Brand New Bike - Oil Drip From Pipe

[tanneman]

Mines the same as its a heat shield. but you know better

Yes I do know better.

And just for interest. Since I'm trying to figure out if it was the side stand switch or clutch switch that has given up the ghost I can tell you that the wiring on my bike does not only have a heat shield, it is also wrapped all the way to the plug as how it should be, and that is from BMW themselves.

 

[stick]

Yes I do know better.

And just for interest. Since I'm trying to figure out if it was the side stand switch or clutch switch that has given up the ghost I can tell you that the wiring on my bike does not only have a heat shield, it is also wrapped all the way to the plug as how it should be, and that is from BMW themselves.

I will check mine out when I get home to make sure im tucked up to the plugs on my exposed bits , thanks for the tip

 

[Wapping]

.......There's always been Ethel
"Giles, wake up! You've got to tidy your room now"

Andres

Peter G will be proud of you.

 

[steadysteve]

Yes, I did wonder about the short sleeving.

My GS was like that for 7+ years. Regular washing and numerous dunkings never caused any problems. It's there for cosmetic appearance as much as anything else. As mentioned there is s little seal inside the plug itself.

 

[developer]

Try spelling 'stationary' correctly.

HTH

A simple rushed error, which easly fools the cheker- spelin is usaly my strong point.

IDHAABTA

 

[Greg Masters]

A simple rushed error, which easly fools the cheker- spelin is usaly my strong point.

 

[Winjar]

Seem pub in ukgser closed, all here for 1 pint

 

[developer]

So I did 140 running in miles today and parked the bike up in the garage about 2 hours ago.

The pipe is dry and there are no further drips.

For now, at least, I'm happy - though I'll mention it to the dealer at 600m service, which won't be far away.

 

[Slipperyeel]

Have you checked the oil level?

Just a thought. Many moons ago when I had a brand new Africa Twin, it went in for its first service and they skillfully overfilled it! It filled the air box and caused the bike to stall (when leaning over into roundabouts!).

That said. If it's stopped, then yes, it may well just be an accumulation of the preservative/storage fluids making their way out.

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[developer]

Have you checked the oil level?

Just a thought. Many moons ago when I had a brand new Africa Twin, it went in for its first service and they skillfully overfilled it! It filled the air box and caused the bike to stall (when leaning over into roundabouts!).

That said. If it's stopped, then yes, it may well just be an accumulation of the preservative/storage fluids making their way out.

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I sent a photo of the sightglass to the dealer along with the above shot - he didn't indicate it was overfilled, so I too am hoping it's now sorted.

When I say mention it to the dealer at 600m time, I mean my local dealer - the bike supply dealer was a long way from where I live, but the price was (very) right, hence why I did the deal with them

 

[mikeyboy]

Prob just because the dealer tech redlined it in every gear and pulled loads of wheelies on the PDI road test.

 

[developer]

Prob just because the dealer tech redlined it in every gear and pulled loads of wheelies on the PDI road test.

Nothing would surprise me these days

 

[BobT]

Yes I do know better.

And just for interest. Since I'm trying to figure out if it was the side stand switch or clutch switch that has given up the ghost I can tell you that the wiring on my bike does not only have a heat shield, it is also wrapped all the way to the plug as how it should be, and that is from BMW themselves.

When you say BMW, do you mean some grease monkey at a dealership, a BMW salesman, or have you something in writing from the factory?

 

[GeorgeM]

Has all the makings of a classic ukGSer thread

I just see it as further WBM penny pinching by the bean counters [1]...............just multiply 13mm of missing heat protection sheaving across the number of 1250 engined bikes sold per annum and we have ourselves the cost of a few crates of finest Bavarian Pilsner.

I remember the halcyon days, the days when BWM stood for quality

Andres

[1] TM ukGSer massive

The halcyon days … that would be the early 70’s , much grumbling in the Bmw club magazine from late 70’s onwards about standards being lowered , all kicked off with the lack of primer to frames , don’t know if that was ever true


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[stick]

When you say BMW, do you mean some grease monkey at a dealership, a BMW salesman, or have you something in writing from the factory?

Boom

 

[tanneman]

When you say BMW, do you mean some grease monkey at a dealership, a BMW salesman, or have you something in writing from the factory?

It means that is how the bike was sold. Nothing has been changed or altered.

 

[tanneman]

I will check mine out when I get home to make sure im tucked up to the plugs on my exposed bits , thanks for the tip

Boom

Just because it is like that doesn't mean it is correct.

I deal with wiring issues sort of every day. A lot of it is caused by incorrect assembly eg pushed back pins/sockets, incorrect screening, poor termination or heavy handed approach when connecting the plugs or somebody that was not overly careful with the snips. Quadrax, triax, AB connectors, RS485/232 etc that carries a low voltage is all part of the job. Don't do high voltage because we get a company in to do the crimping. As you can imagine a poor crimp that has to carry anything from 240V AC, nominal 875V DC to 25kV AC is going to cause havoc. AB (now called TT Electronics) has a very nice guide or indeed instruction on the termination of wiring which is freely available. Then also the routing and protection of cabling has a standard. Granted in this case it is not a safety critical item but it can be damaged. The protection should then extend all the way from the plug.

 

[Giles]

Could we wire some of that lot up to croc clips and put them on Boxerlust's bollocks please .. ??

 

[stick]

Just because it is like that doesn't mean it is correct.

I deal with wiring issues sort of every day. A lot of it is caused by incorrect assembly eg pushed back pins/sockets, incorrect screening, poor termination or heavy handed approach when connecting the plugs or somebody that was not overly careful with the snips. Quadrax, triax, AB connectors, RS485/232 etc that carries a low voltage is all part of the job. Don't do high voltage because we get a company in to do the crimping. As you can imagine a poor crimp that has to carry anything from 240V AC, nominal 875V DC to 25kV AC is going to cause havoc. AB (now called TT Electronics) has a very nice guide or indeed instruction on the termination of wiring which is freely available. Then also the routing and protection of cabling has a standard. Granted in this case it is not a safety critical item but it can be damaged. The protection should then extend all the way from the plug.

Well with all that , the photo does not lie , still the same on my bike , you can dress it up with all the tech bollox you want to but fact is fact it’s a heat shield , fitted as per photo . Sorry x Bmw must have got it wrong , can you give them a call to put the technicians in the right direction as I’m sure they need a bit of help to cover the 1000’s of bikes they have assembled incorrectly.

 

[tanneman]

BMW does not care 1 bit about what you or I think is right or wrong with the wiring. They would've rather seen your grand dad in a slave labour camp building U-boat batteries their factories.