Another rear wheel collapse..

Oldrat · Nov 24, 2019

With reference to this closed thread..
https://www.ukgser.com/forums/showt...-Wheel-Collapse?highlight=Rear+brake+collapse

This morning a friend had a similar event on his LC.

It had been serviced by BMW 6 weeks previously, and luckily he was travelling relatively slowly.
He tells me it appears that the calliper mount on the hub casing has snapped, the calliper still has the bolts securely in place. It sounds like the mount has failed or the spokes have failed demolishing the mount?

malcopopolo · Nov 24, 2019

what year bike was this?

Wainfleetworld · Nov 24, 2019

malcopopolo said:
what year bike was this?

2016 with 9860 miles on the clock.

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Santa-2512 · Nov 24, 2019

Advanced order.

Cheese & Pickle & Pastrami on White bread

Awaiting the the rest of the team to arrive

Initial thoughts,

Those bolts ldont look fully tightened?

Did the owner fit new pads recently?

Bem · Nov 24, 2019

looks like its been dragged in arse-first - which suggests spokes encouraged it - BWDIK?

Warlord · Nov 24, 2019

Did he EVER check his spoke tensions?

Ting... ting.... ting.... clonk?

Warlord · Nov 24, 2019

By the way, stop fucking about with these spoked wheels and switch to alloys if you're just doing road riding.

Easier to clean, easier to maintain, lighter and they don't try to kill you and your bike.

Just saying.

Delboy777 · Nov 24, 2019

Warlord said:
By the way, stop fucking about with these spoked wheels and switch to alloys if you're just doing road riding.

Easier to clean, easier to maintain, lighter and they don't try to kill you and your bike.

Just saying.

+1 I agree

Arsey · Nov 24, 2019

Warlord said:
By the way, stop fucking about with these spoked wheels and switch to alloys if you're just doing road riding.

Easier to clean, easier to maintain, lighter and they don't try to kill you and your bike.

Just saying.

I’ve had spoked wheels on an adventure bike since 1998 and none have ever tried to kill me.But only briefly were they on a BMW.

Rockred · Nov 24, 2019

As Bem pointed out, it looks like the spokes pulled the caliper into the wheel. Also there is rust starting on the Chinese erm BMW disc, fancy that eh!.. Salmon and cucumber for me please on wholemeal.

Blackal · Nov 24, 2019

Could it have been his Spokey Dokies that got dragged in? :nenau

DC · Nov 24, 2019

could have been alot lot worse than it was OP...glad your mate is ok and it gets sorted.

Wainfleetworld · Nov 24, 2019

DC said:
could have been alot lot worse than it was OP...glad your mate is ok and it gets sorted.

Thank you DC.

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ymfb · Nov 24, 2019

Spam and tomato sauce for me.

Had he considered loctite?

had he been using Mucoff ?

it plays havoc with your corrosion

Giles · Nov 24, 2019

There should be a world wide recall. It's as simple as that. Somebody will lose their life on a motorway.

peepingtom · Nov 24, 2019

Warlord said:
Did he EVER check his spoke tensions?

Ting... ting.... ting.... clonk?

its not down to poor maintenance it simply a poorly designed / made wheel .

SMB · Nov 24, 2019

As the final gearbox and brake calliper is of the same design as the bikes with cast wheels and as there have been no postings of the calliper breaking off cast wheeled bikes. Surely one must question if it is a problem with the spoked wheel design and not related to lack of locktite or axle design. IMHO.

MrC99 · Nov 24, 2019

Warlord said:
By the way, stop fucking about with these spoked wheels and switch to alloys if you're just doing road riding.

Easier to clean, easier to maintain, lighter and they don't try to kill you and your bike.

Just saying.

Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Many many moons ago I owned a Laverda Jota which was equipped with those new-fangled alloy wheels and which damn near killed me and a mate on the back when the front wheel broke up when making progress. Pretty sure that some of the first gen alloy wheels on BMs had issues as well.

GeorgeM · Nov 24, 2019

MrC99 said:
Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose. Many many moons ago I owned a Laverda Jota which was equipped with those new-fangled alloy wheels and which damn near killed me and a mate on the back when the front wheel broke up when making progress. Pretty sure that some of the first gen alloy wheels on BMs had issues as well.

Oh yes recall on r100’s, the r65s were okay though

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GeorgeM · Nov 24, 2019

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Another rear wheel collapse..

So much better now Engineer is on ignore

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