Mr K
Registered user
Bum!
'04 with 52,000 on the clock.
Full set of cracks.
'04 with 52,000 on the clock.
Full set of cracks.
Bum!
'04 with 52,000 on the clock.
Full set of cracks.
Full set O cracks, now your just being greedy Mr K
by email said:R1200GS 2006 model
Catastrophic brake failure
Until I read the information on your web page I had no idea there was a problem with the disc carrier on my BMW. So, I never checked it for cracking. Obviously my carrier must have been cracked and I didn’t realize. This lead to a complete failure when I applied my brakes. The disc (rotor) separated from the carrier and was free to do damage while the bike was moving. Fortunately this happened at low speed and not at highway speed.
I am the third owner of this bike and have owned it for approximately 6 years. I had no idea this was a potential problem. If the bike was regularly at a BMW dealer then the problem may have been picked up but as I do my own servicing this wasn’t the case.
New parts have been ordered and the company supplying the parts said they sell quite a lot of these as it is a common failure. I have to replace the disc as well as it got damaged in the incident.
The highlights of your web site regarding this problem were:
§ The fact that this is a common failure on BMWs
§ The carrier is a shrink fit onto the spline shaft and has to be heated to removed.
Please pass this information onto anyone riding this model BMW as my failure could have cause a bad accident if it happened at highway speed.
Regards
Ray W
Just got my recall letter today regarding this. It isn't an inspection it's a "will be replaced" although not just yet as they don't have any parts.