Angry. Very angry.

[Juanma33]

I experienced more or less the same problems with a 2014 bike.

I did complain to BMW U.K, with a spreadsheet covering all the problems and mileage, explaining the amount of time (and petrol) I wasted going to the dealer and the lack of confidence in the quality/reliability of the bike.

I was offered a 100 pounds as good will gesture for the 3764374 times I had to go to the dealer... I said that I wasn't after money, and, in order to get my confidence back on BMW's reliability, I'd rather have a year of extended guaranty for free than a 100 pounds, I also told them that if the bike would have that extra year free of any mechanical/electrical problem, they would have a happy customer with no extra cost for BMW… instead of losing 100 pounds in a customer that already thinks that the quality is not there any more….

Obviously, they told me to take the money or leave it….

My conclusion, and also my opinion every time someone asks my about the gs, is very clear: fantastic performance, quality….. spend half of the money on a Japanese bike.

 

[theoneandonly]

Just take the nice softly spoken approach at the dealership who did the first repair, don't go in ranting and raving screaming and shouting . I'm sure they will sort it

best way .

 

[Beemerman59]

The good news is that if it's an ex press bike it'll have been remapped so you've got one of the better fuelled and fastest ones out there

Andres

When my '08 GSA was remapped at Hilltop, Geoff remarked that it was the smoothest output curve and highest BHP he'd seen to date and wondered if the bike was fitted with uprated cams. He said that before I told him the bike originated from BMW direct from Bracknell and never came through the dealer network. At the back wheel it was 107 bhp. It's a very early MU build so it makes you wonder if it was part of a special batch.....

 

[Packer]

You most certainly aren't alone Mr agfoxx. You can look probably forward to the right hand switch failing as well.

The best advice above was to cough up for the extended warranty if that is still an option for you now that the manufacturers warranty has expired.

 

[Arsey]

Swap it for Engineer's bike.His is fault-free and P E R F E C T !!!

 

[MrMcNamara]

Swap it for Engineer's bike.His is fault-free and P E R F E C T !!!

Ah the Engineer - a legend in his own mind!

 

[Nick V]

Clutch replaced (was not disengaging fully)

Now, at 10K miles, my recently-replaced clutch is playing up again. Exactly the same fault: even with the lever pulled in completely, it does not fully disengage.

It's too easy for a stressed, tired (or maybe just flat-out lazy) mechanic to assume the plates are worn or the slipper mechanism is at fault.
If you take a close look at the way the engine is put together, you'll notice that while the clutch is under the front cover, the clutch slave cylinder is right at the back of the engine. There is an actuation pushrod that runs between slave cylinder and clutch pack (i.e. the whole length of the engine).

What does the clutch lever feel like? How much free play is there before the cylinder starts to push the plates apart?

It sounds to me like the clutch needed to be bled, but wasn't.
The clutch bleeding procedure is identical to that on the Hexhead and Camhead bikes, but on the LC, you need to remove the starter motor to get to the slave cylinder bleed nipple. (No, I kid you not.)

 

[Deleted account 211025001]

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I did complain to BMW U.K, with a spreadsheet covering all the problems and mileage, explaining the amount of time (and petrol) I wasted going to the dealer and the lack of confidence in the quality/reliability of the bike.


I was offered a 100 pounds as good will gesture ..........................

There in lies the problem

I think you were lucky to be offered £100

Andres

 

[Rushy]

There in lies the problem

I think you were lucky to be offered £100

Andres

V funny LOL

Good luck with getting the bike sorted, It sounds like you got a wrong un . It's just a machine though so maybe best sell it and move on.