Maybe, people are too quick on the attack because it's BMW. I remember when I got my new 2008 Fazer 1000 and the talk then was of frames cracking on the welds, Quite serious stuff but I don't remember Yamaha being criticized like this.
Did you take your Fazer off-road? Suspect not.
The GS is designed for doing just that and it now transpires BMW have kept quiet about this issue for a couple of years. It's a nightmare of their own creation and the very least they should've done is have owners monitor the issue hiding behind the rubber covers. They were never going to do that were they, so instead they adopt a head in sand and cross your fingers approach to a potentially life ending issue. Owners can close their eyes and ignore the possibility of failures I guess, but that certainly isn't me.
In the meantime I'm not sure press fitting a bush over a press fitted potential weakness does it for me. I think they have problem with drilling and fixing the stanchion bushes in place, which would be one obvious solution, as I guess they run the risk of water in or oil out. Or weakening the inserts, which would make matters no better. That said, we all know whatever 'fix' is adopted it will be at least cost as a damage limitation deal.
