b.m.w 1600gt recall!

[2kwacks]

deliverd a one month old b.m.w 1200rt to the b.m.w dealers today for a warranty claim. while I was there, thought I would I've a closer look at the 1600GTL model. must admit, it's very impressive but the technician told me there having trouble with electrics on them. water is entering around the seat area and causing serious expensive damaged, at up £20,000 big one's for the top of the range, this as got to have a few owners ing..!

[Rusty]

2 simple ways to remedy that ... A large dose of ACF50 and don't take it out in the rain !

[O.C.]

third option....



BUY A GTR

[Rusty]

 

[jenros]

deffo get the gtr all day,,,,any day! lol

[Cartman]

If you can't use it in the rain it might as well be a Ducati 

[Ziderman]

Take it out in what........?

[O.C.]

I remember that there were a number of 'disgruntled' 1600 customers on the BMW forum, complaining about electrical problems, bike going onto "get you home mode" loose components and a number of Sat Nav problems, which surprisingly were because of the old  software that had been used 

Winston  would be able to comment more accurately 

[Winston Smith]

Don't know about the sat-nav issues but the limp home mode effected the test bike last year when I was riding it back from the Pyrenees.

100miles at 100mph braked for the Peage and all of a sudden went to limp home mode - overheating warning etc.  Turned engine off, restarted and it was OK!!

Drank oil too!

[Rusty]

Winny ... I understand the K1600 has to have "special oil" ... obviously ! .... the figure of £27 a litre has been put about ... It's horrendous but I am still drawn to them ... no test ride till I retire so by then it should be sorted !!    

[100milesaway]

Dream on      

[Winston Smith]

Winny ... I understand the K1600 has to have "special oil" ... obviously ! .... the figure of £27 a litre has been put about ... It's horrendous but I am still drawn to them ... no test ride till I retire so by then it should be sorted !!    

The fleet bike got fed Castrol or Silkolene or whatever was the right grade in the services off the peage!

[jenros]

kiiiiiiiiinnnnnnnn elllllllllll------£27 per litre!!!

[O.C.]

Again, there were severaL posts on the BMW forum about how riders were being told that they must use BMW recommended oils ~ available from BMW dealers (of course), or else their warranty could be adversly affected.

Yeah right ....I don't smell a rat....do you 

[slane]

Again, there were severaL posts on the BMW forum about how riders were being told that they must use BMW recommended oils ~ available from BMW dealers (of course), or else their warranty could be adversly affected.

Yeah right ....I don't smell a rat....do you 

What !!!!    they will be telling us to use only "special" air in tyres next or only to wash it with there own blended shampoo ,