1200GS THINGY PROBLEM...HELP!!

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Hi guys, Need help quick. Got whirring thingy noise when the engine's running.
This is urgent though as I haven't ridden the bike since October but I must go out on it NOW.:(
I've had bikes for over 40 years but none of them came with common sense. Thank God for the Internet because before it came along I used to be stranded for weeks trying to find out why I had punctures, oil leaks, crabs etc and others didn't.
I've checked the warranty and it definitely says that the world owes me me a favour and it's got to be somebodys fault.
I haven't bothered with a search or FAQ as I feel my problem is unique.

Sensible answers only please.
 
If the thingy is whirring, you need to take it straight back to your BMW dealership and ask for your money back. I don't know why BMW think that they can supply a £12k bike with a whirring thingy and expect owners to put up with it.

You never got whirring thingys on the 1150's or 1100's. If you did, you could just de-whirr the thingy at the side of the road with nothing more than bent spoon and an old coat hanger. You need a fekking PC for de-whirring the 1200's.

Good luck with your dealer :thumb2
 
Have you checked your tyres? (round black things) :augie
 
You've turned on the food processor by mistake.. a newbie mistake and easily rectified.

Pull the plug thingie with the lead that's attached to the food processor from the wall... that'll stop the bad noise.

Then leave the Kitchen and look in the outside room with the Big door that lifts up at the front.. you'll find what you're looking for in there;)
 
If it's more of a clattery noise than a whirry noise then above is right - yer battery's flat and yer need to pump it up.
If you got a car and some jump leads you should be able to start the bike, and then a good run out will charge the battery.

Phil
 
ummm no i think your all wrong...

I reckon the whirring noise is coming from the big silver thingy under the place you put your petrol in...

I dunno but you might need to buy a couple of spannery things and one or thingy-ma-jigs to sort it out...

:aidan

P.S. your not alone.. it seems a comment complaint search for whirring
 
Good advice so far!

Here's some more...

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:thumb2
 
Im scared now.

This is because I think I read another post of yours which featured a photograph of the landing gear on an aircraft, and I cant help wondering if you fix these things......:D
 
what colour is the bike ?
coz I know some black ones can make a funny buzzy , whirring type sound normaly when the thingy is cold :augie​
 
Take both sets of keys, the registration document and the bike back to the supplying dealer. Hand everything back to the selling salesman, then tell him that you're too fcuking stupid to own a motorcycle :ronno

That should work
 
It's the oil, it's either too full, too empty or the wrong grade.
 
my question is for "the doctor" -Did you just write all that stuff? or did you cut and paste it from somewhere? -
'cos if you wrote it on the fly, you are amazing!

Phil
 
I know where you're coming from PikeyDave. I recently only bought my motorcycle thingy, imagine my horror when I got it home and realised it only had two wheels!:eek: Then some light thingy lit up telling me it needed some oil or fat in the silver thing under the lemonade tank...YIKES!! I'm currently trying to understand how the mirrors work.....but sounds like you've got real problems...
 
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