Fork Stanchion recall?

Engineer said:
Because you want it to be conclusive? but you cannot determine how much of a clattering the front end took from the pics, you can only speculate - would be good to talk to the owner of the bike directly and ask them what the circumstances were.

I put something 27,000 miles on my 2013 LC and now have 25,000 miles on my current one - neither bike has tried to kill me. I take heed of this latest service campaign and being a cautious sort of chap I take a look at the forks every so often.

I will wait for my recall appointment and in the meantime I see no reason to stop enjoying the bike and am looking forward to a trip up to the Dales in a few weeks and the Picos with my paramour at the end of August.
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As an Engineer I thought you would have more insight ?
Lack of damage to the whole bike apart from the fork tubes is a clue
 
JohnnyBoxer said:
As an Engineer I thought you would have more insight ?
Lack of damage to the whole bike apart from the fork tubes is a clue
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I guess you don't know the type of engineer he is not the type you would expect a spanner or socket are not the tools of his trade, more like a keyboard and of course the multimeter to test the fuses
 
Mr Bean said:
They say leopards don't lose their spots.

No matter Stu, you'll soon be on about ISIS and immigration etc

Edit: I hadn't seen that you had already started. You really are a sad little man
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Always one who has to bring racial and religious content to the thread
 
What a bunch of scaredy old women, stop shitting your knickers and get a grip on reality ffs :)
 
I have just checked my 64 reg gs forks, there is a gap on both sides and a slight oil residue on one which is 0.33mm the other is 0.25 mm at the back,
not been off road , do travel a lot of minor roads uk and abroad ,which are often better than main roads,,
roamer
 
Reality is that everyone should take responsibility for themselves. Check your forks and make your own decisions about what to do. Nothing, that's one option. That's not my option. After a chat with the dealer today I'm not convinced a half baked 'press them back in if there's a gap' approach is good enough for me. I don't disagree with Engineer necessarily, but I'm not going to be happy until my bike has a proper engineered fix. That probably means I'm looking at designing something myself and getting it made. I looked closely at a GS today and I've at least two ideas for fixing this issue. It's not rocket science but it will cost more than BMW would want to spend for bikes worldwide.


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Nomad biker said:
If its any consolation, my local dealer hasnt seen a duff one yet.he was gob smacked to find out about it.i reckon its the heat, the metal expands a knatts cock and starts to allow a to and froing motion in the top of the tube making it egg shaped, then the bush drops out. A guy in the states has started making bomb proof clamps to keep the bush in place, $140.
Ive not seen one in a cold climate yet, so im deffo going down the heat route.Ive checked my 1150 and its as solid as the day it was made.
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Can you send a link for this fix from America??


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The chances of being killed by lightning in the UK are 300000 to one with these odds why should I stop playing golf in the thunder storm it wont happen to me?

I wonder what the chance of your front wheel falling off really are, with about 3000 of the effected model sold in the UK a year I bet its less than 300000 to one, so do you feel lucky ?
 

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roadrunner said:
No, get the BMW fix. These will void warranty.
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I agree with this.

Have there been any failures in the UK?
The likelihood of it happening are very slim, if you don't ride off road, almost zero.
I am not going to worry about it.
If hitting a pothole on UK roads is going make your suspension fail it would have happened to all of us by now.
 
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