Further to my 'Strange Cracks' thread last November.

[Lonewolf]

If you had read my comment, I said I'm going to try a hot glue gun. 

Anything with the word GUN in the sentence should be kept well away from a woman! 

[Lonewolf]

I bet BMW have never experienced a problem like that.

Joking aside, the fairing and plastics on the K16 are of a much higher quality than the GTR. 

[GTRpilot]

Quick update from J&S Kwacker dealer. Shown problem etc, agrees plastic is flimsy at that end, nothing to cushion it from vibes of bike, taken photo's of it and will forward to Kawasaki UK. If they won't play he will supply a new one at cost price only, also will give me something to seat around the edge of the new one to cushion it. Seem's a decent enough chap. 

[Debs]

Quick update from J&S Kwacker dealer. Shown problem etc, agrees plastic is flimsy at that end, nothing to cushion it from vibes of bike, taken photo's of it and will forward to Kawasaki UK. If they won't play he will supply a new one at cost price only, also will give me something to seat around the edge of the new one to cushion it. Seem's a decent enough chap. 

Keep us updated with this. Would be interested to see what their response will be.

Anything with the word GUN in the sentence should be kept well away from a woman! 

   

[GTRpilot]

Keep us updated with this. Would be interested to see what their response will be.

   

My pleasure, just had an E Mail from Kawasaki UK asking me to go into my local dealers so they can "examine it" and take a photo.
Just replied that I have done that, so now Kawasaki have two photos, let's wait and see 

[PRD]

Joking aside, the fairing and plastics on the K16 are of a much higher quality than the GTR. 

I don't doubt that for a minute the level of quality in a BMW in all areas far surpasses anything in a GTR. I'm surprised people don't realise this.

[O.C.]

really  ?     

[Debs]

This forum is really full of comedians. 

 

[Charlie747]

This forum is really full of comedians. 

 

Kettle Pot Black etc etc 

[virginiajim]

This forum is really full of comedians. 

 

[GTRpilot]

Should get a call from my local dealer today about what's happening.
My own thought's are if they agree to replace mine would that open the door to everyone else that has suffered this problem? One person I spoke to said if it was a problem identified by owners and the cause was the thin plastic at that point and lack of a cushioning liner then they should have recalled the bikes to put some cushioning under that panel.
I wonder, as I did on the first panel, if people just assume they have overtightened the fastener and caused it to crack, where clearly this may not be the case.
Maybe a door Kawasaki may want to keep shut. 

[O.C.]

Should get a call from my local dealer today about what's happening.
My own thought's are if they agree to replace mine would that open the door to everyone else that has suffered this problem? One person I spoke to said if it was a problem identified by owners and the cause was the thin plastic at that point and lack of a cushioning liner then they should have recalled the bikes to put some cushioning under that panel.
I wonder, as I did on the first panel, if people just assume they have overtightened the fastener and caused it to crack, where clearly this may not be the case.
Maybe a door Kawasaki may want to keep shut. 

good point well made, kawasaki haven't been lax at recalling bikes in the past, the cracked panel wouldn't be considered a safety related problem, and if some correction was needed then I think that it could have been done during a service.

It will be interesting to see what response you receive

Keep us posted please    

[PRD]

BMW would not muck about they would sort as quickly as possible.

[virginiajim]

Right......

I don't think that they would initiate a recall for this kind of thing.  Recalls are usually done for safety issues.  It could be issued as TSB (Technical Service Bulletin), though. 

[Lonewolf]

To demonstrate how good BMW are I'll share this with you. I was in the showroom the other week when I mentioned to the parts guy that my pinlock on the visor wasn't as good as it used to be in that it misted. He told me that they are guaranteed for 2 years which I wasn't aware of. I took visor with attached pinlock down showed him my receipt to prove it was less than 2 years old, I'd had it 18 months and without any hesitation they gave me a new visor with pinlock saving me about £70. Now thats BMW service for you!