Has anyone ever actually had valves adjusted? I dont mean checked, I mean adjusted.
New to me 2017 K1600GT Sport. Any tips for a new owner?
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Not to worry -
Dealer has responded
“The service plan covers the mileage and timeline as stated 3 years/18,000 miles, your servicing is due every 6,000 miles or 12 months therefore it covers you for 3 services.
The major service is due on mileage not time therefore after 3 years if you hadnt hit the mileage you wouldnt have the big service completed. If you reached 12k at the end of the 3 year plan you wouldnt be able to have the valve clearance service included as it wouldnt be covered.”
I’m thinking the service plan is probably not worth it - of course I may ride it a lot more but it’s been a good while since I hit 6k miles a year.
Take the service hit as and when it comes.
Keep the money in my bank.
Dealer has responded
“The service plan covers the mileage and timeline as stated 3 years/18,000 miles, your servicing is due every 6,000 miles or 12 months therefore it covers you for 3 services.
The major service is due on mileage not time therefore after 3 years if you hadnt hit the mileage you wouldnt have the big service completed. If you reached 12k at the end of the 3 year plan you wouldnt be able to have the valve clearance service included as it wouldnt be covered.”
I’m thinking the service plan is probably not worth it - of course I may ride it a lot more but it’s been a good while since I hit 6k miles a year.
Take the service hit as and when it comes.
Keep the money in my bank.
I passed the magic 18,000 mark and had the big service done under the plan.
I would recommend looking closely at the extended warranty, as nothing is cheap to repair or replace on the K. I have had the reverse module replaced recently under the extended (insured) warranty
I would recommend looking closely at the extended warranty, as nothing is cheap to repair or replace on the K. I have had the reverse module replaced recently under the extended (insured) warranty
My 2012 K16 has done around 42K miles, valves have been checked at every 18K by BMW at the regular service, it's never needed shimming though, I'm not going to bother checking them again at 54K if I still have it at that mileage 
Just as an FYI - I did take the 3 yr service plan on my new bike
They give me a price of £1170 originally but as it was still advertised on the BMW site at £995 they honoured it.
Pretty sure I will be taking the extended warranty as well when the time comes around
They give me a price of £1170 originally but as it was still advertised on the BMW site at £995 they honoured it.
Pretty sure I will be taking the extended warranty as well when the time comes around
Morning chaps, I have read these posts with interest, as no-one has mentioned the gearbox.
I am thinking of buying a k1600 and the few people I have talked to said don't buy one, many have gearbox problems.
Is this true or is it just a handful of bike with issues?
My experience overall with BMW'S has been very good over the last few years, all but one were secondhand as well. M
I am thinking of buying a k1600 and the few people I have talked to said don't buy one, many have gearbox problems.
Is this true or is it just a handful of bike with issues?
My experience overall with BMW'S has been very good over the last few years, all but one were secondhand as well. M
The only problem I had with the gearbox, was the failure of the quick shifter. It was repaired under warranty.
Parthia the few (or you) could be a bit more specific, please.
Parthia the few (or you) could be a bit more specific, please.
Wapping, that's the problem, the were reluctant to go into detail, just trying to put me off, I think
Gearbox cluster problems was an occasional issue on the early bikes. Largely a thing of the past, by the time of the facelift in 2017, but they are a complex machine, so shit can happen obviously. These days the reverser module appears to be the main beef - it is a simple enough part that allows the starter motor to power reverse, but costs stupid money to fix. The starter sprag clutch can play up, where the starter motor whizzes up but the clutch doesn't engage to turn the engine over.
Best you run through the marque forum, if you haven't been there already ...... https://www.k1600forum.com/
It's an expensive big beast where BMW = buy more warranty. Preferably from Motorrad IMHO, it should be 2 years on many used bikes.
I should imagine that you are suffering from a surfeit of ‘My mate says….’ pie.
Exactly this - just back from Scotland and the bike has hit 4k miles pulling in the drive.
Have been riding very enthusiastically the last few days.
The last few hundred miles on fast A roads today were ‘interesting’ in terms of handling/feel whenever crossing white lines or running over some of our ever crumbling road imperfections.
The front tyre is shagged.
Back still seems ok.
A first for me on a bike.
Came new with Bridgestones battlax but looking tonight for GT tyres - might have to just take whatever brand I can get before heading to France in a few weeks time.
Not much on stock around here.
