GSA - Rear brake disc warped at 9500miles

[skipper]

1200 GSA just over 2 years old. Booked in for annual service and just been informed rear disc warped.

Used mainly for long runs (never round the town, never wellied) is this a bit premature?

cost quoted £220 fitted. How does that sound?

the bike does not have ABS fitted.

bill

 

[Robbo1200ADV]

Ah yes the Disc isnt easy to fix like the 1150 ,does yours have servo brakes? its the servos that drag the rear brake causing overheating Buggar!

 

[Russ-AFC]

Bill,
I have done well over that distance in a year on a 12GSA and no disc or brake problems (for the 11-1150 lovers no problems at all with the bike) so i would say it is premature.
I dont however have ABS, if that might make a difference, though i cant see why.
If there is truly no reason that you know of that might have caused a problem with the disc i would talk to your dealer nicely and try and get a goodwill gesture.
Good luck.

 

[Russ-AFC]

PS
have you checked the disc yourself. I have had a scenario where dealers seem to feed on a perception that a lot of BM riders are not mechanically minded. Was told on my 6000 service that the rear brake pads were getting low did i want them changed, 7000 miles later there is still plenty of life left in them.

 

[rick]

Personally I don't think that a rear disc warping at 9500 miles is acceptable. I would be looking to BMW for some goodwill.

I have had 3 front discs on my GS12 (all under warranty) and they changed the wheel with the 3rd disc (about 20K miles). Seems OK since ( now up to 37K miles).

I also know of an RT which had 2 discs warp in around 10000 miles, so there is a history of this sort of thing happening, although all of these cases were with cast wheels.

 

[Fudpucker]

Took my 07 12GS in my local dealer with what I first thought was a warped rear disc. Turned out to be the disc carrier was bent. I was told it was the second one they had had in with the same defect.
Ask your dealer to check it out.......F

 

[Yellow Peril]

Having had a GS12 (19k when sold) and now GSA 12 currently 13k neither have had warped disks both had/have ABS, this thread and previous ones ponders the question is it your riding style that is causing premature disk warping.

Fudpucker yours is what I would call a geniue manufacturing fault which is rightly corrected under warranty.

 

[skipper]

never a back brake rider... first set of pads.. honest I do not ride on the edge

bill