Bad Vibration from RHS footpeg at 2.5k - Clutch

[Cuprinol Man]

Hi Tossers

Just thought I would tell you of a problem I have been having.
At 2.5-3k revs in all gears but more noticeable in 5th or 6th I have had a real bad clattering noise / vibration coming through the rhs footpeg.
Its been in A.Jeff and they think its the clutch.
They have ordered a new one but have had a shocking amount of problems getting the right amount / clearance on the new one.
They have ordered god knows how many parts to try and fix it. In all they have had my bike for 3 weeks.
They say that BMW have changed / modified the clutch somehow.
Getting it back tomorrow so all should be well now, fingers crossed.
Just thought I would post this in case anyone else has a similar problem.
CM.

 

[old-man-andy]

Have you got the bike back yet? Is it sorted?

Was the clattering/vibration there all the time at 2.5-3k revs? Or was it mostly when rolling on the throttle?

Did you/they check the chain? A chain that's got a tight spot (and thereby a loose spot opposite) will slap/clatter about at those sort of revs as you roll on the throttle - well mine does!

 

[Greggers]

^+1 ...
That was my immediate thought ....

(This is also the first I've heard of any problems adjusting the clutch ...!)

G

 

[Cuprinol Man]

Yep chain was okay and correctly adjusted. They did try fobbing me off with this one.
It seems okay now, but: One the way home it stalled and would not restart.
I pushed it to a filling station and put a tenner in.
It started but was running very lumpy.
It stalled a quarter of a mile later and refused to start.
Had to call BMW Assist out who turned up very quickly to be fair.
Saidl it had ran out of fuel and that I had dragger all the crap from the bottom of me tank through the injectors and that it will clear over time!!!
Well F**ked off to say the least.
Is it worth complaining?

 

[Greggers]

No ...

Keep your fuel tank topped up instead.

I don't know if there's an in-line fuel filter before the injector pump, but I'd be very tempted to find out and/or fit one...

Greg

 

[lunchbox]

Funny! I have run out of fuel twice (testing the computer of course!) and had no problems of blocked injectors - I would have thought there was a filter built in to the tank outlet but who knows?

 

[old-man-andy]

Had to call BMW Assist out who turned up very quickly to be fair.
Saidl it had ran out of fuel and that I had dragger all the crap from the bottom of me tank through the injectors and that it will clear over time!!!
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I've got to say that what the BMW Assist person said sounds like total and utter b@ll@cks.

If your bike was 10+ year-old with a metal tank that had spent quite a bit of time with a near empty tank, then there's a reasonable chance rust may have formed and found its way to bottom of the tank.

But on a 2-ish (maximum) year-old bike with a plastic tank?? Who's he trying to kid?

 

[lunchbox]

Andy is totally right thinking about it! Also if you get shit blocking injectors it is unlikely to "work through", more likely to need a strip down and clean out. How is the bike running now?