jeffkruger
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I remember years ago when there was a problem with Pinto's that were hit from the rear catching fire and exploding. It was about the same time there was the big recall on Firestone 500 tires. As a kid I remember Johnny Carson joking that for capital punishment they should make the condemned drive a Pinto with Firestone 500's on it.
I can certainly sympathize with the OP and understand his disappointment. Never fun to have an expensive failure.
I certainly can't fault BMW though. As was pointed out, perhaps bad gas or some type of additive was used that caused excess carbon build up. Anything could have been done over the years. I believe their offer to consider participating after the motor was opened was fair. If the OP had owned the bike since new and had records and knew everything that had been done, he would have probably been more comfortable paying for the tear down knowing that it would probably uncover a defect. I assume the OP didn't pay the new bike price for the used bike. When you buy used, without any type of warranty, you are paying less but assuming some risk. Hopefully it is worth it the majority of the time. Some times you get stung, and it sucks.
I can certainly sympathize with the OP and understand his disappointment. Never fun to have an expensive failure.
I certainly can't fault BMW though. As was pointed out, perhaps bad gas or some type of additive was used that caused excess carbon build up. Anything could have been done over the years. I believe their offer to consider participating after the motor was opened was fair. If the OP had owned the bike since new and had records and knew everything that had been done, he would have probably been more comfortable paying for the tear down knowing that it would probably uncover a defect. I assume the OP didn't pay the new bike price for the used bike. When you buy used, without any type of warranty, you are paying less but assuming some risk. Hopefully it is worth it the majority of the time. Some times you get stung, and it sucks.