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slparry · Post by **slparry** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:16 pm

http://www.visordown.com/motorcycle-new ... z3U6BBkmQ9

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:24 pm

Mine has not been in for the last recall on the fuel flange yet. At this rate they can swap the whole bike out for me.

andrew s · Post by **andrew s** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 7:37 pm

That will be a stupid amount of bikes, which will take a very long time to rectify.

I'll await my letter.

GRAgusta · Post by **GRAgusta** » Wed Mar 11, 2015 11:51 pm

bought mine in Feb 2003, so no letter for me ...

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 1:56 pm

Just servicing my bike today, including the final drive, so checked my disc carrier carefully.......oh dear.

BMW claim this is caused by overtorquing. Rubbish. I have always serviced the bike myself and always torqued to spec with a high quality, calibrated torque wrench.

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:09 pm

Just got the bike booked in at Pidcocks so they can do the fuel pump flange which is on the recall system. The rear hub is not an active recall yet so the dealer stated that they can't order parts against it.

Hopefully that will be sorted before the 28th when I take the bike in.

I booked a test ride on the new 1200r, so it will be interesting to see what the new WC engine is like.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:23 pm

Just realised what the photo shows........

Al

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 2:37 pm

It's the hub / carrier that carries both the rear disc and the rear wheel.

Blackal · Post by **Blackal** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 3:53 pm

Not likely to be overtightening (that should 'merely' strip the thread) - and assuming the mating faces are clean prior to mounting............

Not sure if it is likely to be a stress-raiser in the thread root either, without some other unusual external force - to propagate it?

(I don't think a coat of paint is going to fix it, though

)

Al

Hayden · Post by **Hayden** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:13 pm

Casting fracture caused by poor tooling?

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:35 pm

Whatever the root cause, it's a hell of a lot of bikes affected. Every R and K for 8 years potentially?

popsky · Post by **popsky** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 4:46 pm

Herb wrote:Whatever the root cause, it's a hell of a lot of bikes affected. Every R and K for 8 years potentially?

When I spoke to my Dealer about it I'm sure he said 23k bikes affected, that's just the UK

SP250 · Post by **SP250** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 5:40 pm

I know the recall is from November 2003, but is it likely to affect earlier bikes like my 2001 R1100S?
I can't tell what I'm looking at so I can't check mine.

Herb · Post by **Herb** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 5:49 pm

The hub design in the 1100 is different. I am not aware of any failures on the 1100, but it's quite common apparently on the 1200.

This link shows a wider view. Not my bike fortunately.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/attachme ... 1251912104

slparry · Post by **slparry** » Sat Mar 14, 2015 8:05 pm

Given Buckley Tyres (who I no longer use after dangerous repeated fuckwittery by their tyre ape [1]) greased the wheel studs on my R11S and my K12GT, contrary to BMW's recommendations and my requests on many occasions I fully expect my GT's to have a problem

[1] First fuckwittery was on my ZX12R ... new tyres and on them the pressure is 42psi fr and rr .. the tyre ape didn't change his pump from bar and put 4.2 bar in each .... which is about 61 psi .... it caused an accident. Which in their defence they accepted and paid for.

[2] Same tyre ape set the rear wheel adjusters totally out, made the ride home interesting

[3] and final straw, left front axle clamps on my boxercup loose which made the ride over the horseshoe pass to meet some friends in Llangollen very spooky, after that I quit telling them and just moved my business

www.boxertrix.com

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