You are correct, I had planned to ride it 1 march onwards (weather depending).
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You are correct, I had planned to ride it 1 march onwards (weather depending).
Agreed, the dealer has been told by BMW UK they are different, time will tell.
Yes that's right … It's a paperwork exercise that involves EU Type Approval of the Brembo caliper on the 1250 GS
That shouldn't take more than 6 months if they rush it
New parts arriving week 13 isn't ideal then... I think that you'd be well within your rights to request a bike to use until they sort yours, as well as the money back from any finance payments made until you can properly take delivery.
6 months and something like 500k if I read correctly. Versus replacement parts coming in 4 weeks I'd say that's not economical.
I don't know if this has been said before but i noticed today that they are fitting the Hayes calipers to the new 1000rr.
So possibly they are just running down the stocks of Brembo callipers until Hayes can produce enough for all bikes. This will send the community into a frenzy
Hayes were on last years s1000rr as well. Introduced the same time as the gs got them
But not the new R1250 RS, I wonder why? Old stock being used up?
Jokingly I asked the dealer if my callipers are on “recall”. He checked the VIN and said noIt looks like it was a batch from December 2019 onwards. Mine is ok.
Mines a July 2019 build and it’s already had 2 sets. Go figure, that doesn’t make any sense,
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If BMW wanted to fit Brembos to solve the problem they could, if they pulled out all the stops, it’s a money thing at end of the day.
Jokingly I asked the dealer if my callipers are on “recall”. He checked the VIN and said no
That can't be correct, there were quite a few reports of leaking callipers way before Dec 2019, my bike was built in Apr 2019 and there were leaking callipers before my bike was delivered.
It’s called bullshit
Based on rider reports, it seems as if there was a bad batch used on early models, then for a while there seemed to be no problems before the leaks re-appears. So, the referral to a bad batch late 2019 could be true (in addition to a bad batch a year before).
If we are talking two bad batches with a periode in between we are talking lousy quality control. How hard can it be to make a none-leaking caliper? They've been around for more than 50 years, and we are not talking rocket science.
I like the bite that the Hays calipers offers, and none of the riders with 1250 I know have had any problems, but this product should easily be a 0% failure rate.
I feel quite confident that BMW is on it and have whispered Hays a few words in the backroom. In my book, a reversion to Brembos will be a step backwards.
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Stevie have you had any update on your calipers my bikes in Douglas park in East Kilbride last I heard from them was still looking at possibly 1st week in April.
George r
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My brother in law works for a division of bmw and they are closing as of last shift tomorrow as are all other uk production divisions of bmw, engines, final assembly, etc etc. I suspect it will be similar elsewhere as the decision came from bmw hq. Not gospel but I believe the Hayes Calipers are assembled in Germany so may be delayed if the policy there is the same.
I’d hate to have to swop my Hayes brakes for Brembo’s.
The Hayes have such a great initial bite that make one finger braking when riding fast a real pleasure.
I’m on my 6th LC and these are the best brakes that I’ve had on any of them!
The Hayes have such a great initial bite that make one finger braking when riding fast a real pleasure.
I’m on my 6th LC and these are the best brakes that I’ve had on any of them!
100% agree
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