The final drive failure strikes again....
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=260804
People are on the scene and working to get him up and running ASAP...
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Oi Vey... Rob Nye broke down in Canada
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 Snaybone |
Oi Vey... Rob Nye broke down in Canada |
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Posts: 360 08/27/07 10:37 AM |
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Roadster Pilot |
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Posts: 225 08/27/07 10:54 AM |
You got to go there and read it: Rob is getting the bike repaired as we type this. His message this morning:
Good morning, Nothing like the sleep of the dead to bring one back to life. Last night about two hours into rem sleep I had a dream. Some guy named Rob along with his buddy Joe came to my hotel. Rob has a FJ cruiser and a low trailer. That's strange, my name is Rob and I have an FJ cruiser and a low trailer. Then Rob tells me he used to have a super duty and a box trailer but he dumped it all for the FJ. That's strange I used to have a super duty and a box trailer that I dumped for the FJ and Kendon. So Rob and his buddy Joe and coming by this morning and we are going to load the RT on his trailer and take it down to the dealer. Then we eat. I can't tell you how much I am looking forward to something other than granola and life savers for breakfast. 
The piece of paper with their phone numbers convinced me I wasn't dreaming.
I didn't think of the need for a six hundred service on the new drive, this may influence my decision to go for Hyder. If this failure occured 12 hours later I would still be there waiting for the worlds most expensive tow. If I get stuck in or on the way to Hyder it could cost me far more than finishing the rally. For initial service Max has the drive oil changed on all bikes at the 600 service than they don't touch them again. The last service on the bike was the 12k at 11,8xx miles. The bike currently has something like 18k. I can't thank you all enough for your props and support. I am generally pretty good at self-motivation but right now it is pretty hard to get excited to go out and flog myself some more. The virtual pat on the bum is something I just can't attach a value to. It is priceless and I thank you all very much. As always more to follow. Can't keep a Sled Dog down!! |
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Posts: 1289 08/27/07 3:51 PM |
What is up with these freak'n BMW final drives..........!! This is really hurting BMW sales. There are three members right here in our own club that opted
out of BMWs because of the final drive issues............You just can't trust them on a long tour..........Or is it all in our heads?
Has anyone ever heard of a final drive letting go on a Concourse, Moto Guzzi, GW, etc with only 18K miles on it? I'm sorry, it just pisses me off knowing how much time and effort Rob put into himself and that bike for this event......And it was all going so well. And to have the FD let go, which we all are aware of it's issues, is just so disheartening................ BTW, great thread over on the ADV site ..................
RoyB
2007 Suzuki DL650 V Strom (ABS) 2004 BMW R1150R Rockster (ABS) 2004 Honda VFR Stealth Black (ABS) 2002 Mv Agusta F4 2002 Triumph Thunderbird 2001 Moto Guzzi Ross Mandello 1972 Honda Trail 90
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BillP |
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Posts: 589 08/27/07 7:00 PM |
All my years riding and being involved with the Concours Owners Group I never heard of a final drive issue.
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Bob Aint Stoppin |
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Posts: 1043 08/27/07 8:43 PM |
Well, I bought a Guzzi thinking I was escaping the final drive issue, even if problems are a remote possibility. My Breva goes in on Sept 4th for its'
replacement final drive due to leakage. No failure, but leaking from both input seal, and the top seal for the reaction arm. All bikes are vulnerable to
failure. Make your choice and take your chances.
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Posts: 270 08/28/07 5:47 AM |
Well that sucks. When the final drive on my 1200 went this spring the dealer had to wait 3 days for replacement to come in from NJ. Hopefully Rob can find
one quicker. Very suspicious that a factory bulletin came out advising dealers to drain and inspect the lifetime sealed drive unit at 600mi., then seal them up
for a lifetime again. Equally suspicious that the failed drive had to be packaged in a plain brown paper box and shipped to NJ for "inspection".
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Snaybone |
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Posts: 360 08/28/07 8:16 AM |
BBQer wrote: Hmmmm??? That is a little "unusual"... Especially if you had it done at a dealer.. If BMW can't trust their dealers to certify a repair as warranty who can they trust?? |
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Bob Aint Stoppin |
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Posts: 1043 08/28/07 3:57 PM |
Parts like this are sent back to the factory so the engineers can find you the cause of failures. Obviously BMW designed the drive to not fail. When it does
go south, they need to find out what the problem is by examining as many failed drives as possible.
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viking |
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Posts: 166 08/28/07 4:32 PM |
When it does go south, they need to find out what the problem is by examining as many failed drives as possible.HMMMM....the same could be said of marrige.........
copy right Daniel Falghero 2007 |
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markf |
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Posts: 595 08/29/07 3:49 AM |
Chain drive looking better every day....
MarkF
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FredK |
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Posts: 470 08/29/07 7:37 AM |
Sorry to see a mechanical failure like this happening, especially after all the effort expended in prepping this bike for this event. MAJOR BUMMER. If
feasible and reasonable, I hope Rob jumps back on to continue.
I know that failed rear drives were very rampant in the early years of the K1200LT. i had no idea that this was also true of the new "see through" rear ends. Bob, you're right that the manufacturer has to get to the reason(s) for part failure so as to make the appropriate corrections. My beef with BMW is that they share very little of this information with others/owners unless the Federal government (NHTSA) mandates a recall. |
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Posts: 225 08/29/07 7:59 AM |
Rob's bike was repaired and he was back on the road the next morning. BMW has some major bad publicity to deal with on this on. |
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Roadster Pilot |
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Posts: 225 08/29/07 12:16 PM |
8/29/07 From the Rally board: Rob Nye called in today to report that his first bonus after the repair of his failed final drive was Custer's Last Stand.
This rally has given Rob an appreciation for how Custer must have felt at the bitter end.
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Roadster Pilot |
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Posts: 225 08/29/07 12:19 PM |
This was too good to pass up: from AdvRider:
Rob's Last Stand
Note the FD failure on the horse during the original Last Stand.
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Posts: 257 08/29/07 5:52 PM |
Custers last words......".Where did all these F------ Indians come from"?.
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Posts: 360 08/30/07 8:25 AM |
philbromwich wrote: I recently read that he uttered the ominous phrase two days prior: "Indians...we don't worry about no stinkin indians"....
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viking |
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Posts: 166 08/30/07 12:52 PM |
Snaybone wrote: Yeah, butt....If he read his horse users manual, it specifically states that riding in conditions or in a manner that is inconsistant with the guidlines
set forth by the Rheinheitsgebot of 1516 in Munchen, then your ass/horse is no longer covered.....i
think it mentions acts of god and war...
copy right Daniel Falghero 2007 |
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Posts: 270 08/31/07 9:32 AM |
The majority of the drive failures on Custer's horses was due to lack of maintainence/operator error.
Because of the unsavory method of checking the horse's fluids most riders did not, therefore not knowing when they were not properly lubricated. |
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Posts: 166 08/31/07 11:49 AM |
copy right Daniel Falghero 2007 |
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Snaybone |
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Posts: 360 09/04/07 9:01 AM |
viking wrote:
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Posts: 166 09/04/07 12:19 PM |
Touche' Sir Snay.....
Mea Culpa...musta mistook the dark tans and flashy outfits as 'guzzi' riders.....(*this is 'punny' NOT a generalization....*)
copy right Daniel Falghero 2007 |
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