First warranty issue was a bad cruise control switch, then a tech broke a tab on a side panel, now I noticed an oil leak from the left side head gasket...a few drops a day. I have an appointment for the panel this Thursday, but probably they won't have time to address the leak. As the closest dealer is over an hour away, and we are losing "season" this could be a pain to deal with. I'm hoping that maybe the bolts just aren't torqued correctly, but it's still a pain. My question?? I don't have any, just venting. I won't make any build quality complaints from my one anecdotal R1200RT, but I really expected better than this- from the techs and the marque. To be fair, the dealer has been good about fixing, but I had to point out the broken tab and I re-routed the wires from the aftermarket brake lights they installed- they had them in such a way that when the 2 faced tape fails (yes it did twice) the light would fall between the wheel and the case- fortunately, I noticed it before damage done the first time- re routed- and saved the light the second time- as it would have been ripped out if I hadn't re-routed. now the light is tied with some parachute cord. OH another panel has a bad grommet, which I noticed, and they had to order it! (no grommets in stock?)
I'm holding off mentioning the dealer for now, I'm not even sure if my bottom line is positive or negative!! I guess so far it's a wash- they deal with issues when pointed out, the purchase was pleasant enough, but they seem oblivious to poor workmanship. I do my own work on my other bikes, but the 3 year warranty on the BMW makes having them do maintenance seem advisable- especially with this leak and the ease with which tabs seem to break (I can break them as well as the next guy, that's why I haven't TOUCHED the panels!)
I'm holding off mentioning the dealer for now, I'm not even sure if my bottom line is positive or negative!! I guess so far it's a wash- they deal with issues when pointed out, the purchase was pleasant enough, but they seem oblivious to poor workmanship. I do my own work on my other bikes, but the 3 year warranty on the BMW makes having them do maintenance seem advisable- especially with this leak and the ease with which tabs seem to break (I can break them as well as the next guy, that's why I haven't TOUCHED the panels!)