Any images of the fix?
BMW put a stop on all GS and GS Adventure sales
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Any images of the fix?
Is it true that you have suspended all sales of new GS and GSA bikes from today 7th July 17? Only I have just taken delivery of a brand New GSA and wonder what would stop all sales.
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BMW Motorrad
BMW Motorrad Hi Gordon, no that is not true. All bikes produced from 19th of June don't need to be fixed they have the new standard already. All other bikes will be retrofitted in short time. Please let us know if you have any further questions regarding this issue.
Best regards,
Joerg of the BMW Motorrad Team
Please see above a comment made to me when I asked the question on the BMW Motorrad Face Book Page. So a fix will be retrofitted if not done already. Not quite a recall but a serious service item. Mine went in yesterday for its 600mile service but as Im away working they are in no rush to send it back till next week. I will get the missus to take picture once it is delivered back. She did ask about the fork issue and they said it would be 'done' while its in. But no more details.
LikeShow more reactions · Reply · Yesterday at 11:27am
BMW Motorrad
BMW Motorrad Hi Gordon, no that is not true. All bikes produced from 19th of June don't need to be fixed they have the new standard already. All other bikes will be retrofitted in short time. Please let us know if you have any further questions regarding this issue.
Best regards,
Joerg of the BMW Motorrad Team
Please see above a comment made to me when I asked the question on the BMW Motorrad Face Book Page. So a fix will be retrofitted if not done already. Not quite a recall but a serious service item. Mine went in yesterday for its 600mile service but as Im away working they are in no rush to send it back till next week. I will get the missus to take picture once it is delivered back. She did ask about the fork issue and they said it would be 'done' while its in. But no more details.
It's all very exciting, isn't it?!
I think I'll take the 1290 to Italy in a couple of weeks.
When are you off? Me and a couple of mates are off on the 29th July for 10 days ish.
BigAlSoS
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Me too, getting the 10.20 Chunnel train on the 29th and heading to Reims, then seebach, then down the B500 into the Alps, staying at innerkirtchen, then to Lake como for 5 nights....
Will be watching out for posts so.... happy riding fellas
Me too, getting the 10.20 Chunnel train on the 29th and heading to Reims, then seebach, then down the B500 into the Alps, staying at innerkirtchen, then to Lake como for 5 nights....
Will be watching out for posts so.... happy riding fellas
Pension Williams ?
BigAlSoS
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Yes, booked 2 nights there for 31 July and 1 Aug. After a night in Reims on the Sunday. Then to innerkirchen for a night on the 2nd, before 5 nights in Lake Como
BigAlSoS
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Yes, booked 2 nights there for 31 July and 1 Aug. After a night in Reims on the Sunday. Then to innerkirchen for a night on the 2nd, before 5 nights in Lake Como
Sorry, repeating myself...
too excited hahahaha
Wildly off topic but we are doing some WW2 stuff on the way down from Holland, popping into Vogelsang which my fellow ex squaddies will remember well 
, then pushing down to Berghof Franzishohe on the Stelvio, down to Garda , back up towards St Moritz and Albula. Do mg the 5 pass figure of 8 loop from Wapping / Rides Routes (Thanks chaps) staying in gasthaus Bethlehem in Dornbirn , round the Dornier Museum in Friedrichshafen then mooch back northwards, overnight somewhere and into Rotterdam.
, then pushing down to Berghof Franzishohe on the Stelvio, down to Garda , back up towards St Moritz and Albula. Do mg the 5 pass figure of 8 loop from Wapping / Rides Routes (Thanks chaps) staying in gasthaus Bethlehem in Dornbirn , round the Dornier Museum in Friedrichshafen then mooch back northwards, overnight somewhere and into Rotterdam.
And back on topic, went to see my new GSA today and sign the paperwork etc, and chatting to the service manager they have now checked close to 20 bikes and no problems on any of them, they will fit the kit from BMW on the next service for the owners.
21st, well technically the 20th, as I'm staying near the tunnel that night!
scoobert
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We should feel special. Only owners of Porsche, Ferrari, and Lambo have cars that try to kill them. All three of those makes had cars that liked to spontaneously combust.
Now, we get to join the elite club with our bikes that lose one wheel at random. The answer is learn to wheelie. When the front wheel comes off, just ride a wheelie to your destination.
Seriously thou, these bikes cost 20-30K, and basic engineering and chemistry are being ignored to save money.
I could buy two Kia's for the same money, and they seem to run fine, and not rust out in 1 year.
Now, we get to join the elite club with our bikes that lose one wheel at random. The answer is learn to wheelie. When the front wheel comes off, just ride a wheelie to your destination.
Seriously thou, these bikes cost 20-30K, and basic engineering and chemistry are being ignored to save money.
I could buy two Kia's for the same money, and they seem to run fine, and not rust out in 1 year.
How about we look at things a different way. If I rode up a high kerb at 10mph would I expect the forks to be damaged? Probably not. If I hit the kerb doing 100mph would I expect the forks to get damaged? Almost certainly yes. So, somewhere between 10 and 100mph there will be a safe load on the forks for that kerb - or substitute large pothole/rock. If you can't accept that there clearly has to be a limit on what impact load the forks will accept then you are deluding yourself. Is this limit most probably well within what we actually put the bike through - almost certainly. So this paranoia over the whole stanchion issue is simply ridiculous.
BMW are covering their corporate arses by doing the mod, that is all.
BMW are covering their corporate arses by doing the mod, that is all.
Or GM, brakes recall on my SAAB in 2006, to late for me. A week before the rear locked up and I ended up in a field after I rolled the car once. My daughter and me walked away with no injuries.
scoobert
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I think its more about extension then impact. You would expect the bike to be able to leave the ground from full compression to full extension. Why? Because this is an adventure bike, and it will leave the road or trail at some point. If it was a 1600GTL it would not be an issue.
A very sensible viewpoint, I have said as much myself over the last couple of weeks but the 'old ladies' will slag you off for your sensible views cos they can't help it.
Many years ago, I hit a pothole hidden by Bulldust on my R90/6, didn't fall off, but bent both wheel rims, big impact at @50 mph,
Bike was damaged, but the damage was Visible and apparent, so possible to ride around the damage until fixed.
Issue with the Stanchions is that the damage is not apparent, so you might continue riding the bike oblivious of the possibility that the forks drop off.
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Bike was damaged, but the damage was Visible and apparent, so possible to ride around the damage until fixed.
Issue with the Stanchions is that the damage is not apparent, so you might continue riding the bike oblivious of the possibility that the forks drop off.
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If they are about to drop off then I am sure that the damage will be visible if you take a look.
Only because everyone is now pre-warned. The wheel damage was not only visually apparent, but also instinctively an area where a rider would check for damage.
Taking off a rubber sleeve to inspect the fork beneath - is neither instinctive or expected.
Only because everyone is now pre-warned. The wheel damage was not only visually apparent, but also instinctively an area where a rider would check for damage.
Taking off a rubber sleeve to inspect the fork beneath - is neither instinctive or expected.
If your suspension has had a big 'whack' then it is instinctive to give it an all round check regardless of this fork issue.
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Taking off a rubber sleeve to inspect the fork beneath - is neither instinctive or expected.
I wonder how necessary the sleeve is? I suspect its only there to keep the dissimilar metals at the joint dry. For those who are worried this side of the fix, it might be an option to slide the sleeve down to have the joint visible, preventing the corrosion by regular cleaning and drying which will also make for frequent safety inspection.
