2013/14 ~ 1200 GS

[O.C.]

Can anyone shed any light on these reports ?..

I wasn't aware that there had been this number of recalls 

http://www.therevcounter.co.uk/mechanics/90584-new-watercooled-bmw-1200gs-gearboxes-blowing.html

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/2013-bmw-r1200gs-recalled-for-oil-pressure-issue-54935.html

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/new-recall-for-2013-bmw-r1200gs-55505.html

http://www.autoevolution.com/news/no-2013-bmw-r1200gs-deliveries-the-telelever-is-screwed-up-photo-gallery-55983.html

http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/855/16068/Motorcycle-Article/BMW-Recalls-R1200GS-for-Fork-Issue.aspx

[pistole]

not sure. I will trash my GS tomorrow and report if my gearbox goes to bits !

Let me guess , you don't like Beemers ?



IMHO , back to back , its not looking too good for my GTR at the moment.

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[zedmeister]

Don't give a sh1t, this is a KAWASAKI 1400GTR SITE. 

[tommytool]

Don't give a sh1t, this is a KAWASAKI 1400GTR SITE. 

Methinks you miss the point - the satisfaction of a good old gloat is the issue here. 

[zedmeister]

No Point missed on my part, the question should be asked on the BMW site, ( no offence intended to OC ) would the BMW owners ask of the GTR Recalls ????, why gloat over something i am not remotely interested in, recalls or not. 

[O.C.]

First, I wasn't gloating

Second, I was asking a genuine question

Third, I do not dislike BMWs, I've owned a couple myself

Fourth I would have expected a more mature response from members on a forum of an upmarket bike like the GTR

Obviously I was wrong 

Maybe a forum member with more ability to respond correctly will come along and let me know if they've heard anything about this situation 

[Lonewolf]

OC, I'm with Zed on this one, who gives a shit. What a strange topic to discuss on the Kawasaki 1400 GTR forum! 

[Charlie747]

OC, I'm with Zed on this one, who gives a shit. What a strange topic to discuss on the Kawasaki 1400 GTR forum! 

I'm emphatic with all parties on this one but..................

I would like to quote..................

"General Discussion
Feel free to talk about anything and everything in this board.

Moderator: The Wolf"

Good to see somebody else is not brainwashed by the press on this site................and for that alone it is worthy of its place within this general area giving a balanced and measured response to all the pro-BMW comments posted on this specific brand and model site.

[100milesaway]

Hang on a minute. On the home page of this forum there is a section entitled "General discussions". and under this section it says " Feel free to talk about anything and everything". And over a period of of time contributers to this forum have talked about erm, almost anything, including cars, aeroplanes, what they have eaten for their lunch, and all manner of different subjects. So what all of a sudden makes it so wrong for a member to have the audacity to comment on a motorbike topic?. What's going on?.

[100milesaway]

OC, I'm with Zed on this one, who gives a shit. What a strange topic to discuss on the Kawasaki 1400 GTR forum! 

Steve, I find this comment utterly bizarre, and I think that you owe O C an apology.

[Charlie747]

Hang on a minute. On the home page of this forum there is a section entitled "General discussions". and under this section it says " Feel free to talk about anything and everything". And over a period of of time contributers to this forum have talked about erm, almost anything, including cars, aeroplanes, what they have eaten for their lunch, and all manner of different subjects. So what all of a sudden makes it so wrong for a member to have the audacity to comment on a motorbike topic?. What's going on?.

[Bryn]

From what I've seen over on UKGSer  ( where I've been a mod since 2004) there are issues arising with the new WC Gs's ..... problem as always is that the issues become magnified through the lens of a dedicated forum.... It doesn't seem to be stopping those who have bought one enjoying their new wheels 

To clarify that..... I bought a 118d for SWMBO in September  and immediately joined the appropriate forum  ( babybmw.net)  seems all the 1 series diesels trash their cam chains eventually , leading to 5k worth of repairs, or so it seemed.... until I delved a bit deeper , and it turns out about 1% suffer from problems....

[O.C.]

OC, I'm with Zed on this one, who gives a shit. What a strange topic to discuss on the Kawasaki 1400 GTR forum! 

Steve....if I am to take your post seriously then I can only assume that you have had some sort of mental aberration, as Geoff has already said I posted a serious Motorcycling related question within a General Discussion section where all manner of non motorcycling related topics have been discussed for literally years..are you nuts or something    ( that's another serious question) I suggest that you check the topics recently discussed within the "General Discussion" section, I'll help you
Cars
Aircraft
Push Bikes
Afghanistan
Honda Pan European
Triumph Bonneville
Hypnotism
The list goes on and on

I'm left wondering if the last topic might have had some adverse effect on you, a "moderator" 

My initial posting was a serious enquiry about a serious topic which is directly motorcycling related, as I've already stated it was in no way intended to gloat or trivialise the topic, to say I was shocked by the juvenile level of some of the responses would be an understatement.

I would suggest that some members on this forum need a reality check, and whilst doing so to step down from their lofty perches and show some respect for other GTR 1400 Forum users, of which I have been one along with a few others on here, for a good number of years.

I don't profess to know all there is to know about the superb GTR  but I have owned three, and as such have gained some experience of this superb machine, I would have another in a heartbeat if it wasn't for the fact that my health along with a change in my motorcycling activities has denied me that pleasure. Furthermore there are other members of this forum who also enjoy biking with machines from manufacturers of other products, perhaps they too should expect the same level of inane comments.

I have happily made several financial donations to the upkeep and maintenance of this forum, in fact I have regularly promoted the idea of such contributions in the past. Some of you may remember that I actually offered to organise, have produced and to distribute GTR branded T-Shirts  on behalf of this club, an exercise which I might add, almost personally cost me a great deal of money. I also organised along with another past member 'mid life crisis' (graham for those of you who have never heard of him), the Lakes weekend way back in 2008 (I think it was) I consider my contribution to the GTR 'cause' to have been greater than many others on here in the more recent past, some of whome only seem able to make unconstructive posts, which are not to be confused with those of a jovial/banter nature.

My support and loyalty towards of the Kawasaki product goes back much much further, and I still have and ride the 1970s examples which currently reside in my 'Rev Shed' I would ask "how long have some of you been loyal to the Kawasaki product ? "

So to re-emphasise my original question......has anyone heard of the detailed problems/issues with the latest incarnation of BMWs GS, which I acknowledge is a very capable bike, but not one that meets my biking requirements................I'm genuinly interested to know

Steve I look forward to your explanation and/or apology regarding your remarks 

[Bryn]

OC, carry on as you have been doing.... don't mind the others 

[Charlie747]

OC, carry on as you have been doing.... don't mind the others