R1200RT - Riding on a Plugged Tyre

jamesptz said:

I have a 2015 R1200RT that got a small screw puncture in the rear tire, only 2k on tire. Plugged it, but slow leak. Bought new tire with thought of patching the other one but installing with the new one. After repeated failure to get the old tire to break free from the bead, I didn't have the proper tools, I took rim and tire to a non-BMW local shop near me. Things immediately got worse. The tech, such as he was, broke the rear sensor off right at the rim. They handed me the rim, tire, and the sensor with its little pin. I took it to the nearest BMW shop where it is being repaired. They will have to try and drill out what is left of the pin left in the rim without damaging the rim. It is installed with Loctite apparently. You can see where this is going. I have been looking around for replacement parts. Pin is about $14 which is incredible. The sensor is about $274, if using OEM. Lots of knock-offs for WAY less money out there. Some guys have used these with success, others never worked. I haven't retrieved the rim and tire from the shop yet, so I don't know the exact part #. I noticed different part #s for different bikes. I think the 2014 thru 2018 are the same generation. So far I have found replacement parts for the 2016 model, but nothing for the 2015 model. Will all those models use the same parts for these tire sensors? Worse case scenario is the rim will be damaged while extracting what is left of the pin. New OEM rims run $1250 or so, plus a new sensor! Yikes! As a Plan B, I bought a used 2015 rim and now need to get a sensor replacement to match. I hope to make an inside patch on the original tire and install it on the backup rim, so I will always have a spare in reserve. Any suggestions or information about replacing the pressure sensor will be much appreciated. Oh, negotiations under way for who is responsible for the cost of fixing this mess. I have a verbal commitment from first shop to pay for a new sensor. They were not aware that the rim itself might become compromised. The saga continues.

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strataj said:

The pin has blue locktite so it should of come out without much trouble, sounds like it may of been bent. For part numbers I like Real OEM https://www.realoem.com/bmw/ . I just purchased a pair of sensors from a BMW dealer, they list for $224 then I got a nice discount. I've been down the Chinese nock off...

The shop that did the damage should be responsible to replace/repair.

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