BMW

[temeluchus]

[MCN]

While I was over-researching the issue with my bike/s I found a very interesting story from a chap who used his K1300 between UK and the Cuntinent on a regular basis. Business use.
He had clocked up several tens of thousands of miles and his trusty steed though 'reliable' throughout was a bit leg weary.
The cost to replace the worn parts suspension and some minor engine serviceable parts meant the bike was more or less written off as BER. Beyond Economical Repair.

The BMW dealer service rates must have put the cost of the overhaul through the roof.

Adrian Roderick spoke to MCN

https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/2008/september/sep0108-bmw-admit-quality-problems-/
"Adrian Roderick, the firm’s UK general manager, said the two faults were just the latest problems to arise following a sales boost. “They’re the two we’ve had to deal with most recently,” he said.

In both cases the firm has decided not recall potentially affected bikes but to replace faulty components when they are next being serviced.

Roderick blamed the problems on the firm’s struggle to build 15-20% more bikes each year for four years to meet the surge in demand. “We were growing so fast we were sort of tripping over ourselves,” he said. ”We’re well over 40% up on four years ago. With any product, when you suddenly increase volumes quite quickly you are prone to things going adrift.”

He put the sales boost down to the shedding of the firm’s image as an “eccentric or quirky choice”, helped by Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman’s use of BMWs in their TV adventure series Long Way Round and Long Way Down."

This was in 2008. The Bosch Bastirts still have not addressed the issue.
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[TheSmiler]

Done a measily 8k miles on my BMW k100 (1984) since I've got it on the road. For it's 33 years inlcuding being stolen and burnt out almost. It's needed the following this year;

@ New fuel pump (bad in the new tank),
@ Alternator brush set (had worn down)
@ Starter motor brush set (old were ok but benefit from replacement)
@ Battery (replaced for lithium for no worries)
@ Sprag clutch sticking (annoying but can happen with age)
@ Rear main seal (Had to be replaced when the sprag clutch came off, replaced the clutch with oil proof whilst I was in there save worrying about the main seal in the future)

All of that was done by myself and no need to ask questions on the forum. Though teme had a few questions before. With all that being done the bike is now doing about 400 miles a week and running great. Even done a go on a motocross track and over the top of it.
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CB125>CG125>GN125>ER5>K100RS>R1100RS>K100RS
A2 completed 23/07/15 Ready for the Golden Crisp Packet

[rhun]

[MCN]

[arry]

Hilarious. Not aware of any issues with the switches .....whilst writing to someone that's got through half dozen of them. I would call that a problem.

[Rogerborg]