Akrapovic lists three service parts for this silencer: the sleeve, this end cap and the repack kit. A cap on its own suits a silencer whose sleeve is still sound — most often after a fall that scuffed the end and left the body intact.
What is not published
Akrapovic gives no description, no photograph and no fitting instruction for V-EC252. The material and the fitment come from the price file; the rest of a typical product page simply does not exist for this article, and we have not filled it in from the neighbouring parts.
The picture on this page
A data card rather than a photograph. Everything on it — the number, the part name, the motorcycles and the years — is from Akrapovic's current price file.
FitmentWhich bikes this fits▼
- BMW R 1200 GS (2013–2018)
- BMW R 1200 GS Adventure (2013–2018)
- Service part for the BMW factory silencer
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