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Thoughts on BMW
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"BMW Motorrad USA is notifying all owners of the current R 1200 RT, model year 2014, fitted with the Dynamic ESA option that there is a potential defect in the rear spring strut. At the present time it cannot be ruled out that the piston rod of the rear spring strut in connection with the Dynamic ESA option could potentially fail." From Motorcycle.com
"BMW Motorrad USA is notifying all owners of the current R 1200 RT, model year 2014, fitted with the Dynamic ESA option that there is a potential defect in the rear spring strut. At the present time it cannot be ruled out that the piston rod of the rear spring strut in connection with the Dynamic ESA option could potentially fail."
From BMW Press Form https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/...=9&id=T0183062EN_US&left_menu_item=node__4422
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"BMW Motorrad USA is notifying all owners of the current R 1200 RT, model year 2014, fitted with the Dynamic ESA option that there is a potential defect in the rear spring strut. At the present time it cannot be ruled out that the piston rod of the rear spring strut in connection with the Dynamic ESA option could potentially fail."
From BMW Press Form https://www.press.bmwgroup.com/usa/...=9&id=T0183062EN_US&left_menu_item=node__4422
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Easy answer is yes...not the electronics, the shocks piston rod. But here, the hambone is connected to the legbone
so it's the assembly to most.It is the metal piston rod in the shock that can break...has nothing to do with modern technology, unless you consider a shock is still high tech since it's invention in 1907. The rod has a defect, not because it is part of ESA, but because it was poorly constructed. Could have been part of a manual shock just as easily.
And in the next chapter!
Some folks just don't want to deal with maintenance: you know, fork seals, steering head bearings, water/oil pump seals, computer remaps, wheel bearings, rectifiers, etc, etc, etc, and then do it again. Riding something new every few years solves that. It doesn't make them bad. It does make them fellow riders. They also create low mileage good deals for the rest of us.
For what it is worth, you can no longer buy a 2014 Cadillac CTS or STX. GM has issued a "STOP SELL ORDER" to their dealers. It seems the electronics are so complex no one knows how to fix them.
And the debate goes on.
When the North Koreans finally get around to setting off an air burst nuke, the only things left running will be BMW Airheads and Model A Fords. I gotta get me an Airhead!
Some folks just don't want to deal with maintenance: you know, fork seals, steering head bearings, water/oil pump seals, computer remaps, wheel bearings, rectifiers, etc, etc, etc, and then do it again. Riding something new every few years solves that. It doesn't make them bad. It does make them fellow riders. They also create low mileage good deals for the rest of us.
For what it is worth, you can no longer buy a 2014 Cadillac CTS or STX. GM has issued a "STOP SELL ORDER" to their dealers. It seems the electronics are so complex no one knows how to fix them.
And the debate goes on.When the North Koreans finally get around to setting off an air burst nuke, the only things left running will be BMW Airheads and Model A Fords. I gotta get me an Airhead!
AntonLargiader
Active member
Not the same, and that page actually explains it.
When Yuasa bought Exide's industrial division, Exide kept their automotive line. Some time around 2000 Exide bought Mareg, which had been making batteries for BMW for years, which is why you started seeing Exide batteries in your bikes.
The Yuasa product is unrelated. It's a different product, designed by different people, from a different company. The Exide in the YEI partnership name was only about the industrial line.
When Yuasa bought Exide's industrial division, Exide kept their automotive line. Some time around 2000 Exide bought Mareg, which had been making batteries for BMW for years, which is why you started seeing Exide batteries in your bikes.
The Yuasa product is unrelated. It's a different product, designed by different people, from a different company. The Exide in the YEI partnership name was only about the industrial line.
It'll probably go off 15 seconds after they launch and give 'em the nuclear equivalent of shooting themselves in the foot with a holstered gun.
Now, back to this pointless debate. You'd think it was January in Montana.
