beemerdons
Certifiable Old Fart
No - more like standard operating procedure. I heard of this with the G450X enduro as well. Enduro bikes get crashed and plastics get broken - nature of the beast. Unfortunately, BMW didn't stock the plastics for a while and since it was a new bike, no aftermarket parts were available. Guys were having to wire the bodywork back together to keep riding.
I can maybe see you calling the expansion tank and obscure part, but the muffler had an even longer lead time. Are mufflers obscure?
Hello rcxrider, next time you are standing in front of a K1600, take a long hard look at the radiator expansion tank, it is on the left as you are looking at the headlight/fairing.
Any rock or brick bouncing off of a work truck, or cement mixer can destroy this very fragile tank. I absolutely view this exp. tank as a normal maintenance replaceable item!
I have a "wait list" order at BeemerBoneYard right now for this part and even though my bike is coming back with this tank, I am definitely going to have a spare available.
In addition, I intend to build a "catcher's mask" around this tank, tank is very vulnerable!
http://www.i-bmw.com/showthread.php?t=36468&highlight=alternator Gentleman from WI also had his BMW stuck in SLC for 3 months. Waiting for a K1300S alternator, alternator absolutely is not just a "obscure" part, BMW Parts really need to get their act together!
We Stanley Boys have been without "Gisele" for 5 months now, of course we're indignant!
My Son Seth (15) gets out of Junior High School on June 5 and we head off to Alaska for a month on "Gisele", stopping at a www.fjrforum.com rally on the way. I am going to post to the K1600 Forum in May and see what other vulnerable parts I may want to stockpile.
http://nafo.fjrrally.com/ Lucky for Seth and I we had "Lucy Liu" FJR to ride for the past 5 months.
I am a Union Pipefitter (now retired) and I worked five straight years in Alaska in the Eighties, riding either my BMW R80RT or my Harley-Davidson Shovelhead up to Pump Station #4 just North of the Atigun Pass. Might be smart to have necessary parts ready to ship.
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