A few things prompted me to start this thread. I've had three direct experiences of fuel pump controller failures in Morocco. One in Azrou to Seatownmaster who had to ship his bike back to Spain in a van, one to me in Chefchaouen where I was rescued by Bob Wilson who rode to my rescue with a spare, and one to a World of BMW 'tourist' in Meknes.
Then I found out about PaulM who was stranded for two weeks in Tajikistan and was about to air freight his bike back to Turkey.
The final straw was reading TBM (Trail Bike Magazine) where the brand new 1200GSA that they borrowed from BMW for a back-to-back test with a KTM 990 failed after a couple of hundred miles.
So this is obviously still a current problem that hasn't been sorted.
Enough is enough. It's time for BMW to produce A PROPER FIX for the problem, and if this isn't immediately viable, in the meantime to reduce the cost of the spare part to a couple of quid so that those who are concerned can carry a spare, rather than the £76.94 that is reported to be the current price (after a 64% price increase), see
http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?t=148553
We need to collate how many breakdowns there have been, so please add your name (or details of a friend) if you have had a fuel pump controller failure on a 1200GS or 1200GSA.
- When did it happen?
- Where were you?
- rider name
- bike details (model and year)
- remedy
- How many days work/holiday did you lose?
- Were there any incidental costs?
Tim
Replies will be left on the thread for a day or so after being incorporated into the figures, and will then be
added to the archive here.
The continuing saga of 1200GS/GSA fuel pump controller failures (387 so far)
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