EWS Failure and Towing Nightmare (Merged multiple EWS threads)

RoboRider said:

Can anyone tell me the years affected by this? I have an 05 R12RT. Do I need to be concerned?

Robo

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05 GS here and it seems, so far at least, that it is mainly 07 and 08 bikes that are having the majority of the problems. I'm guessing that if there is some type of recall that we won't even be included in the list of bikes covered. If we were included I don't think I'd have mine changed, I'd just take the spare, if that was allowed, and carry it with me.

BTW, I've read on another forum that someone has gotten the dreaded EWS with the new 247 antenna but it sounded like he hasn't actually gotten the bike fixed yet so there's always the possibility that something else is causing the problem.

Barry

RoboRider said:

Can anyone tell me the years affected by this? I have an 05 R12RT. Do I need to be concerned?

Robo

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Probably not. There have been very few reported failures before the '07 model year.

The poster on the 'other' site mentions August '06 to March '08.

Now I'm worried. Although, no problems so far (crosses fingers) in 6k+. They must have installed an old unit in the factory.

Mine is a 10/06 production date ('07 model year..) and no problem in 15k miles, so far.. but I will be carrying a spare antenna ring with me next week when I head off to the wilds of West Virginia..

See Law #2: http://www.eilenberger.net/laws.htm

deilenberger said:

Mine is a 10/06 production date ('07 model year..) and no problem in 15k miles, so far.. but I will be carrying a spare antenna ring with me next week when I head off to the wilds of West Virginia..

See Law #2: http://www.eilenberger.net/laws.htm

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The problems did seem to begin after the mid-06 changes. Of course most bikes will never see an issue, and if you have over 20K you would be the first to get one at those high miles that I know of.

Jim

PS Where is Poolside to tell us that we can disable the system, IF we only knew how?

My '07 made it 6,300 miles before failing. However, I was lucky in that it happened at home!

We had an EWS ring (a 207) fail on a K12S today. Took 5 minutes to plug the 247 ring in and 45 minutes to decide how to tie wrap it nice (obsessive compulsive).

Called my dealer today and asked about the ring recall. He ran my vin and told me my bike was involved. He asked if I was having a problem. I said no. He told me they had several bikes with problems they were trying to get to and would I mind waiting a couple weeks. I said no problem. Going in the beginning of August. Can't complain about that.

Well, mine was replaced on Thursday. No problems with this one or the last one. Hopefully, this is the cure for this issue.

i have a 08 rt. it hapened to me at 650 miles. the dealer told me it is happening to all of them. why they aren't replacing them before we spend 18k is beyond me.
2 days after it happened to me it also happened to a freind of mine with a 08 gt at about 1200 miles. great customer service huh!!!!

bktaylor2 said:

i have a 08 rt. it happened to me at 650 miles. the dealer told me it is happening to all of them. why they aren't replacing them before we spend 18k is beyond me.
2 days after it happened to me it also happened to a friend of mine with a 08 gt at about 1200 miles. great customer service huh!!!!

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The campaign to replace them requires the dealers to complete the replacement on all the bikes in stock before delivering them. Of course, this puts quite a burden on the dealer just in time for the busiest time of the year and as well, the campaign just came out a week or two ago. To add to that, the dealer had to read all the "mail" from BMW to see the campaign as soon as it was "official". Surely some bikes got out before the rings were replaced. Regrettable and costly to all including BMW. I think understandable because if I were to guess, BMW had to be sure of the latest antenna ring before they told the dealers to replace 10,000 or so of them.

But damn...they run so well if they would only let us start the engines...

Bob1100RTC said:

Called my dealer today and asked about the ring recall. He ran my vin and told me my bike was involved. He asked if I was having a problem. I said no. He told me they had several bikes with problems they were trying to get to and would I mind waiting a couple weeks. I said no problem. Going in the beginning of August. Can't complain about that.

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Carry the new ring and a #10 torx wrench while you are waiting.

And, on second thought, carry the latest ring and torx after you have the newest ring...