Nackered in Nancy

cloudswiper · Sep 26, 2017

On way back from Vosges Mountains on 2000 1150 GS. Stopped for coffee. Watch oil piss out of final and leave puddle. No preceding vibration or roughness. Nearest BMW dealer just 4 miles away. Tiptoe there and leave bike pending inspection tomorrow morning. Chances of getting away with just bearing & seal change ???
Now ...tell me more about bikes with drive chains...

Deleted account 191119001 · Sep 26, 2017

Well lets hope you do not get the usual, j,ai pas le temps reviens demain, or je dois commander les pieces reviens demain, cross your fingers.

cloudswiper · Sep 26, 2017

Fingers crossed. IPAs slipping down a treat. This could get messy

Deleted account 191119001 · Sep 26, 2017

cloudswiper said:
Fingers crossed. IPAs slipping down a treat. This could get messy &#55357;&#56376;

Thats the best way to deal with it me thinks :beerjug:

Jacal · Sep 26, 2017

Sorry about your predicament but at least your in a loverly place :beerjug:

cloudswiper · Sep 26, 2017

Now pissed as a fart and don't give a toss about the bike

cloudswiper · Sep 26, 2017

Hope it catches fire

Pauly S · Sep 26, 2017

hahaha !

Pauly S · Sep 26, 2017

nick some oil from the gearbox and top up the fd.

Slipperyeel · Sep 26, 2017

But you've got a spare in the pannier? No?

This happened to me at the end of July. Well, maybe it's not quite the same thing?

How's the rear wheel? Is it still ridable, only an oil leak at this point? If yes, then they's an outside chance it's just the seal. I had this too. Pushing in the seal 2-3mm might fix it.

Otherwise go and camp out near the dealer 4 miles away while they fix it. Should be less than an hour with the right tools!

cloudswiper · Sep 27, 2017

Parts in stock, repairs under way. Bearing well and truly shagged but no damage to the expensive clockwork. Praise the Lord!

ShakeyBMW · Sep 27, 2017

cloudswiper said:
Parts in stock, repairs under way. Bearing well and truly shagged but no damage to the expensive clockwork. Praise the Lord!

and you got pissed in Nancy too. What’s not to like

(I’m assuming you ate some tartiflette as well)

cloudswiper · Sep 27, 2017

I ate something but it wasn't that. Decided to leave one bar when barman set bar alight when cocktail trick went wrong. Cracking town for a bevy or two.

David Nimrod · Sep 27, 2017

Best Ride Report I've read for some time...

Brief, to the point, funny, and perceptive :thumb2

Steptoe · Sep 27, 2017

David Nimrod said:
Best Ride Report I've read for some time...

Brief, to the point, funny, and perceptive

I'll second that..... The recent ride reports have been turgid and dire.

RedRick Esq. · Sep 27, 2017

Steptoe said:
I'll second that..... The recent ride reports have been turgid and dire.

I was told i couldn't do one about the Belian Fuck up on pain of death if i did !
That would have been funny

Any way Johnny Boxer will be along shortly extolling the reliability of 11XXX

Slipperyeel · Sep 27, 2017

Yay! Result

Would this have been a straightforward with the 1200 though? !

shready · Sep 27, 2017

I always see the FD bearing and seal failure as to be expected. It's the shaft drive consumable equivalent of a chain and sprockets.

cloudswiper · Sep 27, 2017

Things I have learnt - part 1
If service reception say it will be ready at 5 try turning up at 2 and have a nose out back. My bike sitting ready to go while reception happy to keep me in the dark racking up service hours.

cloudswiper · Sep 27, 2017

Things I have learnt part 2
It takes longer to make up the bill than fix the bike.

Nackered in Nancy

Member

Registered user

Member

Registered user

Well-known member

Member

Member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Well-known member

Member

S K P

Member

Reality you can rely on...

What a waste.

Telling Engineer to F**K off since 2023

Well-known member

Well-known member

Member

Member

Similar threads