5 Useful Tips

[Ant]

   again

[PRD]

Lol. Yours is bigger than mine.!

[Charlie747]

  again

Thought you'd like the  Ant........

And so it starts.........................

[virginiajim]

From what I've seen on the K16 you might be concerned about overheating, turn signals, water pumps, and music/comm issues.  Nothing on the rear drives for the K16.  For the C14 we have none of those issues.  We do have problems with the TPMS batteries, but that's on the older bikes.  The electronics are fairly solid.  The rear suspension adjuster can lock up but we just don't see that in the US.  We do have to be terribly concerned on receiving speeding tickets from local law enforcement, though. 

[O.C.]

he's back   

[Charlie747]

And feisty with it OC 

[Petter]

Thanks for good tips!

[O.C.]

Thanks for good tips!

Welcome  along Petter, why not drop into the new member section and tell us a bit about yourself   

[keith]

From what I've seen on the K16 you might be concerned about overheating, turn signals, water pumps, and music/comm issues.  Nothing on the rear drives for the K16.  For the C14 we have none of those issues.  We do have problems with the TPMS batteries, but that's on the older bikes.  The electronics are fairly solid.  The rear suspension adjuster can lock up but we just don't see that in the US.  We do have to be terribly concerned on receiving speeding tickets from local law enforcement, though.

the k16 did have a few issues on the earlier bikes,and i dont know of anyone not getting the work carried out under the  bmw warranty, infact they seem to go over the top with  there service the newer models now seem sorted, which is probably why you can keep your warrany going till 80,000 miles which also includes breakdown assistance  (i think )mr kawasaki seems to backheel some of the  loyal customers when it comes to snapping windscreen mechanisms and warped discs.

[O.C.]

  the k16 did have a few issues on the earlier bikes,and i dont know of anyone not getting the work carried out under the  bmw warranty, infact they seem to go over the top with  there service the newer models now seem sorted, which is probably why you can keep your warrany going till 80,000 miles which also includes breakdown assistance  (i think )mr kawasaki seems to backheel some of the  loyal customers when it comes to snapping windscreen mechanisms and warped discs.

Yep fair points there Keith and I hope that you enjoy your K16 as I'm positive you will, it is without doubt a very fine machine    

There aren't any bad bikes these days, technology has moved on massively compared to say, 10 years ago.

There will always be instances of problems/defects with some brands and BMW has been no exception to that rule ,  the high expectation that the end user has these days, much of which is brought about by the media and aggressive advertising, is testament to that fact, plus such problems/defects will inevitably be 'hyped' up in the press - in some cases blown out of proportion.

I have to say that the after-sales care that I have experienced from Kawasaki U.K and also Kawasaki franchised dealers has always been outstanding (there have been precious little such occasions), by the same token I received comparatively poor service from a BMW dealer when I faced a serious product issue, as such I am, unsurprisingly, not impressed with BMW as a franchise.....but as I've stated before not all dealers are the same, it is, however, very easy to have a positive product opinion damaged by the poor action of one dealer, which is a shame.

We all expect more for our money these days, it's what we've been educated to expect   

[keith]

 yes agree totally ,at present i hven't heard  any bad negative feedback for the bm dealers yet,i have just managed 400  miles to now ,another 150 miles and i am booking my first service in at shipley were i bought it ,100 mile trip.but only heard good reports about them ...looking forward to  a decent day to ride it down,the more i am getting used to the 1600 the more i like it .the 1600 engine is the smoothest i have ever experienced,i am down a fair bit in power from the zzr but in dynamic mode the 16 still has more than enough,and you dont have to rev the bike to get it going .this banter between the gtr and the k16 puts a smile on my face!!!!!like you say there arn't any  really bad bikes now, the same as cars ,engineering is that far advanced now.......were's the sun!!!! starting to rain again up here ..

[Lonewolf]

I have one of the earlier K1600's and touch wood I have had no issues with it in fact I think the gear changes on mine are quieter than those on Charlies 14 plate K16.


One negative memory of a Kawasaki warranty claim was when I took the GTR to a Kawasaki dealer and the dealer rang Kawasaki and I could hear both sides of the conversation. Kawasaki asked the dealership whether I was a good customer or not, the dealer said I was, so Kawasaki authorised the warranty repair! THIS IS DESPITE THE FACT THAT I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WAS STILL VALID!!

[O.C.]

The dealer said you were a good customer   


Only Joking, it shouldn't matter what type of customer you are, in fact all customers are good and they are the reason why dealerships exist, customers are the cause of a dealers work not an interruption to it

[keith]

I have one of the earlier K1600's and touch wood I have had no issues with it in fact I think the gear changes on mine are quieter than those on Charlies 14 plate K16.


One negative memory of a Kawasaki warranty claim was when I took the GTR to a Kawasaki dealer and the dealer rang Kawasaki and I could hear both sides of the conversation. Kawasaki asked the dealership whether I was a good customer or not, the dealer said I was, so Kawasaki authorised the warranty repair! THIS IS DESPITE THE FACT THAT I HAD PURCHASED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT WAS STILL VALID!!

do you know if your bike has had the newer gearbox upgrade,know of  a couple who had an issue with the box  and bmw changed the complete box for the newer box and they all reported they were much happier with the gear changes.....mine is still changing quite nicely no nose at all selecting first unlike my zzr's smooth going up ,can sometimes get it wrong coming down and here a click.but i am getting used to it think it also is getting used to the wire free throttle

[O.C.]

My GTR box is as smooth a s silk up and down