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I bought a 2018 bagger with 750 miles on it. I don't know if it went through one.
Thanks.
I believe that any BMW Motorrad Dealer can lookup your VIN in their system and pull up a service history for work done at any BMW Dealer. Not 100% certain on that, but it would be a good idea to go to your closest/preferred BMW Motorrad Dealer and say hello to them. Ask to see the service manager, tell him/her that you bought the bike second-hand and wanted to verify that the Run-in Service had been done. Again, they can only verify if it was done by a Motorrad Dealer and entered it into their system (which they should for warranty purposes).How important is the break in service on a new K1600?
I bought a 2018 bagger with 750 miles on it. I don't know if it went through one.
Thanks.
The local Austin, Texas BMW dealership service told me that service records are not shared by dealers. So there is not a national database. The information is only kept at the dealer level.
Regardless, I've scheduled it for Friday. I'm sure it is a simple service, and I'm paying more than I probably would outside of the dealer, but I'm doing this first one with them.
I recommend that you have a qualified BMW Dealer do the Break-in service if it hasn't already been done. I noticed a big difference in performance with my '18 Grand America after the break-in service. My Dealer explained that BMW de-tunes the throttle input on all new bikes to prevent over Rev'ing by Owners during the engine break-in period. As a result, part of the service is a maintenance software update to removes the Rev restriction. Being a first time BMW Owner, I didn't believe it until I rode the big K home. Much better throttle response. The service is expensive, but well worth it especially for warranty purposes, after that routine service can be done by the Owner.
- Kevin
Lee, for future reference, I'm thinking that BMW Motorrad should be able to identify the selling dealer and that a call to that dealer might, or might not, be helpful (save the expense of re-doing the service if it has already been done).I think dealers can only see what recalls have been done at other dealers.
Since there's no way to find out if the 600 mile service has been done I think it's good you plan to have the service done.
I'm familiar with the thread you are referencing. Possibly correct, not doubting the poster's reporting, but questioning their source's info to some degree.Don’t know if this is true for BMW, but I read that a different oil and a different type filter are often used by the factory on the assumption that these will be replaced very soon. The filter was described as highly restrictive knowing that break in elements would be shed by the engine. The oil was described as basic quality with the assumption it wouldn’t need to last long. Regardless, it seems like an unacceptable risk not to do it.