New GSA+Recovery truck = very unhappy chap

One of the more 'interesting' posts on here for a long time.
It brings me great warmth that people like this exist....Why?
Because they will buy me time when the shit hits the fan, they will be the canon fodder, those who will be eaten first as the world descends into the chaos that it so should be in right now:thumb

These 'weaker' peoples are being bred especially to ensure the more resourceful will succeed.
So don`t 'diss' him, embrace him, hug him, for soon he will be dead and from his death you shall profit.:beerjug:
 
howdoo said:
Picked up my new GSA on saturday afternoon from Jeffries.
Went to the Lake District for the weekend and took the panniers off.

This morning went to put them on and the lock barrel fell out of the
o/s pannier - the lock that fastens it to the bike.

I didnt dare risk trying to cable tie the lock in place, so less than 48 hours old and I'm waiting for the wagon to take us home and then the panniers to AJ's for fixing.

Does anyone know where the locks are coded and fitted, ie. Should I be extremely annoyed with BMW or Jeffries? Or both?

An hour ago I rang Jeffries to speak to the man that took my money. He was busy then and hasn't rung me back yet.
Not happy.
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@howdoo: WTF Are you smoking to get recovered for a broken pannier lock?
@BMW Recovery: WTF are you smoking too???

FFS - Whats wrong with a bit of basic ingenuity, such as a strap / cable tie etc. There are many ways to solve this without ruining a weekend and using recovery. Gobsmacked. Your dealership will be p*ssing themselves all over the floor at your expense behind your back.

If only this was posted on April 1st....

A couple of years ago I was at a UK BMW dealer when the Service Manager was briefing his staff about a K1200 that was being recovered by BMW from Spain due to a puncture... Of course his staff wanted to take the piss but they couldn't in public. But he did roll his eyes when he saw the look on my face !!

Fekkin 'ell.
 
Paul G (BHT) said:
In most cases with the new panniers/locks, they are coded to your VIN in Germany but fitted to the panniers by your dealer.

One wafer of the lock is used to hold the lock on place once fitted. If the lock isn't fully inserted when assembled, it will fall out as you have discovered.

All 6 locks are identical so you could have used one of the lid locks to replace the one that had fallen out (assuming you had lost it) :thumb2
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That's far tooooooooo sensible:blast
 
No it isn't.
Not at all.[/QUOTE]

Oh ,what is it for?
Because your bike has broken ? Because you need assistance to continue? If BMW a premium brand are happy to charge for the privilege of owning a new adventure bike then why not use what you have paid for?

I would not have ,but then again I wouldn't have bought a new bike. But to tear strips off someone who was either unable to or did not see why they should 'fix' a problem that really should not have happened.

Would you have been delighted to 'gaffa' tape up a pannier after forking out £15k?
 
doyle said:
No it isn't.
Not at all.
Oh ,what is it for?
Because your bike has broken ? Because you need assistance to continue? If BMW a premium brand are happy to charge for the privilege of owning a new adventure bike then why not use what you have paid for?

I would not have ,but then again I wouldn't have bought a new bike. But to tear strips off someone who was either unable to or did not see why they should 'fix' a problem that really should not have happened.

Would you have been delighted to 'gaffa' tape up a pannier after forking out £15k?
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There's a fecking big difference between a broken bike and a broken lock. :D

And hence a fecking big difference why there is reason for calling breakdown assistance and a fecking good reason for not calling it.

No,I wouldn't be delighted to gaffa tape up a pannier if I'd spent 15k on a bike.
But I would have done so...in order to sort the problem,in order to get home.
And not nonced about phoning breakdown assistance and waiting however long for them to turn up and cart me back for such an insignificant and peripheral problem.
Without being,as Lorraine just said after reading this, "A fooking melon".
Christ,even without any repair gear at all,and the inability to buy or borrow some,the pannier could have been posted home in the worst instance.
 
doyle said:
No it isn't.
Not at all.
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Oh ,what is it for?
Because your bike has broken ? Because you need assistance to continue? If BMW a premium brand are happy to charge for the privilege of owning a new adventure bike then why not use what you have paid for?

I would not have ,but then again I wouldn't have bought a new bike. But to tear strips off someone who was either unable to or did not see why they should 'fix' a problem that really should not have happened.

Would you have been delighted to 'gaffa' tape up a pannier after forking out £15k?[/QUOTE]

well acording to you then i must be a right cnut,when my 63 plate gsa developed an oil leak last week and the dealer was quoting over 6 weeks to look at it,i fixed myself at home,lifes to short and i had places to go!
 
att said:
One of the more 'interesting' posts on here for a long time.
It brings me great warmth that people like this exist....Why?
Because they will buy me time when the shit hits the fan, they will be the canon fodder, those who will be eaten first as the world descends into the chaos that it so should be in right now:thumb

These 'weaker' peoples are being bred especially to ensure the more resourceful will succeed.
So don`t 'diss' him, embrace him, hug him, for soon he will be dead and from his death you shall profit.:beerjug:
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I always worry that I will trip over people like this as trample on them heading for the exit in a burning building.
 
Makes me laugh the recovery driver will cable tie or gaffa tape the pannier and send you on your way. They ain't keen on recovery if they don't need to.
 
Straps, gaffer tape, tie wraps?
The panniers do not need the barrel in place to securely lock onto the bike. The key rotates a yellow cam which locks the handle down stopping access to the yellow and red opening lever. The key is an anti theft device.
 
Happened to me last week whilst I was in the Swiss alps. Bicycle lock and cable ties. Easy. Still need to sort locking bolt but I would rather do anything then wait for a,recovery van.

But disappointed with this chaps resourcefulness. Wait til you take it off road
 
autogs said:
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well acording to you then i must be a right cnut,when my 63 plate gsa developed an oil leak last week and the dealer was quoting over 6 weeks to look at it,i fixed myself at home,lifes to short and i had places to go![/QUOTE]

Why would I think you would be a 'cnut'? If you were happy and able to fix it then good for you.
 
I managed 2k miles in the alps after my "mate" ran up my arse busting the pannier right off along with the clamps. After kicking my mate firmly in the balls ;) we got out a ratchet strap and a bit of tape and headed off on our merry way. We still have a good laugh about it to this day. Recovery never crossed our minds did it Graham Rodgers?

Grow some....FFS.:blast
 
... and btw

On the way to Llandiddlydudlo a few years ago an AA truck took my L pannier clean off as I (ahem) filtered past traffic near Euston station. The whole central lock and one of the tabs on the pannier completely smashed.

I knew I'd been hit but thought 'fuck it, London drivers' :D Next lights I looked back to see a space where it used to be :jes. Evening Standard seller at the last lights had it and was waiting for me to go back.

Rope (we all do carry rope, right?) a few cable ties and off I rode to Wales :thumb
 
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