BMW Integral Brakes – Big Story "MO" GERMANY

[Dr.ABS Brake]

BMW Motorräder Nr. 13 ("MO")
International Orders welcome.
http://www.mo-web.de/mo_zeitschriften/sonderhefte_bmw.html

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INTEGRAL-ABS IN DER KRITIK

Die Macht eines verärgerten Kunden bekam BMW übers Internet zu spüren: Ist das Integral-ABS lebensgefährlich? Eine Bestandsaufnahme und ein Dokument unseres hochgerüsteten Technik-Zeitalters.

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Contains 3 pages interview with BMW

 

[J-P]

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[Dr.ABS Brake]

http://www.mo-web.de/mo_zeitschriften/sonderhefte_bmw.html

 

[Rich]

I think he said this:

integral abs IN the CRITICISM the power of an annoyed customer got BMW over the InterNet to feel: Is integral theABS lethal? A stocktaking and a document of our high-prepared technique age.

 

[J-P]

Thanks, I`ve ordered issue 13. Thanks!

 

[unhinged]

I think he said...

or even:

BMW got to feel the power of an annoyed customers via the internet. Is the Integral-ABS life threatening? A review and a document about our overengineered era.

 

[Rich]

or even:

BMW got to feel the power of an annoyed customers via the internet. Is the Integral-ABS life threatening? A review and a document about our overengineered era.

Thats better (I just love the Translate tool)

 

[MikeP]

A review and a document about our overengineered era.

It's true!

I have just received a re-call notice. The brakes are to be removed and replaced with hard rubber blocks worked by metal rods and acting on the wheel rims!

 

[unhinged]

I just love the Translate tool

Me too... our German IT manager.

 

[Rich]

Me too... our German IT manager.

 

[Dr.ABS Brake]

Investigation closed in Germany

Hi folks,

today I got the message of the Federal Bureau of Motor Vehicles and Drivers in Flensburg/Germany. The second investigation is closed. No issue for them, again.

Well - as we all have known before, failing brakes are legal at all. I am not surprised. Not at all. Legally, they could sell defective brakes with residual brake funktion and a warning light. That's the truth!

I really wish everybody the best not to experience ever brake failure at high speed, because I have my doubts that everybody can handle this situation properly. The reasons were discussed in the past. You know training with residual brake action could improve your skills in case of an emergency. It's up to you.

According to BMW in the interview the next brake generation will be served without servos.

Dr.

 

[Steve B]

Re: Investigation closed in Germany

I really wish everybody the best not to experience ever brake failure at high speed, because I have my doubts that everybody can handle this situation properly.

Dr.[/QUOTE

Too late.

According to BMW in the interview the next brake generation will be served without servos.

Dr. [/B]

I was told today that BMW have told my dealer to replace my servo straight away. Maybe I was just unlucky with the failure.

Steve B

 

[craigfuel]

Re: Re: Investigation closed in Germany

Originally posted by Steve B I was told today that BMW have told my dealer to replace my servo straight away. Maybe I was just unlucky with the failure.Steve B

Do they ask in the UK BMW if they should replace the unit? I cant believe that, what you are telling. Of course they have to replace a unit immediately after brake failure.

There is no question in security issuses. Or - is there a question?

 

[Cheesy Mike]

I'm sure I posted this in UKGSER before, but let me post again....

My Land Rover Discovery suffered a failure when the vacuum pump sheared meaning no servo was available. My wife, who was driving the car with my two children as passengers, brought the car to a halt using residual braking and the handbrake (which on a Land Rover works on the drive shaft). The AA relayed it back to the local Land Rover dealer. I never saw the car agin. I said I didn't want it back and if it came back I wouldn't drive it, so Land Rover coughed up the termination fees to the lease company and that was that.

I don't see BMW doing the same thing with their rusting R1150GS bikes which have servo failures simply because the rear brake switch is faulty (as happened to my bike a few weeks ago)

Mike