apoll013
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I reported that my 800-mile 1200GS was jumping out of gear under load in 2nd gear last week. Well it has been confirmed by the Service Manager at Wollaston.
So now it needs a new gearbox that will be replaced under warranty. Which is a difficult item to track-down in the UK at the moment.
How do I feel about that?
Surprisingly sanguine actually. For these reasons:
1. I am happy (at the moment) with the level of service, communication and above all honesty from Wollaston. They are doing as much as they can under the circumstances to get me back on my bike again.
2. They have lent me an 850R which is keeping me mobile
3. And most important of all - I love this bike enough to suffer the problems.
I am a reformed track/sports rider who thought a tweaked R1 was the solution to all my biking issues.
I needed a bike that would would satisfy me, and at the same time not terrify my wife. I needed a bike we could share. I needed a bike to keep me riding. The R1 would sit dormant between track excursions as there never seemed an appropriate time to take it out.
And the GS is the total opposite.
The R1 was fantastic for about 1% of the time - tracks and deserted A roads when the tyres were warm enough to trust.
The GS is excellent for 90% of the time. It may well lose out to the R1 for grunt, power and extreme handling. And the engine is in truth a bit breathy, oh yes and the back moves around under power when cornering, but this only adds to the fun. Why are all sports bikes not using Trail-bike tyres?
But most of all I love having twice the fun at half the speed. With the comfort of a penthouse view.
I have really enjoyed exploring back-roads and cart-tracks - not seeking out A-roads and roundabouts.
And in the final analysis that's why I am pretty happy. I miss the bike, I want it back and I trust BMW to get it fixed.
Am I a naive, optimistic, Love-struck fool?
Discuss?
So now it needs a new gearbox that will be replaced under warranty. Which is a difficult item to track-down in the UK at the moment.
How do I feel about that?
Surprisingly sanguine actually. For these reasons:
1. I am happy (at the moment) with the level of service, communication and above all honesty from Wollaston. They are doing as much as they can under the circumstances to get me back on my bike again.
2. They have lent me an 850R which is keeping me mobile
3. And most important of all - I love this bike enough to suffer the problems.
I am a reformed track/sports rider who thought a tweaked R1 was the solution to all my biking issues.
I needed a bike that would would satisfy me, and at the same time not terrify my wife. I needed a bike we could share. I needed a bike to keep me riding. The R1 would sit dormant between track excursions as there never seemed an appropriate time to take it out.
And the GS is the total opposite.
The R1 was fantastic for about 1% of the time - tracks and deserted A roads when the tyres were warm enough to trust.
The GS is excellent for 90% of the time. It may well lose out to the R1 for grunt, power and extreme handling. And the engine is in truth a bit breathy, oh yes and the back moves around under power when cornering, but this only adds to the fun. Why are all sports bikes not using Trail-bike tyres?
But most of all I love having twice the fun at half the speed. With the comfort of a penthouse view.
I have really enjoyed exploring back-roads and cart-tracks - not seeking out A-roads and roundabouts.
And in the final analysis that's why I am pretty happy. I miss the bike, I want it back and I trust BMW to get it fixed.
Am I a naive, optimistic, Love-struck fool?
Discuss?
) - the bike is brill, but the indicator system is the most c**p thing they've ever come up with - there's a whole thread about it somewhere.
